Archive for the ‘Hawaii’ Category

As far as Hawaii is concerned the Pro Bowl is coming back to where it belongs

HONOLULU, HI - Hawaii is celebrating the fact that they get to welcome back the Pro Bowl to Aloha Stadium next year. It has been confirmed by the National Football League (NFL) and the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) that the next Pro Bowl will be held in Hawaii on January 30, 2011, the Sunday prior [...]

March 3, 2010   Posted in: Hawaii

With economy in the gutter, appreciation of tourists grows amongst Hawaii residents

By Rick Daysog | February, 2010: Nothing like an economic slowdown to make local residents’ appreciation of tourists grow. A new poll, commissioned by the Hawai’i Tourism Authority, found 78 percent of local residents say they believe the visitor industry has brought more benefits than problems to the state. That’s an increase from the 71 percent [...]

February 16, 2010   Posted in: Hawaii

Kauai: What’s Blooming on the Garden Isle

LIHUE, KAUAI - It’s a new year with exciting news about a blockbuster movie production doing its filming on Kauai this summer, along with a host of special vacation offers that make a stay on the beautiful “Garden Island” an even more rejuvenating experience.

February 5, 2010   Posted in: Hawaii

Go 10 for 10 today! Spend only $10 for not one but TWO Hawaiian Chant CDs created by our own kahuna and get an automatic entry in our Sweepstakes for the chance to win a - $10,000 Spiritual Getaway for 2

Pitch just $10 for your pair of Hawaiian CDs that help support our kahuna and be entered to win Two Tickets to Paradise! No Purchase Necessary and Void Where Prohibited. Your Spiritual Journey - One Week of Peaceful Blissfulness with Hawaiian Kahuna in Paradise . Wellness with Aloha is offering you the opportunity to win a $10,000 Hawaiian Spiritual Journey [...]

January 15, 2010   Posted in: Hawaii

Take a vacation in Hawaii and give back while you are there

MAALAEA, Hawai’i - Maui-based, non-profit Pacific Whale Foundation is proud to announce the continuation of its Volunteering on Vacation and Onsite Coral Reef Naturalist Programs for 2010. Both programs will be offered with support from Pacific Whale Foundation Eco-Adventures and awards issued by the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

January 11, 2010   Posted in: Hawaii

“What’s New in the Islands of Aloha”

Google Street View is now offering real-life images of various locations and streets on Oahu and Maui. Web users have the ability to move from a satellite view of a spot on Earth to a street view with one click. The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau also collaborated with Google to create collections within the [...]

January 2, 2010   Posted in: Hawaii

Atlantis Offers Whale Watching on Hawaii’s Smoothest Cruise Vessel

HONOLULU - Using Hawaii’s only cruise vessel with a double-hulled design to glide over the ocean’s surface, Atlantis Navatek Cruises has launched its Whale Watch Lunch Cruise to see the magnificent humpback whales enjoying the warmth of Hawaii’s waters in winter.

December 29, 2009   Posted in: Hawaii

President Obamas secret hideaway in Hawaii - home of the best beach in the USA

Hawaii Tourism Association president Juergen Thomas Steinmetz is excited to have had president Obama home in Hawaii. “The President could have selected anyplace on the globe for his vacation. The beautiful white sandy beaches of windward Oahu is President Obama’s favorite hideaway. This is a strong message for tourism to our Aloha State.”

December 27, 2009   Posted in: Hawaii

When you Visit the Pacific Aviation Museum in Oahu, Hawaii, You are Transported to December 1941 History it Depicts

by Judy M. Zimmerman (SATW Member)
It’s early Sunday morning. The red-and-white control tower stands over the Ford Island Airfield in the middle of Pearl Harbor. You feel the percussion of Japanese attackers’ bombs as they fall on Ford Island and the ships anchored nearby. Sailors, soldiers, and airmen dodge the bullets as they rip through [...]

December 15, 2009   Posted in: Hawaii

High surf on North Shore Oahu to thrill while safety is urged

By Susan Essoyan, Star Bulletin | Dec 07, 2009
Surfers sliced across 20-foot waves yesterday in a warm-up at Waimea Bay for the Quiksilver in memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, likely to take place early this week.

December 7, 2009   Posted in: Hawaii