Photos of the 2007 Ironman Triathlon

The 32nd annual Hawaii Ironman Triathlon will take place October 11, 2008 in Kona on the West Coast of Hawaii Island. The Hawaii Triathlon is the world championship event for the 2008 International Ironman Triathlon Series and it includes a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bicycle ride, followed by a 26.2 mile run. Will 2007 world champions Chris MacCormack of Australia and Christine Wellington of the United Kingdom be able to defend their titles? I can't wait to find out! (pictured above is double amputee Scott Rigsby finishing the 2007 Ironman Triathlon on two prosthetic legs)

Photos of the 2007 Ironman Triathlon

Past Ironman World Champions by Year

2008 Ironman Triathlon - Official Web Site

Beautiful Bronze Statue of Princess Kaiulani

This lovely statue of Princess Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn feeding her beloved peacocks is located in a small triangle park at the corner of Kuhio and Kanekapolei Avenues in Waikiki. It was dedicated on October 16, 1999, the 124th anniversary of Princess Kaiulani's birth.

Picture of the Waikiki Princess Kaiulani Statue

More About Hawaiian Crown Princess Kaiulani.

Hawaii Travel Web Site To Be Split Into 3 Sites

We are in the process of splitting the Hawaii Travel Newsletter Web site into three separate sites: Hawaii for Visitors will feature articles, photos, news, and information about traveling in Hawaii, Hawaiian Music History will feature bios and photos of Hawaii's top singers and musicians plus information about Hawaiian music events, awards, and venues. After all of the information has been moved off the newsletter site, the Hawaii Travel Newsletter Web site will be an archive site for online copies of the monthly email newsletters we plan to send in November of 2008.

Molokai Ranch Abruptly Shut Down Everything

There have never been many hotels or other visitor accommodations on the "most Hawaiian" island of Molokai and now there are even fewer. Molokai Properties, more commonly known as Molokai Ranch, abruptly shut down all of its Molokai operations as of April 1, 2008, including the 22-room Lodge at Molokai Ranch, the 40-tentalow Kaupoa Beach Village Tent Cabin Resort, the Kaluakoi Golf Course, the Maunaloa Town Cinemas movie theater, the Maunaloa Gas Station, and all of the Molokai Ranch cattle farming operations. Some Molokai residents believe the shut-down is a strategic move to force Hawaii officials to let them build a 500 acre luxury residential development at Molokai's Laau Point. For more information see the Honolulu Star Bulletin articles.

Molokai Ranch Quit Molokai Island (March 2008)

Battle for Survival on Molokai (January 2007)

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Farewell to Aloha Airlines - We Will Miss You!

On March 30, 2008 all employees of Aloha Airlines received the following letter from company Chief Executive Officer David Banmiller: "It is with a heavy heart that, inspite of everyone's gallant efforts, time has run out. Because of our fiduciary responsibility to creditors and the traveling public, we have no choice but to announce today the shutdown of our passenger business. Effective immediately, we will no longer sell tickets for travel beyond Monday, March 31, 2008..." [Read Full Letter]

And the 2008 Hawaiian Music Grammy Goes To...

The winner of the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album released between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007 was announced today during an awards ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The winner of the 2008 Hawaiian Music Grammy Award was the album "Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar", produced by Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku Jr, Paul Konwiser and Wayne Wong. This is the fourth year in a row the Hawaiian Music Grammy was awarded to a slack key guitar album. The Hawaiian music category was first added to the Grammys in 2005..

The 2008 Hawaiian Music Grammy Goes To...

The winner of the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album released between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007 was announced today during an awards ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The winner of the 2008 Hawaiian Music Grammy Award was the album "Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar", produced by Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku Jr, Paul Konwiser and Wayne Wong. This is the fourth year in a row the Hawaiian Music Grammy was awarded to a slack key guitar album. The Hawaiian music category was first added to the Grammys in 2005.