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…
Aloha Friday Photo: Holei Sea Arch at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Questions remain about the future of reopening Hawaii tourism during COVID-19
Sheila Beal 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…
Aloha Friday Photo: Sunrise a Kahala Beach, Honolulu
Mahalo to Valerie Smith for sharing this glorious sunrise shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. – FYI, we continue to await the details of the pre-testing plan to bypass…
Aloha Friday Photo: Rocks or honu?
Mahalo to Val Lardent from Lakewood, Colorado for sharing this neat Aloha Friday Photo with us. Val took this shot at Ho’okipa Beach Park on Maui while visiting in February…
Starting October 15th, travelers with a negative COVID-19 pre-test can visit Hawaii without quarantine
Update – after multiple delays, the Hawaii will begin the pre-travel testing program on October 15th. See this update regarding the revised date and further details. On June 24, 2020,…
Aloha Friday Photo: Blue Surf
Mahalo to Shirley Ho for sharing this neat surf shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. We love all the bright shades of blue in this surfing scene. When Hawaii…
Hawaii inter-island travel opens smoothly without quarantine
Yesterday, June 16, Hawaii inter-island travel opened without a quarantine. This reopening appears to have gone very smoothly. Along with this opening, new screening procedures were implemented. These new steps…
Aloha Friday Photos: Going Down Koko Head
Mahalo to JM Lacanlale for sharing this shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. JM’s photo is of the view going down from the Koko head summit on the Koko…
Hawaii’s governor extends out-of-state traveler quarantine through July 31, but…
… Hawaii’s lieutenant governor still says that they’re working towards opening up travel to/from the mainland with testing. From his summary video on June 10, he said, “You all know…
