Hawaii travel news: New Year’s Eve guides released & more
– We have New Year’s Eve guides for three island that we released today. We know several readers have been awaiting them. We anticipate some additions to each of them [...]
Why Fly Premium Economy To Hawaii? Luxury At One-Third Cost of Business
This week, we’ll be doing our first review of true premium economy class travel to Hawaii. Two editors will be flying on United’s still relatively new “Premium Plus,” which came [...]
Green: New Budget Helps Maui But Doesn’t Neglect Housing, Mental Health
The governor revives the idea of a ‘green fee’ levied on tourists that would help offset the impact of climate change. The recovery from the Aug. 8 Maui wildfire will [...]
Rainbow Warriors Fall Short In Tight Duel With Nevada
Next Game: Portland 12/21/2023 | 6:00 P.M. HT ESPN2 ESPN Honolulu Dec. 21 (Thu) / 6:00 P.M. HT Portland History HONOLULU [...]
Private Equity Owns a Big Chunk of Hawai‘i’s Hotels. Here’s Why That Matters.
Illustration: Kalany Omengkar It’s common for major Hawai‘i hotel transactions to make headlines. Among them was the $1.1 billion purchase of the Grand Wailea and the $275 million purchase of [...]
Hawaii County Surf Forecast for December 18, 2023 : Big Island Now
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Today Tuesday Surf Surf AM PM AM PM North Facing 10-15 10-15 7-10 6-8 East Facing 14-18 14-18 8-12 7-10 South Facing [...]
Oahu’s Shopping Malls Show Signs Of Life For The Holidays
After surviving pandemic lockdowns and the “retail apocolypse,” shopping centers find old friends and new optimism. There’s seven more days until Christmas, and retail merchants and shopping center managers are [...]
‘Bows Pick Up Relay Wins At UNLV Invitational
Story Links UNLV Invitational Day 2 Results LAS VEGAS — The University of Hawai'i swimming teams picked up relay wins [...]
High surf advisory issued for east-facing shores of Big Island : Big Island Now
December 17, 2023, 5:15 PM HST A high surf advisory has been issued for east-facing shores from Upolu Point in North Kohala to Cape Kumukahi in Puna until 6 p.m. [...]
Hawaii Travel News, Insights And Controversies This Week
This has been a week filled with Hawaii travel news and hundreds of your comments covering all facets of Hawaii tourism. It included the first changes coming with the planned [...]
Kahoolawe Holds Lessons For Maui’s Environmental Recovery From The Wildfires
Northern Kahoolawe, a desolate, windswept region, is an unlikely landscape to foster life. The Hakio‘awa watershed is nearly impenetrable. Its rusty slopes of sterile hardpan are scarred with water-eroded fissures [...]
UH Swimming Opens UNLV Invitational With Time Trials
Story Links UNLV Invitational LCM TimeTrials LAS VEGAS — University of Hawai'i swimmers posted the top times in six events [...]
Experience a family holiday tradition at the Kona Christmas House : Big Island Now
Visitors enjoy all the lights and decorations Dec. 11 at the Kona Christmas House. (Photo by Nathan Christophel/Big Island Now) It’s a week before Christmas, and one Big Island family [...]
Hawaii Ferry Saga: One Door Opens Wide, Another Slams Shut
The final vestige of the grandest try ever to link the Hawaiian islands by ferry has come to an end on Kauai. The state recently issued a bid request to [...]
Hawaii House: Short- And Long-Term Solutions ‘Essential’ To Survival Of West Maui
A final report identifies dozens of legislative proposals to ensure that another Lahaina fire does not occur. But if one does, Hawaii will be better prepared. One month before the [...]
Swim & Dive Wraps Up Fall Schedule At UNLV Invitational
Story Links HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i men's and women's swimming and diving teams close out the fall schedule at the four-day UNLV Invitational, which opens Saturday at [...]
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for December 16, 2023 : Big Island Now
Hilo Today: Partly sunny. Breezy. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated light showers in the afternoon. Highs 75 to 80 near the shore to 61 to 66 at 4000 [...]
Alaska Airlines + Southwest Airlines: Hawaii Undercover Discounts
Beat of Hawaii editors recently flew on Southwest Hawaii flights we reviewed and will again be in the air today on Alaska Airlines to the mainland. Look for another upcoming [...]
Shootz! Starting With A Graduation Ceremony And Ending With Santa Claus
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Snorkeling company rescues paddling coach who got separated from canoe in rough Kona waters : Big Island Now
At about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, beloved paddling coach Nathan Grocholski Lopez, his son and three of his son’s friends left Mahi‘ula Beach on the Kona coast to ride big [...]
Aloha Friday Photo: Amazing Na Pali Coast
Mahalo to Charles Phelps for sharing this amazing photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. He took this photo on a catamaran cruise of the Na Pali Coast. In the [...]
Alaska Airlines Shifts Strategy, Expands Tropical Routes Beyond Hawaii
As Alaska sets out to begin its biggest growth spurt ever with the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, it is making several interesting moves in quite literally opposite directions. The Seattle [...]
Catherine Toth Fox: How A Honolulu Charter School Teaches Kindness
What sets Waialae Elementary Public Charter School apart from schools focused on grades and test scores is its focus on emotional learning. There’s a bulletin board outside a third grade [...]
Men’s Basketball Faces Nevada In Showdown Of Former Conference Foes
Story Links HONOLULU— The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team faces one of its biggest non-conference tests this year when it takes on former conference rival Nevada on Sunday, Dec. [...]
























