Category: Hawaii Travel & Vacation Info

From mauka to makai, Maui has many spectacular places to visit. Haleakala National Park (HNP) is one of those rare gems that encompass it all. From the alpine martian-like landscape of its summit to the welcoming waterfalls and rainforest at its coast, HNP showcases the best of Maui in its truest and most natural form. […]

It’s a typical Friday evening – the sun has just set, and you’re sitting outside on the lanai with a bunch of friends enjoying the typical pau hana spread. Some beers, ahi and tako poke. Everyone is talking about their day and relaxing from the workweek. Then, someone’s about to pull out a guitar when […]

Public transportation is oftentimes one of the best ways to getting around when traveling because it’s affordable, convenient and one of the best ways to sightsee. Take San Francisco, for example; they’ve got the SF Municipal Railway (Muni, for short), which includes a fleet of buses, trolleys, light rail, streetcars and cable cars. New York […]

The trend in traveling with pets continues to get even more popular over the years. According to a recent survey, about 60 percent of travelers opt to bring their furry, four legged friends with them. Some go monthly while more than half of these jet-set pets take a vacation every year. (Wow, that’s more than […]

“ …No work ’til Monday. Doo be doo, doo doo be, doo be doo be doo!” There’s no denying this song has a nice ring to it. Made popular by Hawaii singer Kimo Kahoano in the early ‘80s, “Aloha Friday” is cheery and upbeat, and for good reason – it celebrates the end of a […]

Is media mogul Oprah Winfrey really planning on making Hawaii her home? That’s what several websites have been saying. Oprah joked about starting an organic farm on Maui if her Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) doesn’t do well.Oprah gets a similarly stunning view of upcountry Maui and even a few roaming horse of her own. She […]

When heavy rains hit the islands, surrounding waters can turn from tropical aqua blue to Mississippi brown in several hours. It may not be the color of choice for visitors, or anyone for that matter, which is why the state often issues Brown Water Advisories to prevent people from going into storm water runoff. This […]

I live in the beautiful valley of Palolo. It’s a quiet, hilly neighborhood with lush greenery and gentle afternoon rains. Only 10 minutes away from the hustle and bustle of Waikiki and downtown Honolulu, it’s hard to pull myself away from my serene valley home. So that’s why I decided to get out and go […]

Visitors who like to bare it all on beaches will wonder whether there are good Hawaii nude beaches. Today, we’re exposing the truth about nude beaches here so you can soak up as much sunshine as possible during your vacation.  Is Nudity Allowed on Hawaii’s Beaches? Public nudity is illegal in Hawaii. And the law […]

We already taught you the basics of surfing, which means now we can jump right in to the history of it. No one knows for sure how the idea of surfing came about; it could have very well been by accident. But by the eighteenth century, Hawaiians mastered the ocean activity, impressing European explorers and […]

Our visit to the Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden this weekend got off to a startling start when a big black creature jumped across our path and into the bushes, sending a couple of finches in flight. The lauae fern shook this way and that on the windless Saturday morning before the creature revealed itself […]

On this day in particular, the sweet fragrance of flowers will be especially apparent to your senses, with bouquets as one of the most popular ways to say, “I love you.” But in Hawaii, pua (flowers) color the islands all year long. You’ll see them in full bloom along the streets and in shopping centers […]