tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195224912024-03-13T06:25:46.530-07:00Hawaii Travel Newsletter BlogThe Hawaii Travel Newsletter Blog features articles, photos, tips, and special features about all of the Hawaiian Islands and general information about visiting Hawaii. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger673125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-13772931384818209742017-11-12T12:49:00.000-08:002017-11-12T13:33:22.401-08:00Favorite Off the Beaten Path Oahu Attractions- <a href="http://www.hawaiiplantationvillage.org/">Hawaii's Plantation Village Tour</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Waipahu</span> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Northeast side of Pearl Harbor</span> |<br />
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- <a href="http://www.kumukahua.org/">Kumu Kahua Theater Productions</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Local Style Plays</span> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Downtown Honolulu</span> |</div>
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- <a href="http://kamakahawaii.com/">Kamaka Ukulele Factory Tour</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Founded in 1916</span> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Downtown Honolulu</span> |</div>
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- <a href="http://www.hawaiifoodtours.com/hole-in-the-wall-tour/">Hole in the Wall Food Tour</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Honolulu</span> |</div>
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- <a href="http://www.aiahonolulu.org/?WalkingTours">AIA Honolulu Architeture Walking Tours</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Downtown Honolulu</span> |</div>
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- <a href="http://honolulupd.org/community/index.php?page=museum">Honolulu Police Museum</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">HPD Headquarters</span> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Downtown Honolulu</span> |</div>
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- <a href="http://www.shangrilahawaii.org/">Doris Duke's Shangri La Beach House</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Tour Departs from Honolulu Museum of Art</span> |</div>
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- <a href="https://hawaii-polo.org/">Equestrian Polo Sundays</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Spring-Summer </span>| <span style="font-size: x-small;">Waialua</span> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Northshore Oahu</span> | </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-41770175286033916982017-11-12T12:48:00.000-08:002017-11-12T13:32:39.761-08:00November 2017 Events on Oahu Island<div>
Nov 11: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1556383691071155/">Wahiawa Veterans Day Parade</a> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Wahiawa</span> | <span style="font-size: x-small;">Central Oahu</span> |<br />
Nov 12-Dec 20: <a href="http://www.vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vans Triple Crown of Surfing</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> | </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">North Shore Beaches</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> |</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Nov 18: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/144201666195982/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunset Music Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> | </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ewa Beach</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> | </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Nov 22: </span><a href="https://www.royalhawaiiancenter.com/event/holiday-kick-off/2145495814"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Royal Hawaiian Center Holiday Kick-Off</span></a><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> | </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5:00-8:00 p.m</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> | </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Waikiki</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> |</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nov 23: </span><a href="http://honolulumarathonclinic.org/turkey-trot/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">4</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://honolulumarathonclinic.org/turkey-trot/" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">2nd Annual Turkey Trot</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">| </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6:00 a.m.