Celebrate New Year's Eve in Hawaii

Where to celebrate New Year's Eve in Hawaii. Includes fireworks displays, concerts, gourmet dinners, hotel celebrations, and nightclub parties on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Kaui, and the Big Island of Hawaii.

Celebrate New Year's Eve in Hawaii

Where to celebrate New Year's Eve in Hawaii. Includes fireworks displays, concerts, gourmet dinners, hotel celebrations, and nightclub parties on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Kaui, and the Big Island of Hawaii

Go, Aloha, and Hawaiian Offer Discount Airfares

This week Go Airlines announced $29 one-way inter-island airfares for travel on December 24 and 25. Hawaiian Airlines is offering fares as low as $119 each way for travel between several U.S. west coast cities and Honolulu. Aloha Airlines is offering one-way tickets as low as $140 for travel between several U.S. west coast cities and Honolulu.

Go, Aloha, and Hawaiian Offer Discount Airfares

This week Go Airlines announced $29 one-way inter-island airfares for travel on December 24 and 25. Hawaiian Airlines is offering fares as low as $119 each way for travel between several U.S. west coast cities and Honolulu. Aloha Airlines is offering one-way tickets as low as $140 for travel between several U.S. west coast cities and Honolulu.

California Pizza Kitchen Opens in Waikiki

This week the California Pizza Kitchen opened its fourth restaurant in Hawaii, in the "Center at Waikiki" building on Kalakaua Avenue, next to the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel. The restaurant is 7000 square feet in size and it can seat 230 diners. The other three CPK restaurants in Hawaii are all located on Oahu, in the Ala Moana Shopping Center, the Kahala Mall, and Pearlridge Shopping Center.

California Pizza Kitchen Opens in Waikiki

This week the California Pizza Kitchen opened its fourth restaurant in Hawaii, in the "Center at Waikiki" building on Kalakaua Avenue, next to the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel. The restaurant is 7000 square feet in size and it can seat 230 diners. The other three CPK restaurants in Hawaii are all located on Oahu, in the Ala Moana Shopping Center, the Kahala Mall, and Pearlridge Shopping Center.

Island Air Enters Fare War with $12 Tickets

Island Air, the third largest inter-island airline in Hawaii, recently announced plans to lay off 65 employees as part of their effort to downsize and remain competitive during the inter-island price wars that have been rampant since Go! Airlines entered the market. Now Island Air is offering a $12 return trip airfare for tickets sold during the 12 days before Christmas, for travel through March 15. Tickets must be purchased online. For more information visit the

Island Air Enters Fare War with $12 Tickets

Island Air, the third largest inter-island airline in Hawaii, recently announced plans to lay off 65 employees as part of their effort to downsize and remain competitive during the inter-island price wars that have been rampant since Go! Airlines entered the market. Now Island Air is offering a $12 return trip airfare for tickets sold during the 12 days before Christmas, for travel through March 15. Tickets must be purchased online. For more information visit the Island Air Web site.

Earthquake Closes Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

The luxurious Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii was closed December 1, 2006 for an indefinite period of time, due to damage caused by a Kohala Coast earthquake on October 15, 2006.

Earthquake Closes Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

The luxurious Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii was closed December 1, 2006 for an indefinite period of time, due to damage caused by a Kohala Coast earthquake on October 15, 2006.

Hotel Closure Official Announcement

What I Felt During the Earthquake

2007 Hawaiian Music Grammy Award - Nominations

This week, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the five recordings nominated for the 2007 Grammy award for best Hawaiian music album. Three of the five nominations were for slack key guitar albums. The other two nominees were "Generation Hawaii" by Amy Hanaialii Gilliom and "The Wild Hawaiian" by Henry Kapono. The 49th annual grammy awards will be given out at a ceremony on February 11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

