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Hanauma Bay: legend and lore
Virtually every Hawaii landmark has an ancient legend about its origin. Every scenic lookout, hiking trail, or famous (or secluded) beach and stretch of coast…
Hawaii stargazing: Geminid Meteor Shower Dec. 13-14
The annual Geminid Meteor Shower is at this moment heading toward planet Earth, set to streak Hawaii’s night skies on December 13-14. The celestial event…
Hawaii Golf splurge: Ko Olina Golf Club
Aloha Bruce made another one of his casually astute observations on the latest Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast: most people booking a Hawaii vacation want to…
Spectacular Maui Hikes
During a trip to Maui in late September, some of our group set out on a couple of hikes that were, simply, marvelous. There are…
Sunset Beach legends with lessons
The 2021-2022 Winter Season on Oahu’s North Shore has begun with the recent arrival of significant swell and favorable winds. It’s getting good, and we…
Made in Hawaii Festival: buy local for the holidays
The 2021 Made in Hawaii Festival at Ala Moana Center takes place this week (November 11-13), showcasing Hawaii-made products, arts and crafts, food, fashion and…
Aina Lani Hikes: safe, guided exploring
The completion of improvements to the Koko Crater Stairs hiking trail made headlines in the local news media last week. It has become a popular…
Hawaii “shoulder season” perks
We’re in the middle of one of Hawaii tourism’s “shoulder seasons” when demand for travel, accommodations, and tourism-adjacent businesses like restaurants and tour companies dips…
Maui golf: Pukalani Country Club
A couple of weeks ago when settling in at a West Maui condo, I started looking into tee times at various golf courses in the…
Royal Lahaina Resort gets new ownership
Ownership of the Royal Lahaina Resort will be taken over by the locally-owned real estate investment firm BlackSand Capital. The Royal Lahaina is hugely popular…
Hawaii humpback whales return
A flight instructor on Maui was first to spot the arrival of humpback whales in Hawaii waters, marking the beginning of the 2021-2022 “whale season”…
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…