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Kilauea Volcano (re)awakens!
It happened in a geological instant. A “swarm” of low-magnitude earthquakes rattled Hawaii Volcanoes National Park near the Halema’uma’u Crater on Tuesday night before Kilauea Volcano erupted anew mid-Wednesday afternoon. Within minutes, images from the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory, the US Geological Survey, and other agencies that monitor volcanic activity were flooding social media feeds around…
Read MoreVisiting Surfing Goat Dairy Maui & Exploring Upcountry
Let’s head to the Valley Isle, where Surfing Goat Dairy is a great place to visit during a tour of gorgeous Upcountry Maui. Our Day Upcountry During a recent visit to Maui, we stopped by the Surfing Goat Dairy and explored Upcountry. With an 11:00 am checkout at the West Maui condo (between Kaanapali and…
Read MoreHAT Blog Maui dispatch: a tale of two tables
After our pilgrimage to Maui’s petroglyphs at Olowalu, I was wrought and marveled by the spirit of learning. I needed a drink. We headed to the Sly Mongoose on the outskirts of Lahaina. It’s been recommended by every bar industry person I know on Oahu. A proud dive. Google it. No website. It’s just “out…
Read MoreBlowhole Maui: A Day Exploring the West Side
Have you ever heard of Nakalele Blowhole Maui? This is one of the most amazing sights on the island, and it’s part of a day exploring the west side. Here’s a recap of our adventure seeing this cool spot and how you can include it on your next Hawaii vacation. Nakalele Blowhole Maui Nakalele Point…
Read MoreHAT Blog Maui dispatch: Lahaina
Our Hawaiian Airline flight from Honolulu to Kahului was uneventful, which was enough to make me nearly ecstatic. In the nights before the trip, I had fever dreams of getting seated near some violent anti-mask wingnut of the variety that go instantly viral on social media. Please, no, I begged the Cosmos. We boarded without…
Read MoreHawaii “junk food” favorites
Every now and then, Aloha Bruce talks about something on the Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast that sends us here on the blog down a rabbit hole of memories of growing up on Oahu. The Labor Day episode about must-try Hawaii foods for Hawaii vacationers did just that, and now we’re thinking about Hawaii “junk food”.…
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