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> | </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Kapiolani Park</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> | </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waikiki</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> |</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Nov 25: </span><a href="https://www.waikikiholidayparade.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Waikiki Holiday Parade</span></a><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> | </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">7:00 p.m</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">. |</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Waikiki</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">|</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-48164622409530450692017-11-12T12:46:00.000-08:002017-11-12T12:47:28.767-08:00Hawaii's "Island Air" Shut Down After 37 YearsHawaii's second largest airline - Island Air - shut down permanently on Friday November 10 2017, after providing inter-island air service for 37 years. The airline filed for bankruptcy in October of 2017 and they made the decision discontinue all operations when they determined their financial issues could not be resolved. Island Air was founded in 1980 as Princeville Airways, it was purchased by Aloha Air in 1987 and renamed Aloha Island Air, and it was sold again in 2003 and renamed Island Air. At the time it shut down, Island Air was serving the Honolulu Airport on Oahu Island, the Kona Airport on Hawaii Island, the Kahului Airport on Maui Island, and the Lihue Airport on Kauai Island.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-88955179576907436352017-11-12T11:30:00.000-08:002017-11-12T12:48:14.832-08:00Hawaii Renamed the Honolulu and Kona Airports in 2017Hawaii renamed two of its largest international airports after local heros in 2017:<br />
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The Kona International Airport at Keahole on the west side of Hawaii Island was renamed the <a href="http://airports.hawaii.gov/koa/">Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport</a> on January 1, 2017. The airport was renamed to honor astronaut Ellison Onizuka who was born on Hawaii Island on June 24, 1946 and died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986.</div>
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The Honolulu International Airport on Oahu Island was renamed the <a href="http://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/">Daniel K. Inouye International Airport</a> on May 30, 2017. The airport was renamed to honor military hero and United States senator Daniel K. Inouye who was born in Honolulu on September 7, 1924 and died on December 17, 2012.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-5556799903497052432017-10-28T10:53:00.001-07:002017-10-28T11:02:35.932-07:00Kauai Restaurants Guide Book<span style="color: #111111; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">TITLE</span><span style="background-color: white;">:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0989448614/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0989448614&linkCode=as2&tag=skategrrlcom-20&linkId=64809f58e55ac23e0943b30fdd981483" target="_blank">Tasting Kauai Restaurants</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=skategrrlcom-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0989448614" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #111111;"><span style="background-color: white;">SUB-TITLE: Insider's Guide to Eating Well on the Garden island</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #111111;"><span style="background-color: white;">AUTHOR: Marta Lane</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-6431084234660507762017-10-28T10:47:00.002-07:002017-10-28T10:49:23.302-07:00Three Food Tours on Kauai Island<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"Tasting Kauai" offers three different food tours on the island of Kauai. Tours are guided, but tour participants drive in their own cars to meet the tour guide at each stop on the tour's itinerary. Tours include a variety of destinations such as restaurants, farms, and markets.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif;">- <a href="https://www.tastingkauai.com/kauai-food-tour/north-shore/">North Shore Kauai Food Tour</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif;">- <a href="https://www.tastingkauai.com/kauai-food-tour/south-shore/">South Shore Kauai Food Tour</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif;">- <a href="https://www.tastingkauai.com/kauai-food-tour/east-side/">East Side Kauai Food Tour</a></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-52610421684717957932016-05-30T12:02:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:04:22.798-07:00Remembering Jimmy Borges (1935-2016)<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bUH_DMRCTO0" width="560"></iframe></u></span><br />
