Hawaii Travel News 06/30/2011

It will soon be possible to tour many of the college campuses in the University of Hawaii system via Google Street View. 

This is a really great article full of tips on how to maximize your award mileage bookings to Hawaii. Great strategies!

I recently took a day trip to the North Shore of Oahu to compare the many shrimp trucks, which are a popular foodie pit stop. Here, Nonstop Honolulu takes a look at non-shrimp trucks, with mixed results.

I love this advice to take the road less traveled on the backside of Haleakala. We used to do take our Jeep this way all the time. Plus, then you can stop in Ulupalakua on the way back!

"Lahaina Noon" is the name of the phenomenon when the sun is directly overhead so objects cast no shadow. The second Lahaina Noon of the year is coming up in July in Hawaii. 

The "GoPro" camera is becoming a popular tool for capturing video while surfing or, in this case, stand up paddle surfing. It's an exciting new perspective of what it's like to ride this season's first swell of the summer.

Seven sailing canoes from the Pacific Voyager's Project arrived in Maui this morning, in the middle of a 14-month circumnavigation of the Pacific in order to raise awareness about issues including rising sea levels, noise pollution in the ocean and the damage human activity is causing to the environment.

What a touching ceremony! This Kapa'a Hospital held a special ceremony for six of its married couples to renew their vows. The length of the marriages ranges from 20 years to 65 years! 

A team of artists is completing a large mural at Honolulu Community College in Kalihi in hopes of sparking a dialogue about Hawaii's water use.