Hawaii

Mahalo to Ashley Frazier for sharing this Aloha Friday Photo, which was taken near Ala Moana on November 2018. This Honolulu scene has a lot to enjoy —  an urban setting behind the palm trees with the mountains and clouds in the background. On top of that, literally, is a very beautiful, blue. evening sky. Today’s

In 2023, there are at least three great, new Hawaii resorts opening. You might want to keep these hotels on your radar to consider for your next Hawaii vacation. First off, in Waikiki, the Waikiki Wayfinder just opened this month. The Wayfinder a three-star, boutique hotel located about a 5 to 10-minute walk from Waikiki

Mahalo to Alicia Piette for sharing this unique waterfall shot for Aloha Friday Photos. Alicia’s photo was taken in Waimea Canyon State Park on the west side of Kauai. I believe this little waterfall is referred to as Red Dirt Falls that flows based on the amount of recent rain. Per this website, Red Dirt

Photo from The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in 2016. Photo credit to Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI via Wikimedia Commons. One of the world’s most extraordinary surfing competitions is planned to take place this Sunday, January 22nd at Waimea Bay on Oahu’s north shore — The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. Very precise and

Mahalo to Diemante Valyte for sharing this neat Aloha Friday Photo shot taken in September 2019 at Ho’okipa Beach Park. Ho’okipa Beach is located just outside the town of Paia. If you drive the road to Hana, you’ll drive by it. Ho’okipa is a spot where many honu (sea turtles) come to rest on the

Old Koloa Town – Photo Credit: Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) / Tor Johnson On the south side of Kauai, you’ll find a delightful, historic, sugar cane plantation town in Koloa. Most of buildings were built in the early 1900s as the town established one of Hawaii’s first commercial sugar plantations. (Learn more about Koloa Town’s

Mahalo to Alison Blaszak for this neat Aloha Friday Photo. Alison tells us, “This was taken on the Big Island (May 2019) after a stop at the new black sand beach.” We’re not quite sure exactly which black sand beach this is, but since Alison described it as a new one, we might guess that

Cruises are a great way to see many Hawaiian islands in a short period of time. With so many options and such little time in each port, it’s a daunting process to choose what you will see and do. When each Hawaiian island offers so much to see and do for a week-long land vacation,

Halema’uma’u Crater eruption at sunrise on January 6, 2023. Photo by USGS The newest Kilauea eruption is the hot news in Hawaii right now. This eruption is a renewed lava lake within Halema’uma’u crater. Per the remarks in the January 6th Kilauea update, lava has inundated much of the crater floor which is nearly 300

Mahalo to Ashley Barker for this lovely sunset shot for Aloha Friday Photo. Ashley took this photo at Ko Olina in May of 2019. With Ko Olina being on the west side of Oahu, it’s a wonderful spot to watch sunset. There something about the Ko Olina lagoons that seem to frame the sunsets perfectly.

Hau’oli Makahiki Hou! We hope your new year is off to a happy and healthy start! Have you started making any Hawaii vacation plans for 2023? Will you be celebrating any birthday or anniversary milestones in the Hawaiian Islands this year? We’ve had a little tradition for several years to give away a nice Hawaii

Happy New Year’s Eve! Thankfully, in Hawaii, this New Year’s Eve is going to be much more festive compared to the previous two years. Most fireworks shows are back in action! As we prepare to welcome in 2023, we wanted to share a list of great places to catch fireworks and celebrate the evening around

Mahalo to Christine Renton for sharing this Aloha Friday Photo that she took in 2015 on a trip to celebrate a 25th anniversary. The shoreline that you see in Christine’s photo is part of Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon in Waikiki  beside Hilton Hawaiian Village. It’s a lovely, saltwater lagoon named after Hawaii’s beloved and famous waterman, Duke

Several years ago, we started a tradition of sharing this photo and incredible story on the Friday before Christmas. It doesn’t matter how many times we’ve read this encounter, we’re still amazed. Whether you’ve read this story before or it’s your first time, we hope you enjoy it with a child-like fascination. The above photo

Mahalo to Teresa from North Carolina for sharing this colorful photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Teresa took this picture while walking through Kona. When I saw it, I couldn’t help humming Bing Crosby’s song Mele Kalikimaka…. “Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright. The sun to shine by day and

We’ve come across some absolutely stunning Christmas decorations and scenes from Hawaii via social media. We just had to share a lovely selection with you. (Note to email subscribers – we’ve never embedded this many social media posts in one of our articles, so we’re not sure how well it will transfer into the email

Mahalo to Melanie Hubert for sharing this beautiful Christmasy photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. This Hawaiian angel ornament is so very, very cute! Notice that she’s wearing Aloha (Hawaiian) print on her dress. She’s holding a plumeria bloom and has plumeria blooms in her hair. In essence, this photo surely says Mele Kalikimaka