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Photo Gallery: <a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/photo-galleries/jimmy-borges-1935-2016/" target="_blank">Jimmy Borges Through the Years</a><br />
Article: <a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/hawaii-entertainer-jimmy-borges-dies/" target="_blank">Hawaii's Gentleman of Jazz Dies at Age 80</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-74649097569672111402016-03-31T05:13:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.387-07:00The All-New Incarnation of the International Marketplace in Waikiki<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="d7qsg" data-offset-key="tjg7-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="tjg7-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="tjg7-0-0">This is definitely NOT the Waikiki International Marketplace we have been visiting for so many years. The marketplace's new incarnation is expected to open on August 25, 2016.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="d7qsg" data-offset-key="8osq6-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8osq6-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="8osq6-0-0"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NT5x_0uVngw" width="560"></iframe></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-14271918160104298572014-04-27T14:00:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.406-07:00Hawaii's Go Airlines Shut Down in 2014Go Airlines, operator of inter-island flights in Hawaii, shut down all of its operations in the Hawaiian Islands on April 1, 2014. Go, an affiliate of Arizona-based Mesa Airlines began operating inter-island flights in Hawaii in 2005, inciting fare wars between Go, Hawaiian Airlines and the now defunct Aloha Airlines (1946-2008).<br /><div>- <a href="http://www.iflygo.com/docs/go!%20Shutdown%20Press%20Release%20JO%20FINAL.pdf">Shut Down Anouncement on the Go Airlines Web Site</a></div><div>- <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/transportation/inter-island-airlines.htm" target="_blank">All Inter-Island Airlines in Hawaii</a></div><div>- <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/transportation/" target="_blank">Other Transportation in Hawaii</a></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-22250682851235971952014-04-27T13:23:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.425-07:00New Honolulu Airport Lounge for Lanai Visitors<div style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 23.33333396911621px; margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><nobr>In February of 2014 the two Four Seasons Resorts on Lanai Island announced the </nobr></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">debut of a new luxury lounge at the Honolulu exclusively for hotel guests en route to the Four Seasons Lanai at Manele Bay Hotel and the Four Seasons Lodge at Koele Hotel, both on Lanai Island in Hawaii. The 1000 square foot lounge offers a retreat-like setting for hotel guests waiting for their flights from the Honolulu Airport to the Lanai Airport. The lounge offers complimentary amenties such as food, beverages, changing stations, luggage holding areas, reading material, high definition television, and wi-fi access. For more information about visiting Lanai and the two Four Seasons Resorts on Lanai see:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 23.33333396911621px; margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">- </span><a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/lanai/" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">Lanai Island Travel Guide</a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 23.33333396911621px; margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">- </span><a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/manelebay/" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">Four Season Lanai at Manele Bay</a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> (Beach Resort)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 23.33333396911621px; margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">- </span><a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/koele/" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">Four Seasons Lodge at Koele</a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> (Highlands Resort)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-4285897198356745012010-07-31T08:19:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.446-07:00Hawaiian Music All Day on Beautiful Waimanalo Beach!The 2010 <a href="http://www.gabbypahinui.com/">Gabby Pahinui Waimanalo Beach Kanikapila</a> will take place on Saturday, August 7, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/attractions/waimanalo-beach-photos.htm">Waimanalo Beach Park</a> on the southeast side of Oahu Island. The event will feature an unbelievable