Hawaii Travel News 01/23/2011

Images from the past week's snowfall on Maui.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued a Record of Decision for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, confirming that the project has met all the requirements of the environmental review process and clearing the way for construction to begin on Honolulu’s first rail system.

Imagine watching your house go up in flames after being engulfed by the lava flow!

For the first time ever, a Native Hawaiian language narrative film will be showcased at the Sundance film festival.

It's almost inevitable now that Honolulu's ban on fireworks took effect Jan 2nd that other counties would introduce similar legislation. Fireworks are a cultural tradition in the islands, so the debate on a fireworks ban is always very heated.

Jack Johnson's Kokua Foundation is a big sponsor of school gardens and teaching kids to take care of the land by tending them. They've become quite popular in local elementary schools in Hawaii.

Even if you don't like surfing, this video is AMAZING! Night surfing in a monster wave on Maui…

This is a great list of places to eat in Honolulu by Honolulu Magazine. Their latest issue celebrates all things food, including cheap eats! Yum!

The summit of Haleakala saw snow today! It's common for the Big Island summits to get snow, but in Maui it is a bit more unusual.

The storied Hanohano Room restaurant 30 stories above Waikiki Beach, scene of first dates designed to impress, marriage proposals and other special-occasion gatherings, after-hours jazz performances and more for decades, will start its new life Friday as Sheraton Hotels and Resorts' first private club in Hawaii.

Andrea Frainier gives us a look at geocaching in Hawaii.