Aloha Friday Photo: Molokai
Sheila Beal Mahalo to Dawn Holmes for sharing this lovely Aloha Friday Photo. Dawn’s photo shows the sunset silhouette of the island of Molokai. What a peaceful scene! — In other news,…
Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program delayed again to October 1 at the earliest
In a press conference on August 18, 2020, Governor Ige announced the delay of the pre-travel testing program to open Hawaii’s tourism. The pre-travel testing program was originally due to…
Would you take a “geo-fence” vacation to Hawaii?
There’s no doubt that the tourism shutdown in Hawaii has created economic hardships. Unemployment is high. Tax revenue is down. It’s affected both big and small businesses. One solution to…
Aloha Friday Photo: Distant Diamond + Hawaii COVID-19 Update
Mahalo to Caren Espejo for sharing this Aloha Friday Photo. Whether you see Le’ahi Crater, more commonly known as Diamond Head, up close or from a distance, it always catches…
Hawaii resident describes COVID-19 quarantine arrival process after out-of-state travel
** UPDATE: Since this article was originally published on August 12, 2020, a new, mandatory “Safe Travels” application was launched on September 1, 2020. ** Our friend Mike Carroll is…
Aloha Friday Photo + MAJOR new RESTRICTIONS on OAHU and inter-island travel
Mahalo to Debbie Reza for this colorful Hawaii sunset shot for Aloha Friday Photos. — Hawaii COVID-19 cases have been increasing “exponentially” per Hawaii’s Director of Health, Dr. Anderson. Oahu…
The who’s who of Hawaii’s COVID-related decision makers
While we await the details of Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program, we thought it would be a good idea to explain a little bit who the key decision makers are and…
Aloha Friday Photo: Holei Sea Arch at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Mahalo to Martine Gomez for this great shot for Aloha Friday Photos. Martine’s photo is of the Holei Sea Arch at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It’s just one of many…
Questions remain about the future of reopening Hawaii tourism during COVID-19
While we await the details of Hawaii’s pre-travel testing, many questions remain. Here are the latest updates from Hawaii’s officials along with questions many of our readers have. Hawaii is…
Aloha Friday Photo: After sunset at Waikiki
Mahalo to Jennifer Zammikiel for sharing the nice shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Jennifer took this shot in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village at Waikiki Beach while…
Hawaii vacation news and deals: July 21, 2020
Wow, it’s been nearly five months, February 25th to be exact, since we wrote our last edition of Hawaii vacation news and deals. This ever-changing coronavirus era has been everyone’s…
Aloha Friday Photo: Peaceful Sunset at Ka’anapali Beach
It’s Aloha Friday and time once again to feature a reader’s vacation photo. Mahalo to Dagmar Karunaratne for sharing this peaceful sunset shot taken at Ka’anapali Beach on Maui. We…
Hawaii delays pre-travel testing plan by at least a month
August 18 UPDATE: The pre-travel testing program has been delayed yet again to October 1, 2020 at the earliest. Gov. Ige announced that Hawaii will delay the pre-travel test reopening…
Aloha Friday Photo + Leaders Questioning the Plan to Reopen Tourism
Mahalo to Krista Marie for sharing this excellent shot for Aloha Friday Photos. Krista’s shot was taken at Ka’ena on the western point of Oahu. It’s a rugged, yet beautiful…
Hawaii’s pre-travel COVID-19 test plan is still “under construction” as Hawaii cases increase
UPDATE: The pre-travel test plan that was due to start August 1, 2020, will be DELAYED. Gov. Ige held press conferences on July 6 and 7. (You can view the…
