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Hawaii Adventure: Best Things To Do on Your Last Day
The following is a guest blog from Aileen Torres and the original article can be found here. It was my last day in Hawaii, and I fully intended to fill it up. My flight wouldn’t leave until 11 p.m. from Honolulu, so I made sure to schedule in as much as I could. If, like [...]
Let the crowds beat YOU to Diamond Head
The following is a guest blog from Kim Tracy Price and the original article can be found here. I didn’t do much research before I went to Oahu. There, I said it. I was fine just going with the flow, no guidebook to refer to, consulting the internet for information. So when the airplane was [...]
Military Family Travel to Hawaii: 11 Affordable Places to Stay
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 [...]
Hawaii’s Mayors Share Their Favorite Neighborhood Joints
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 [...]
Chef Mark’s Quick Bites: Honolulu Eating Tour, Pts 1 & 2
The following is a guest post by Mark Tafoya of Culinary Media Network. Original post can be found here. Some more material from my recent trip to Hawaii for the “So Much More Hawaii” tour sponsored by the Hawaii HTA. The amazingly energetic and intrepid Melissa Chang took me all around her hometown of Honolulu [...]
Paragliding in Hawaii: Koko Crater
The following is a guest post by Alex Salkever of Hawaiirama. The original post is found here. The eye-popping bright colors and high winds make Hawaii a paragliding paradise. Witness this footage shot in 2008 over Koko Crater (in Honolulu near Waikiki) on Oahu. It’s enough to make you up your deductible. Gravity Hawaii has [...]
How to enjoy historic Waikiki hotels even if you can’t afford to stay there
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 in Oahu on the So Much More Hawaii blogger’s tour sponsored by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA,) we were hosted at the most historic hotels on Waikiki Beach – [...]
Meet Michael Miller of Tiki’s Grill and Bar
Can you give us a quick intro to your background/history with Hawaii? I was born and raised in Hawaii and have 6th generations of family on almost every island. I grew up fishing, spear fishing, hunting, gathering and learning about Hawaiian Ethnobotany. I am a graduate of the University of Hawaii and am well traveled [...]
Makana – A Gift Given Freely
The following is a post by Christine Lu that was originally published on her personal blog. Special thanks to 2009 Grammy nominated slack key guitar master Makana for the amazing special performance he gave at the Sheraton Waikiki’s Rum Fire to help kick off the So Much More Hawaii tour for our visiting bloggers in [...]
Great Expectations Hawaiian Style
The following is a guest post by Jim Turner, Social Media Director for Blog World Expo and Founder of One By One Media. I was not sure what to expect when I got off the plane. Only that it was an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Well all that and more hit [...]