2007 Hawaiian Music Grammy Awards

2006 Hawaiian Music Grammy Awards

2005 Hawaiian Music Grammy Awards (1st year)

2007 Hawaiian Music Grammy Award - Nominations

This week, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the five recordings nominated for the 2007 Grammy award for best Hawaiian music album. Three of the five nominations were for slack key guitar albums. The other two nominees were "Generation Hawaii" by Amy Hanaialii Gilliom and "The Wild Hawaiian" by Henry Kapono. The 49th annual grammy awards will be given out at a ceremony on February 11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

2007 Hawaiian Music Grammy Awards

2006 Hawaiian Music Grammy Awards

2005 Hawaiian Music Grammy Awards (1st year)

2006 Honolulu Marathon is the 34th Annual Event

The 34th annual Honolulu Marathon will take place on Sunday, December 10, with a course that begins at Ala Moana Beach Park and ends at Kapiolani Park. Special events for race participants include a marathon expo at the Hawaii Convention Center December 6-9, souvenir sales and clothing check-in at Kapiolani Park December 8-9, a Gavin DeGraw and Jake Shimabukuro concert and Luau at the Waikiki Shell on December 8, and race day concerts in Kapiolani Park. For more information see Honolulu Marathon and
Running Marathons in Hawaii.

2006 Honolulu Marathon is December 10

The 34th annual Honolulu Marathon will take place on Sunday, December 10, with a course that begins at Ala Moana Beach Park and ends at Kapiolani Park. Special events for race participants include a marathon expo at the Hawaii Convention Center December 6-9, souvenir sales and clothing check-in at Kapiolani Park December 8-9, a Gavin DeGraw and Jake Shimabukuro concert and Luau at the Waikiki Shell on December 8, and race day concerts in Kapiolani Park. For more information, see the Honolulu Marathon Web site.

Where to Buy a Christmas Tree in Hawaii

The Helemano Christmas Tree Farm in Wahiawa, Central Oahu, specializes in beautiful Norfolk pine trees and they have thousands available for Christmas 2006. Norfolk pines originated on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, and they have been a popular choice for Christmas trees in Hawaii for many years. In addition to having a unique layered appearance, the needles of Norfolk pine trees do not fall off, and the trees will last up to 3 months when placed in water. Most of the Christmas trees at Helemano Farms are 6 to 12 feet tall, but they also haver taller and shorter trees for people who prefer them. Visitors to the farm stroll through the orchard, select the tree they want, and Helemano Farms staff cut it down on the spot. The trees are cut carefully, so each stump can grow another tree. For more information call the tree farm directly at 808-622-4287.

Where to Buy a Christmas Tree in Hawaii

A Christmas Tree Farm on Oahu

The Helmano Christmas Tree Farm in Wahiawa, Central Oahu, specializes in beautiful Norfolk pine trees and they have thousands available for Christmas 2006. Norfolk pines originated on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, and they have been a popular choice for Christmas trees in Hawaii for many years. In addition to having a unique layered appearance, the needles of Norfolk pine trees do not fall off, and the trees will last up to 3 months when placed in water. Most of the Christmas trees at Helemano Farms are 6 to 12 feet tall, but they also haver taller and shorter trees for people who prefer them. Visitors to the farm stroll through the orchard, select the tree they want, and Helemano Farms staff cut it down on the spot. The trees are cut carefully, so each stump can grow another tree. For more information call the tree farm directly at 808-622-4287.

Helemano Farms Christmas Tree Farm

Honolulu Advertiser Article

Honolulu Star Bulletin Article

Hawaiian Christmas Books

A collection of Hawaiian Christmas books including a cookbook with holiday gift-giving Hawaiian style recipes, pidgin and Hawaiian versions of "The Night Before Christmas" and "The Twelve Days of Christmas", a holiday coloring book, a book and CD gift pack, and several children's books about Christmas in Hawaii.

Hawaiian Christmas Books

A collection of Hawaiian Christmas books including a cookbook with holiday gift-giving Hawaiian style recipes, pidgin and Hawaiian versions of "The Night Before Christmas" and "The Twelve Days of Christmas", a holiday coloring book, a book and CD gift pack, and several children's books about Christmas in Hawaii.