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An aerial view of Pearl Harbor as seen on a Magnum Helicopter tour. Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the surprise attack. It’s a time to reflect upon the bravery and sacrifices on this “date which will live in infamy” as Franklin D. Roosevelt so solemnly said. —

We have a couple of big Hawaii travel notes to share today. – Alaska Airlines just announced a Buy One, Get One sale, including flights to and from Hawaii! This deal allows you to buy one coach class Alaska ticket and you’ll get another ticket for just the cost of taxes and fees. You’ll need

– Easing of some COVID-19 restrictions start today in Hawaii. From a visitor’s perspective, the biggest difference is that restaurant capacity restrictions, which should make it easier to dine in Hawaii. The Safe Travels program and indoor mask mandates will continue as is. – If you’re renting a car on Oahu, you’ll find a spiffy

Mahalo to Nance Parvana for sharing this fun Waikiki shore shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Nance took this photo from her lanai while staying at Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. What a great view she had! Happy Aloha Friday! — Black Friday Hawaii Airfare Sales – Costco Travel has $500 Hawaiian Airlines (link) and

Hawaii Black Friday, Cyber Travel Deals 2021 It’s that time of year again! Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be here soon, but many businesses are getting a head start already. Here are some deals that have caught our eye. – Hawaiian Airlines has a very short-term  sale on Extra Comfort seat upgrades starting at

Mahalo to Mara Barnhart for sharing this neat pic with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Mara tells us that this shot was taken at The Backpackers Inn in Haleiwa, Oahu in April. She caught this friendly gecko checking out her delicious pineapple from Dole. Happy Aloha Friday! Total 0 Shares

As we were recently updating our luau pages, we noticed quite a few new trends as luau companies adjust to COVID restrictions and guidelines. Here are some of the trends we’re seeing. Please note that these trends have not been applied across the board. Social distancing More luaus are moving away from ginormous, shared tables. Instead

Mahalo to Nance Parvana for sharing this gorgeous Waikiki photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Wow, this is a shot to savor! If you look at it long enough, you can almost feel the ocean breeze and hear the sounds of the ocean gently lapping the shoreline. *Sigh* Happy Aloha Friday! Total 0 Shares

Laniakea Beach on Oahu’s North Shore * Foot and automobile traffic patterns are changing at popular Oahu North Shore site – Laniakea Beach. This stop attracts many visitors hoping to see a honu, which are Hawaiian green sea turtles. We’re glad to see short-term and longer-term solutions being implemented at this traffic bottleneck. If you

Yesterday, we shared the news about Hawaii’s plans to welcome international travelers starting November 8, 2021. As part of that, we shared significant portions of Governor Ige’s press release. After our article was published and released via our email service, Ige made a significant revision to his press release. The revision relates to fully vaccinated

On November 2, 2021, Governor Ige held a press conference to announce Hawaii’s alignment with the federal travel requirements for international travelers. Starting Monday, November 8, 2021, Hawaii will welcome international travelers under the new federal requirements. If traveling to Hawaii, the rules vary based on if the traveler flies directly from an international destination

Mahalo to Gary Hasterok for sharing this beautiful shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Gary tells us that he took this photo the morning of September 3rd from his lanai at Kuleana Resort on Maui. There’s a lot of awesomeness in this ocean shot — the vibrant rainbow with a faint double, the fragrant

Fifteen years ago, I started a journey that I never knew would last this long! I was taking a break from an engineering and project management career in the pharmaceutical industry. When I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do next, Andy suggested I try travel blogging. I enjoy writing and traveling, so I thought

As Hawaii COVID-19 cases were headed on their highest surge yet, Governor Ige, asked visitors and residents to reduce travel to and from Hawaii through October. Since then, case counts and hospitalizations have come down significantly. As such, Gov. Ige announced that visitors and residents are welcome to travel to and from the state starting

– The first humpback whale sighting of this new season has been recorded! A flight instructor spotted a humpback whale off the coast of Maui on September 29th. Congrats to our contest winners of Mary S. and Barb, who both guessed September 28th. – The new volcanic eruption at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park continues to wow

Mahalo to Suzanne Kemp from Logan, Utah for sharing this interesting shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Suzanne took this photo a Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park  while she was on a round the island tour. The colors in this picture come from the glow of the lava in the caldera. Suzanne’s

– Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii (Big) Island started erupting again yesterday after a  pause since May. This current eruption is at Halemaumau Crater inside of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. You can check the webcams here. – Effective October 28, 2021, a new National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rule puts an end to swimming with spinner

A few weeks ago, we told you about a Hawaiian Airlines fare sale for Main Cabin Basic fares that started at $198. That’s a great fare, but today’s deal is even better because it’s the same cost but for Main Cabin, which is an upgrade over Main Cabin Basic. (See this link for more about

Mahalo to Eolani Thompson for sharing this Honolulu shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. It appears that Eolani’s shot was taken near Honolulu’s Ala Moana Beach Park. This location offers a great views of the Honolulu coastline in all directions. From this particular vantage point, facing east, you can see Diamond Head off in

Last month we reported about the start of a COVID surge in Hawaii. Case numbers reached record highs for the state. The following image is a screen shot from https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/current-situation-in-hawaii/. Now, thankfully, cases have recently been on a downward trend as you can see from the chart above. COVID hospitalizations are also trending downward. Yesterday,