lineup of performers including the Pahinui Brothers, Alan Akaka, Dennis Kamakahi, George Kuo, Jeff Peterson, Jerry Santos, Makana, Palani Vaughan, Sonny Lim, and many many more of the finest Hawaiian music artists. For more information see <a href="http://www.gabbypahinui.com/">GabbyPahinui.com</a> and <a href="http://www.cyrilpahinui.com/">CyrilPahinui.com</a>. If you cannot attend, you can still support the event and help it continue in future years by <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/attractions/waimanalo-beach-photos.htm">purchasing an event t-shirt</a> on the Gabby Pahinui Kanikapila Web site. $1 from each t-shirt sold will be contributed to help fund and build a new "Hawaii Museum of Music and Dance".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-5584539407530908042010-06-10T16:19:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.464-07:00September 2010 Aloha Festivals Events on OahuThe theme of the 2010 Oahu Aloha Festival will be "Mele Ailana: Celebrate Island Music". The 2010 Waikiki Hoolaulea (a street festival) will take place in Waikiki on Saturday, September 18, 2010. The 2010 Aloha Festivals Floral Parade will take place on Waikiki's Kalakaua Avenue on Saturday, September 25, 2010. For more information about these and other 2010 Aloha Festivals events see the official<b> <a href="http://www.alohafestivals.com/">Aloha Festivals of Hawaii</a></b> Web site.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-39440291280407781262010-06-10T16:17:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.481-07:00June 2010 Hawaii Event CalendarJune events in Hawaii include King Kamehameha Day, the Pan Pacific Festival and Parade, the Kona Marathon, the Hawaii Dragon Boat Festival, the Maui Slack Key Guitar Festival, the Maui Film Festival, the Puuhonua o Honaunau Hawaiian Cultural Festival, and many other events. For a complete listing of June events in Hawaii see the "Do It In Hawaii"<b> <a href="http://doitinhawaii.com/forum/calendar.php?s=&c=1&week=&month=6&year=2010">June 2010 Hawaii Event Calendar</a></b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-2396533782788456022010-02-01T13:32:00.000-08:002017-10-28T12:01:17.567-07:00A Romantic Valentine's Day Concert in WaikikiTickets went on sale today for a romantic Valentine's Day concert in the Monarch Room of the historic <a href="http://www.royal-hawaiian.com/">Royal Hawaiian Hotel</a> featuring the popular and award winning female trio, Na Leo. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on February 14, 2010 and admission is limitted to the first 175 couples. Tickets can be ordered by phone at 310-262-6300 or online on <a href="www.naleo.net">Na Leo's official Web site</a>.<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-80632707399413387682009-12-29T23:17:00.000-08:002017-10-28T12:01:17.584-07:002009 New Year's Eve Fireworks in Waikiki<a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/new-years-eve.htm"><img align="left" src="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/images/oahu/events/new-years-eve/fireworks-jon-okuma-140x100.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="New Year's Eve Fireworks in Waikiki" border="0"></a> I am very happy to announce that their *will* be a 2009 New Year's Eve fireworks display in Waikiki, thanks to the efforts and generous donations of the members of the <a href="http://www.waikikiimprovement.com/">Waikiki Improvement Association</a>. The show will begin at 11:55 p.m. on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2009. Fireworks by <a href="http://www.grucci.com/">Grucci</a> will fire one announcement salute every minute until one minute before midnight. From the one minute mark, they will fire one salute at 60 seconds, 45 seconds, 30 seconds, 20 seconds, and then one each as we count down 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. At midnight, a rousing rapid-fire New Year's fireworks crescendo will unfold utilizing two computer systems. Grucci will fire specialty shells such as Magenta Comets, Double Popping Brocade Chrysanthemums, Gold Glitter Palm Trees, accompanied by both traditional New Year's Eve and Hawaiian music simulcast on local radio station <a href="http://www.kccnfm100.com/">KCCN FM 100</a>, and end with a rousing Grucci Grand Finale. <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-2859934560331969132009-12-01T01:11:00.000-08:002017-10-28T12:01:17.614-07:002009 World AIDS Day Events in HawaiiDecember 1 is World AIDS Day, and there are several <a href="http://www.worldaidsdayhawaii.org/events.html">World AIDS Day events in Hawaii</a> this week. Some of the events are fundraisers for AIDS research and support services and some were founded to educate the general public about AIDS prevention measures, facts, and common myths. Hawaii's Life Foundation estimates there are approximately 3000 people living with AIDS in Hawaii.