Hawaii Renamed the Honolulu and Kona Airports in 2017

Hawaii renamed two of its largest international airports after local heros in 2017:

The Kona International Airport at Keahole on the west side of Hawaii Island was renamed the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport 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.

The Honolulu International Airport on Oahu Island was renamed the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport 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.

Kauai Restaurants Guide Book

TITLE: Tasting Kauai Restaurants
SUB-TITLE: Insider's Guide to Eating Well on the Garden island
AUTHOR: Marta Lane

Three Food Tours on Kauai Island

"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.

- North Shore Kauai Food Tour

- South Shore Kauai Food Tour

- East Side Kauai Food Tour

Remembering Jimmy Borges (1935-2016)

Photo Gallery: Jimmy Borges Through the Years
Article: Hawaii's Gentleman of Jazz Dies at Age 80

The All-New Incarnation of the International Marketplace in Waikiki

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.

Hawaii's Go Airlines Shut Down in 2014

Go 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).

- Shut Down Anouncement on the Go Airlines Web Site

- All Inter-Island Airlines in Hawaii

- Other Transportation in Hawaii

New Honolulu Airport Lounge for Lanai Visitors

In February of 2014 the two Four Seasons Resorts on Lanai Island announced the 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:

- Lanai Island Travel Guide 

- Four Season Lanai at Manele Bay (Beach Resort)

- Four Seasons Lodge at Koele (Highlands Resort)