Posts by AlohaBruce

What’s worse than spending weeks or months planning your Hawaii vacation — only to find out your flight is canceled due to weather? Or, perhaps you need to get home to the mainland, but you’re stuck in Hawaii because snow has made landing your flight impossible. If you booked your vacation with Hawaii Aloha Travel,…

Hot on the heels of our last post about the Top 5 Quirkiest Attractions on Oahu, we wanted to bring you our list of the quirkiest Hawaii neighbor island attractions. You might be surprised by how many funky and interesting places you’ll find when traveling to Hawaii’s neighbor island. These attractions may not be in…

Seems you can’t really go anywhere these days without running into e-cigarettes and the “vapers” who love them. And, to be sure, the steam that’s emitted from these electronic vaping devices is MUCH preferred to the smoke from regular cigarettes. But, who knew e-cigarettes could actually catch fire — spontaneously? I know I didn’t! That is,…

It can cost quite a bit of money to enjoy a fantastic Hawaii vacation — and it typically requires a long plane ride, too. So, when you arrive, you want to be absolutely sure you get the most out of your time on the islands. That’s where an experienced tour guide comes in handy. Here are…

If you’re visiting Hawaii and plan to smoke or vape, you should be aware of two new laws that could have quite an impact on your habit! On January 1st, two new laws went into effect in The A State: One raises the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 (Hawaii is now the first…

The LAST thing you want to be doing on New Year’s Eve in Hawaii is explaining to a police officer why you illegally shot-off fireworks. Trust me. So, here’s a look at some of the rules and regulations surrounding fireworks in Hawaii and some tips on where to buy all the pyrotechnics you need to…

You’ve been in Hawaii for a while now, and you finally understand bus schedules, the zoo and aquarium hours, and golf course tee times. But, WAIT! It’s New Year’s Day, and some services and places in Hawaii are barely open — or closed altogether. What’s a traveler to do? Hawaii Travel to the rescue! Here’s…

Spending New Year’s Eve in Hawaii is pretty special, not only because you get to ring in 2016 in paradise, but also because we are BANANAS about our fireworks! Even though the Honolulu City Council banned most personal fireworks in 2012, you’ll still see lots of revelers setting off all sorts of firecrackers. Then, of…