<br />AIDS DAY EVENTS:<li><a href="http://www.worldaidsdayhawaii.org/events.html">World AIDS Day Events in Hawaii</a><br /><li><a href="http://www.worldaidsday.org/">World AIDS Day - Official Web Site</a><br>AIDS RESOURCES IN HAWAII<li><a href="http://www.lifefoundation.org/">Life Foundation of Honolulu</a><li><a href="http://www.hihaf.org/">Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation</a><LI><a href="http://www.mauiaids.org/">Maui AIDS Foundation</a><li><a href="http://www.malama-pono.org/">Kauai AIDS Project (Malama Pono)</a><li><a href="http://honoluluaidswalk.kintera.org/">Honolulu AIDS Walk</a> (2010 April 18) <li><a href="http://www.paradiseridekauai.com/">Paradise Ride Kauai</a> (2010 August 7-8) <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-21721975492751991332009-11-29T13:13:00.000-08:002017-10-28T12:01:17.634-07:00Join Me at Ukulele Bill Tapia's 102nd Birthday Party in Southern California on Saturday December 5!<a href="http://www.hawaiianmusichistory.com/images/artists/bill-tapias-studio-5392-600x340.jpg"><img align="left" src="http://www.hawaiianmusichistory.com/images/artists/bill-tapias-studio-5392-176x100.jpg" width="176" height="100" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="?" border="0"></a> I have some extra seats at the table I reserved for the incredible <a href="http://www.patenos.com/Pages/BillTapia102.htm">Bill Tapia's 102nd birthday concert</a> and afternoon dinner party at noon next Saturday (that's Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 12:00 noon at Stevens Steakhouse in the City of Commerce, Southern California). You want to hear <a href="http://www.hawaiianmusichistory.com/images/artists/bill-tapias-studio-5392-600x340.jpg">101 year old Bill Tapia</a> play the ukulele, guitar, and banjo - and meet one of my 3 fun sisters - all on the same day? How fun would that be!!?? Maybe we can works something out. (And no I am not scalping the tix... if you really really love Bill Tapia, and you *promise* to come, I will even consider subsidizing your attendance). Send email to kathiefry@gmail.com or post a note on my <a href="www.facebook.com/hulaskater">Facebook</a> page.<li><a href="http://www.hawaiianmusichistory.com/images/artists/bill-tapias-studio-5392-600x340.jpg">View Larger Image of Bill Tapia in His Studio</a><li><a href="http://www.patenos.com/Pages/BillTapia102.htm">More About Bill's 102nd Birthday Party</a><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-45866366088259673792009-11-08T12:10:00.000-08:002017-10-28T12:01:17.665-07:00Hawaii's Best Christmas Concerts in 2009Hawaii's most popular Christmas concerts sell out fast, so it's not too early to decide which events you will attend. Tickets for these holiday concerts featuring big name performers are on sale now: <br /><br /><li>Nov 27-29: <a href="http://www.hawaiitheatre.com/event_calendar.html">Jim Nabors Honolulu Christmas Concert</a> </li><li>Nov 29: <a href="http://www.mauiarts.org/Nov.html">Amy Hanaialii's Maui Holiday Concert</a></li><li>Dec 04: <a href="http://www.hilopalace.com/">Amy Hanaialii's Big Island Holiday Concert</a></li><li>Dec 05: <a href="http://www.nativesunconcerts.com/">Willie K Waikoloa Big Island Christmas Concert</a> </li><li>Dec 11-13: <a href="http://www.hawaiitheatre.com/event_calendar.html">Brothers Cazimero Honolulu Christmas Concert</a> </li><li>Dec 20-23: <a href="http://www.naleo.net/holidayshow/">Na Leo Holiday Music Spectacular Waikiki Concert</a><br /><br />Other Popular Christmas Concerts in Hawaii: </li><li>Nov 28: <a href="http://web.me.com/mauicantys4/Maui_Choral_Arts/2009-10_Season.html">Maui Choral Arts "Home for the Holidays" Concert</a></li><li>Dec 05: <a href="http://honolulucitylights.org/">Honolulu City Lights Opening Night Christmas Concert</a> </li><li>Dec 05: <a href="http://www.hawaiitheatre.com/event_calendar.html">Kamehameha Schools Honolulu Christmas Concert</a> </li><li>Dec 13: <a href="http://www.hawaiitheatre.com/event_calendar.html">Maui Pops Orchestra Holiday Concert at Maui Arts</a> </li><li>Dec 19: <a href="http://www.honoluluboychoir.org/index.php?page=events">Honolulu Boys Choir Christmas Concert</a> </li><li>Dec 20: <a href="http://web.me.com/mauicantys4/Maui_Choral_Arts/2009-10_Season.html">Messiah Sing-Along at Hyatt Regency Maui</a></li><li>Dec 21: <a href="http://www.doitinhawaii.com/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=1179&day=2009-12-20&c=1">Kauai Christmas Hula Concert</a> <br /></li><br>If I left off your favorite holiday concert in Hawaii please send me a message using the email address on our <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/contacts.htm">contacts</a> page. See also <br /><li><a href="http://www.hawaiianmusichistory.com/awards/na-hoku-hanohano-christmas.htm">Award Winning Hawaiian Music Christmas