Archive for April, 2008
Celebrity Homes in Hawaii
Hawaii has long been a hot vacation spot for celebrities. Coaxed by the relaxing aloha spirit, beautiful beaches and stunning scenery, stars have long made the journey to the archipelago in their off time. Many stars also own homes scattered throughout the islands. Elvis Presley first made the islands a popular celebrity vacation spot after visiting Hawaii in the 1950s and falling in love with the islands. He frequented Hawaii until his death in 1977.
Some celebrities even rent their homes out to visitors who want to …
Date: April 25th, 2008 |
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Lanai's Pineapple Festival
Are you planning spending the Fourth of July in Hawaii and want to know a great way to celebrate our nation’s independence? What better way than eating pineapple, listening to good music and watching a spectacular fireworks display? On July 4, 2008, Lanai City will hold it’s 16th Annual Pineapple Festival. The festival celebrates and commemorates Lanai’s pineapple plantation and ranch history. The island, which is now home to several high end resorts and a golf course, was once owned by James Dole, who grew and canned his famous pineapple on the island. In fact, Lanai once produced 75% of the world’s pineapple. In order to pay homage to this past, the colorful Pineapple Festival, held at Dole Park in Lanai City, will have pineapple eating contests, pineapple cooking competitions, live music and entertainment, local arts and crafts, delicious food, and a fireworks display. If you are spending your vacation on Maui, but want to visit Lanai for the festival, it is a quick jaunt on a ferry over to the Pineapple isle can be a great day trip. The ferry service runs between the two islands throughout the day and costs as little as $25 per adult. For more information on this ferry service, click here.
Date: April 16th, 2008 |
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Aloha Airlines Bankruptcy
Aloha Airlines decalred bankruptcy on March 20, 2008 and by March 31 the airline had flown it’s last passenger flight. This quick collapse of the airline left many tourists with tickets no longer worth anything and some stranded on the islands not knowing what to do. Are you one of these unfortunate tourists? If you have a flight booked on Aloha Airlines and are worried their bankruptcy filing may affect you here is the low down on what to do if you have booked a ticket with the airline that recently had to throw …
Date: April 11th, 2008 |
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Munro Trail
Lanai,
Approximately 10 minutes north of Lanai City
Lanai is the often forgotten and much more secluded of the Hawaiian islands. Less popular and far less developed than its neighbor Maui, Lanai offers visitors exciting scenery and unique adventures. One of these adventures is either hiking, biking or driving the Monro Trail, which is a one lane, 4-wheel drive only road leading to the top of Mount Lanaihale at 3,368 feet (the highest point on the island). Although the road is only 7 miles long, visitors driving the road should allow 3-4 hours and hikers a full day to complete the trip.
The trail was named for George Monro, a New Zealand naturalist who arrived on the island in 1890. Monro’s legacy can be seen along the way in the Cook pines growing along the route, which are not native to the island and were planted at Monro’s direction at the turn of the century. The trail gains 1,600 feet in elevation in its climb to the summit of Mt. Lanaihale, passing through dense rain forest to the cooler summit. The trail also offers spectacular views of Maunalei Gulch about 3 miles into the 7 mile journey. This gulch, which often has low sitting clouds wrapped around the trees growing in the gulch, was were ancient Hawaiians living on Lanai once fortified a stronghold against invading warriors from the Big Island. Their evidence in this area can be seen in the Hookio Notches etched into the middle ridge of the gulch.
Date: April 1st, 2008 |
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Horseback Riding on Kauai
Although visitor’s to Hawaii don’t usually immediately associate horses, cowboys and a ranching history with the islands, the archipelago has a long standing cowboy culture and influence. The first long horned cattle arrived on the islands in 1793 and by 1830 ranching and cattle were an important part of the Hawaiian economy. Hawaiian cowboys, called Paniolo’s, are often part of local festivals and gatherings and are a celebrated part of island culture. Horseback riding is a popular tourist activity for visitors to the island. On the island of Kauai, where only about 10% of the island is accessible by roads, horseback riding can be a great way to explore and see interior parts of the island. Here you can follow trails on horseback into pristine and unspoiled areas, and enjoy the beauty the Garden Isle has to offer.
South Shore
CJM Country Stables, Koloa, HI
On the South Shore of the island, CJM Country Stables provides visitors with a great opportunity to experience the varied and diverse terrain of the island on horseback. The experienced guides share ancient and historic Hawaiian legends and local lore along the journey in the rugged Mahaleapu area of the island.
In addition to their riding opportunities, CJM also has rodeo shows featuring famous Hawaiian cowboys. To see their rodeo schedule click here.
There are 2 different rides for visitor’s interested horseback riding at CJM:
Date: April 23rd, 2008 |
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Hawaii Hotels: Searching for a Hotel Deal Just Got Simpler
In an effort to better serve you, the Hawaii-bound customer, we have just rolled out a new and improved Hawaii hotels search page. The best thing about it is that it lets you search for hotels in Hawaii two different ways, depending on what your focus is when you’re looking.
For those of you who are mainly concerned about the price, and are just focused on finding the cheapest hotel that’s got a room available when you want to stay, you can go to page of whatever city you are visiting and use the …
Date: April 15th, 2008 |
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Maui Invitational
Do you love college basketball? Thinking you may be in Hawaii over Thanksgiving weekend? If you answered yes to both of these questions, there are few better opportunities to combine collegiate athletics and beautiful beaches than by attending the Maui Invitational Tournament from November 24-26 this year. The tournament, which has a long standing tradition of inviting teams that do very well during post-season March Madness, will take place this year Lahaina Civic Center on Maui. Past participants in the tournament have won 56 of the last 69 NCAA championships and spectators are guaranteed some exciting pre-season basketball games. This year’s participants include Alabama, Charmindale, North Carolina, Indiana, Notre Dame, Oregon, St. Joseph’s and Texas.
Date: April 7th, 2008 |
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