Hawaii Blogger Tour Connnects Hawaii to the People of Hawaii

May 27th, 2009

I think one of the most important things you should do before you take a Hawaiian vacation is to learn as much as you can about this wonderful place. This is one of the main reasons I blog every day. I think Hawaii travel blogs are the best resources to learn about what’s happening in Hawaii. I embrace them all and I encourage you to read as many as possible before coming here.

Our whole little company is based on this principle. When you get involved with us you speak directly to someone who is either born or raised here or have lived here most of their lives. This is not to say that other travel agents aren’t very knowledgeable about Hawaii but it certainly does give us an advantage because all we do is focus on Hawaii and everyone who works here are from islands.

With this in mind, you can imagine how excited I was to hear that a group of top bloggers were coming to Hawaii.

Starting today (May 27th, 2009) bloggers will be arriving in Hawaii for the So Much More of Hawaii blogger tour. The brainchild of Christine Lu, and sponsored by the Hawaii tourism Authority, bloggers will embark on a seven day trip to Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. Each of the participants have varied interests from ecology to bargain-hunting and they will be paired up with Puka Shell Tour guides who will act as hosts and have volunteered to accompany these folks along their journey. They will blog about their experiences and also meet local folks on each of the islands at "tweet-ups", which is an outgrowth of the social networking tool "Twitter" at which people meet IRL, "In  Real Life", Face to Face.  

This is a fantastic concept and one which you can experience too!  All you have to do is connect with people here. With today’s technology it’s really easy. There is a huge Hawaii stream of Twitter folks and bloggers you can connect with in a real way. Just join Twitter and start following the folks from Hawaii. Of course we can make it very simple too,  just give us a call and connect directly with someone who lives and works here.

Today’s technology allows us to communicate in ways we have never done so in the past.  It allows us to get information and make informed decisions.  Social media venues such as Twitter and Facebook allows us to do it in a more personal way.

A big mahalo to the Hawaii Tourism Authority for embracing this blogger tour,  Christine Lu for having the insight to make the connections, and to Neenz Faleafine who coordinated and supported this effort from its inception.

Bloggers on the tour reposted from @hawaii Blogging from the Aloha State and Beyond
 

• Rick Calvert (@blogworld) from Las Vegas, Nevada, founder of Blog World Expo.
• Leah Lamb (@leahlamb) from San Francisco, California, a writer and producer at Current.
• Shira Lazar (@shiralazar) from Los Angeles, California, a self-described “media empress” with a long resume in lifestyle and travel shows.
• Aric S. Queen (@aricsqueen), a globetrotting new media producer with a focus on China.
• Sheila Scarborough (@SheilaS) from Austin, Texas, a travel writer with a taste for NHRA drag racing and social media.
• Mark Tafoya (@ChefMark) from New York City, a personal chef who creates food and travel videos for the Culinary Media Network.
• Jim Turner (@Genuine) from Firestone, Colorado, a “social media renaissance man” and Social Media Director of Blog World Expo.

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Posted by Bruce Fisher

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