Albums</a> </li><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-3854260130394645972009-11-08T10:37:00.000-08:002017-10-28T12:01:17.682-07:00New Obama's Hawaii Children's Book Includes Amy Hanaialii CD<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0980006309/skatelognewsl-20"><img align="left" src="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/images/topics/books/president-from-hawaii-2009-07-75x100.jpg" width="75" height="100" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="A President from Hawaii Barack Obama Book" border="0"></a> The July 2009 book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0980006309/skatelognewsl-20">A President From Hawaii</a>" teaches young people about the history, cultural values, and language of Hawaii, using quotes from United States President Barack Obama and illustrations by Kauai artist <a href="http://www.bananapatchstudio.com/about_us.htm">Joanna Carolan</a>. The included CD features songs by two of Hawaii's top award winning recording artists, <a href="http://www.hawaiianmusichistory.com/artists/amy-hanaialii.htm">Amy Hanaialii</a> and former HAPA lead singer, <a href="http://www.mountainapplecompany.com/kelii/">Kelii Kaneali</a>. The CD also includes a chant by Kelii's wife, former Miss Aloha Hula <a href="http://www.healani.com/">Healani Youn</a>. "A President from Hawaii" was selected to represent the State of Hawaii at the Library of Congress September 2009 National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC.<li><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0980006309/skatelognewsl-20">Buy "A President from Hawaii" at Amazon.com</a><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-56829081296702345632009-11-06T16:13:00.000-08:002017-10-28T12:01:17.698-07:002009 Veteran's Day Events in Hawaii<a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/events/veterans-day.htm"><img align="right" src="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/images/maui/attractions/maui-veterans-cemetery-makawao-starr-4597-135x100.jpg" width="135" height="100" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="Veteran's Day in Hawaii" border="0"></a> Most of <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/events/veterans-day.htm">Hawaii's 2009 Veteran's Day Events</a>, including parades, family festivals, and ceremonies, will take place on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, which is Veteran's Day. There will also be a few early events this weekend, including the Kauai Veteran's Day Parade, and the Waianae Veteran's Day Parade in West Oahu, and the Hilo Veteran's Day Parade on the Big Island, all of which take place on Saturday, November 7. Veteran's day is an official state holiday in Hawaii so city and county offices will be closed and public bus lines may run on their weekend schedules. For more information see: <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/events/veterans-day.htm"> Veteran's Day in Hawaii</a><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-45424762823566479422009-11-06T15:46:00.000-08:002017-10-28T12:01:17.714-07:00Hawaii Events This Weekend: November 6-8, 2009Events in Hawaii this weekend, Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 8, 2009, will include Arbor Day events on Oahu and the Big Island, Pre-Veteran's Day Parades on Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island, the Celebrate Kaimuki Street Festival in Honolulu, a drag race on Kauai, the Kona Coffee Festival and the Moku o Keawe Hula Festival on the Big Island, a gay-friendly Mama Mia Movie and Sing-Along on Maui, a Healing Arts Expo at the Unity Church of Hawaii in Honolulu, and many other events. For more information see <li><a href="http://www.doitinhawaii.com/forum/calendar.php?s=&c=1&week=&month=11&year=2009">Calendar of November 2009 Hawaii Events</a><li><a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/events/november.htm">More About November Events in Hawaii</a><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-72293774606727853872009-10-31T08:03:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.731-07:00Oahu Halloween Events and Activities<a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/events/halloween.htm"><img align="left" alt="left" border="0" height="100" hspace="5" src="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/images/topics/events/jack-o-lantern-95x78.gif" vspace="5" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/events/halloween.htm">Halloween Events on Oahu</a> include Hawaii's Haunted Plantation in Waipahu, the Haunted Lagoon Ride at the Polynesian Cultural Center, the Haunted Village Night Walk and Show at the Hokulani Imaginarium in Kaneohe, a huge Halloween music and arts street festival in Downtown Honolulu, adults-only Halloween parties at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, a gay-friendly "Man in the Mirror Hulaween" party at Hula's Bar and Grill, Halloween costume parties at many other night