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Outdoor Ohana: Wonderful Site for Family Activities on Oahu

2008-11-18T07:41:13Z

Allison from OutdoorOhana,com sent me a link to her site a few weeks ago and I was extremely impressed. There is a ton of good information on child-friendly outdoor activities on Oahu, including the all-important shade factor. Coverage is primarily hikes as well as a bit of swimming (less thorough

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This is Your View on Maui: Kea Lani Hotel Candid Video

2008-11-07T08:45:10Z

It's hard to get a bad view in Wailea and, set right on Polo Beach, the Kea Lani has as nice a view as any place else. What's to like about this resort? Rooms are suites so its better for families. Almost all have decent ocean views. It's sorta

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Hawaii Food Roundup: Jay's in Hilo

2008-10-29T08:01:28Z

Big Island Grinds turns us on to a new tapas house in Hilo. Pomai at Tasty Island brings us to Ward Farmers Market for a wacky kind of meaty musubi from Kauai (though served on Oahu. The superb luxe restaurant Chef Mavro was one of two restaurants ranked among the

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Mouse in Da House: Disney Firms Up Plans for Hawaii

2008-10-28T18:32:19Z

So Disney is hoping to open up out there by 2011. The Ko Olina Resort Area is sorta kinda starting to take shape as Marriott gets some company out there. The resort will sport 350 hotel rooms and 480 vacation villas for Disney Vacation Club timeshare members.There will be a

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Prince Course Tops Hawaii "Golf Digest" Ratings Again: #20 Among U.S. Courses

2008-10-06T10:32:44Z

In the new 2008/2009 rankings of Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play," directory, The Prince Golf Course on Kauai’s north shore (in the Princeville Resort) received the only five-star rating in Hawaii i The directory ranks golf courses around the world from one to five stars, based on players’ reviews.

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So Ono! Maui's Rural North Shore Has a New Gelateria

2008-09-29T08:30:25Z

Sure, you've got shave ice all over the islands. But Hawaii, despite its increasingly cosmopolitan nature, hasn't yet caught up with the gelato mania sweeping the Mainland. Shops purveying these lighter versions of ice cream in the true Italian style have yet to run rampant over the Islands. But

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Hawaii Peeps: Nice Profile of Barack Obama's Sister in Maui Time Weekly

2008-09-29T08:22:09Z

This profile nicely captures the Maya Sotero-Ng and her down-to-Earth mellowness. She's a school teacher. Awesome. This has nothing to do with tourism but it tells you a bit about where Barack comes from.

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Honolulu Saturday Night Special: Hawaii Nightlife Diaries in Da Flesh

2008-09-27T08:19:53Z

My friend, uber nightlife diva Miss CW, is throwing a bashorama in honor of her budding affiliation with MyOpenBar.com. THAT'S TOMORROW NIGHT, FOLKS, SATURDAY. She runs the Honolulu flavor of this growing Website. So CW and MOB are throwing down for a co-production with Sailor Jerry Rum. Here's the rundown:

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Best of Maui Results in from Maui News

2008-09-26T08:51:27Z

Roughly 10,000 Maui readers voted for the annual Best of Maui Dining issue put out by the Maui News (which, sadly, forces you to download a PDF if you want to read the lists online). Some of the big winners? Bev Gannon at Hali'imaile General Store and Mama's Fish House

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Hawaii's Top Chef Loves His Mama: Alan Wong's Special Dinner

2008-09-26T08:36:19Z

Alan Wong loves his Mama. No better way to show it than a special Next Generation Dinner at his King Street restaurant. Each NGD menu is unique and specially crafted for the occasion. In this case, the dishes echo the culinary akamai of Wong's mother, Terry “Mama” Yamamoto and honor

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Hawaii Fares from LAX -- Holding Steady for the Next Year

2008-09-24T09:32:09Z

According to Web travel search engine Kayak.com, fares out of LAX to Maui are going to be very stable for the next year, in the $500 rt range. Consider that a proxy for most fares out of LAX to Hawaii. That's not so bad considering what oil prices are

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Hawaii Vacation News from Hawaii-Aloha Travel Agency

2008-09-23T09:57:26Z

It's been a while since I gave Bruce Fisher and Hawaii-Aloha.com credit. He puts out regular podcasts / vodcasts that are chock full of useful info, like what to expect in Hawaii spas, what types of packages his agents have been booking and tips on hidden beaches. They do try

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Buy a Koa, Make Money: Less than $50 Buys a Hawaii Tree

2008-09-23T09:16:39Z

Squirrels of the world, take note. You can buy some aerial real estate in Hawaii for less than $50. Not a bad investment for a well-traveled rodent who wants to do well and do good. Here's the info. The Big Island’s Mauna Lani Resort and non-profit group True Offsets are

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Hidden Hawaii Waterfalls: You Can't Get There from Here

2008-09-21T09:21:48Z

So this is why you pay a lot of money to ride in a helicopter in Hawaii. Amazing, untouched waterfalls, green mountains, no hotels in sight. Aaaah.

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Hawaii Hotel Rates: Big Island Fire Sale

2008-09-21T09:07:10Z

Apparently hoteliers are a little worried over on the Big Island. According to Pacific Business News, "Big Island occupancy dipped 1.3 percentage points to 57.1 percent, whole room rates plunged 10.1 percent to $156." I thought that must be a typo -- hotels never drop room rates that much because

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