Hawaii Travel News 02/13/2011

Three new deals sites entered the Honolulu market this week – it's getting difficult to keep up! But this means good deals for both visitors and residents, so keep an eye out for these sites.

Most visitors don't make it out to the west side of Oahu, but as you can see from the photos in this article – there's plenty to do and see out west!

Photos from Hilo's Chinese New Year Celebration today on the Big Island. Looks like everyone had a great time!!

Stand-up paddleboarding (also known as SUP) has been an extremely popular ocean activity in Hawaii, however the standoff between regular surfers and SUP surfers has been brewing on all islands.

Great coverage of the earthquakes and changes recently to the upper rift zone eruption on the Big Island.

A six-foot blue shark beached herself Sunday on the shoreline fronting Pono Kai, giving birth to several pups and drawing a crowd of interested onlookers.

If you've ever tasted a Liliha Bakery coco puff, you will understand the hype over this feature in Hawaii Five-0. Chocolate cream puffs topped with chantilly frosting = heaven!!

Imagine how cool it would be to be a kid at this school!

I can't believe it's already been 10 years since the Ehime Maru sank in Hawaiian waters after being struck by a US Navy ship. The nine victims were honored today with a memorial at Kakaako Waterfront Park.

This local chocolate company teaches classes on chocolate making and more. This year the legislature declared February Hawaii Grown Cacao Month.

Sunsets like this are a dime a dozen in Hawaii, but don't take my word for it… come see for yourself!