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Military Family Travel to Hawaii: 11 Affordable Places to Stay

Military Family Travel to Hawaii: 11 Affordable Places to Stay

Posted on September 29, 2009

The following is a guest blog from Shelia Scarborough and the original article can be found here.
If you are considering a vacation to Hawaii with the kids but think that it might be too expensive, there are plenty of ways to save money on your hotel bill if Mom, Dad (or both) are in the [...]

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Hawaii’s Mayors Share Their Favorite Neighborhood Joints

Hawaii’s Mayors Share Their Favorite Neighborhood Joints

Posted on September 11, 2009

The following is a guest blog by Melanie Kosaka of Share Your Table.
I always say if you want to get an authentic sense of a destination; eat where the locals go.  Find out from folks who have a genuine love and connection to their community, and what and where they like to eat.  What [...]

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Fresh Fruit Smoothies Await You On The North Shore

Fresh Fruit Smoothies Await You On The North Shore

Posted on June 4, 2009

The following is a guest post by Shira Lazar, featured blogger on the So Much More Hawaii tour. The original post can be found here.
West Coast web media princess, and Jaunted Embed, Shira Lazar rushed off to Hawaii for a couple days at the bequest of So Much More Hawaii. We will be bringing [...]

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Kauai’s Waimea Canyon with Kids

Kauai’s Waimea Canyon with Kids

Posted on June 4, 2009

The following is an original post from Sheila Scarborough, featured blogger for the So Much More Hawaii tour. The original post can be found here.
While on the neighbor island of Kauai for the So Much More Hawaii bloggers tour, we had the chance to take a short hike into what some have called the “Grand [...]

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Tropic Thunder Blogger Style

Tropic Thunder Blogger Style

Posted on June 1, 2009

The following is a guest post by Jim Turner, featured blogger for the So Much More Hawaii tour. Original post can be found here.

We hopped into the back of an army person ell carrier and like soldiers heading off to battle we had our gear, harnesses and helmets.  The wet weather was welcome because it [...]

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Kauai Chocolate Company – Sweetness in Paradise

Kauai Chocolate Company – Sweetness in Paradise

Posted on June 1, 2009

Sheila Scarborough was kind enough to share a Twitpic of chocolatey goodies from the Kauai Chocolate Company in Ele’ele.
Founded in 2001, the Kauai Chocolate Company is a “Mom and Pop” owned chocolatier who makes all of their chocolates in-house. They’re made with a “special blend of Peters, Callbaut, and original Hawaiian chocolate, Maui cane sugar, [...]

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Hanapepe – Biggest Little Town In Kauai

Hanapepe – Biggest Little Town In Kauai

Posted on May 30, 2009

The following is a post by Christine Lu that was originally published on her personal blog.
On our last night in Kauai, a few of us drove over to a town called Hanapepe. Super cute town. Wanted to share some photos from their Friday night art walk. This is definitely a place I want to come [...]

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A New Color Blue

A New Color Blue

Posted on May 29, 2009

The following is a guest post by Jim Turner reflecting on Thursday’s trip to the Na Pali Coast. The original post can be found here.

I stood on the bow of the catamaran and the wind and salt cleansed my face of stress and renewed my belief that you can truly feel the tension leaving your [...]

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Rick’s Kauai Morning Update

Rick’s Kauai Morning Update

Posted on May 29, 2009

Rick flew into Kauai last night to join the group. Here shares some early morning insight before getting his day started.

As Rick notes: “This is the view from my room at the Kauai Grand Hyatt and the first thing I saw after waking up at 6 am this morning. Recorded on May 29, 2009 [...]

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The “Lucky Lady” Tours the Napali Coast

The “Lucky Lady” Tours the Napali Coast

Posted on May 28, 2009

Today, some of the bloggers are taking a catamaran tour of the Napali Coast, off the island of Kauai.
This fifteen-mile stretch of rugged coastline on the northwest shore of Kauai literally means “the Cliffs.” Much of the Napali Coast is inaccessible due to its characteristic sheer cliffs that drop straight down, thousands of feet into [...]

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