spots, a "Silent Scream" screening of the silent film "Phantom of the Opera" accompanied by live organ music, and as always, plenty of costumed revelers parading up and down Kalakaua Avenuer in Waikiki. For more information see <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/events/halloween.htm">Halloween on Oahu</a>. For information about Other Halloween events in Hawaii see <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/maui/events/halloween.htm">Halloween on Maui</a>, <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/kauai/events/halloween.htm">Halloween on Kauai</a>, and <a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/hawaii/events/halloween.htm">Halloween on Hawaii Island</a> (aka the Big Island). <br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-53547074991961006342009-10-27T09:03:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.751-07:002009 Maui Halloween Events and Activities<a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/maui/events/halloween-2009.htm">2009 Maui Halloween Events</a> will include haunted house attractions in Lahaina and Wailuku, a Halloween costume cruise out of Malaaea Harbor, Halloween events for kids at Maui shopping centers, and of course Lahaina's famous "Mardi Gras of the Pacific" Halloween block party. <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-53619440441980124922009-10-26T08:33:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.767-07:00The Old Laie Inn Will Close on October 31<a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/lodging/laie-inn.htm"><img align="right" src="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/images/oahu/lodging/laie-inn-133x100.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="?" border="0"></a> The 45 year old, motel-style Laie Inn, a small hotel on the northeast shore of Oahu, near the Polynesian Cultural Center, will close on October 31, 2009. It is scheduled to be demolished in November. The hotel's owners, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, plan to open a larger, moderately price hotel on the property in 2010. They are in negotiations with Marriott Hotels and Resorts to possibly have the new hotel operated as a Courtyard Marriott. For more information about the old hotel and the new hotel that will replace it, see <li><a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/lodging/laie-inn.htm">The Laie Inn on Oahu's North Shore is Closing</a><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19522491.post-36212955375084488482009-09-24T10:57:00.000-07:002017-10-28T12:01:17.783-07:00Three Beachfront Waikiki Hotels Under $100<a href="http://www.aquaresorts.com/aqua-boutique-hotels-1-98/honolulu-waikiki-aqua-ilikai-home.aspx"><img align="left" src="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/images/oahu/lodging/ilikai-lagoon-ocean-167x100.jpg" width="167" height="100" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="?" border="0"></a> Budget travelers will be pleased to know there are many hotels in Hawaii with rooms under $100 per night, including several with beautiful beachfront locations. The <a href="http://www.aquaresorts.com/lite-hotels-2-81/aqua-waikiki-beachside-home.aspx">Aqua Waikiki Beachside Hotel</a> has rooms from about $70 per night and the <a href="http://www.aquaresorts.com/lite-hotels-2-84/park-shore-waikiki-home.aspx">Aqua Park Shore Hotel</a> has rooms from about $90 per night. Both of those hotels are across Kalakaua Avenue from Waikiki Beach and the Park Shore is also across the street from the Honolulu Zoo. The <a href="http://www.aquaresorts.com/aqua-boutique-hotels-1-98/honolulu-waikiki-aqua-ilikai-home.aspx">Aqua Ilikai Hotel</a> has rooms starting at about $90 per night, and it is adjacent to Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon Beach, and within walking distance of Ala Moana Center and the Hawaii Convention Center. IMPORTANT NOTE: All three of these hotels have fabulous oceanfront locations, but of course there are reasons they have rooms under $100. It might be because the hotel is about due for an upgrade, or perhaps because an upgrade is in progress. Always ask a lot of questions when booking a budget hotel room, or for that matter, any hotel room. If you know what to expect, you won't be disappointed.<li><a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/lodging/aqua-hotels.htm">All Aqua Hotels in Hawaii</a><li><a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/lodging/waikiki-hotels-on-the-beach.htm">Waikiki Hotels on the Beach</a><li><a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/lodging/waikiki-hotels-across-from-beach.htm">Waikiki Hotels Across From the Beach</a><li><a href="http://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com/oahu/dining/waikiki-restaurants-on-the-beach.htm">Waikiki Restaurants on the Beach</a><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2