Hawaii Vacation Blog

If you’re planning on hiking the Lighthouse Trail during your trip to Hawaii, you’re in luck! After a series of weekday closures to pave the trail leading to the lighthouse, it’s now open and ready for visitors like you! The Department of Land and Natural Resources recently re-opened the 1.1 mile trail last week, after crews […]

Here in Hawaii, we’re used to garnering awards in all kinds of categories: Best Beaches, Best Hotels, Best Surf Spots (to name just a few). But, The Aloha State doesn’t often get the recognition it deserves when it comes to food and restaurants. That trend is starting to reverse, however, thanks to the food-savvy contributors […]

On a recent, spur-of-the-moment mini vacation to Maui, my wife and I more or less wandered into a fascinating tour of the Hawaii Sea Spirits distillery and sugarcane farm in Kula. We had finished a tour of the Surfing Goat Dairy (we’re hoping to start our own goat farm someday), and we decided to stop […]

Are you lucky enough to spend Halloween in Hawaii? If so you definitely should check out Ala Moana Halloween. This fun family-friendly event is a great way to trick-or-treat during your vacation, and we’ll talk all about it here. We’ll also share other fun Halloween events on Oahu that you should check out.  So keep […]

A while back, I wrote a post about the essentials you’ll need when packing for Hawaii. But, what about the items you WON’T need? Many visitors make the mistake of packing items they’ll never use during their visit. Or, they pay the extra baggage fees to bring items they can simply buy here (inexpensively, I […]

Hawaii may have some of the best weather and beaches in the world, but let’s face the facts: Many visitors come to Hawaii to check out the amazing scenery they’ve seen when watching Hawaii Five-O! If you’re a fan of the show, you’ve no doubt noticed that Oahu is an important “cast member,” and typically has a […]

Cheers to Oktoberfest in Hawaii! Let’s discover the best places to celebrate the beer-centric festival! Fewer than 100,000 people in Hawaii claim German heritage, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a good Oktoberfest party while you’re here! Typically, this autumn festival lasts 16 days in Germany (from mid-September to early October), but here in […]

With so many extraodinary resorts to choose from, planning your perfect Hawaii vacation can seem a bit overwhelming at times. So, the readers from Travel + Leisure magazine are here to help you out. They recently voted for their favorite resorts for the magazine’s annual “World’s Best” awards using the following criteria: Rooms/facilities, location, service, restaurants/food, […]

Hawaii may be halfway around the world from Europe, but that doesn’t mean that French cuisine in Hawaii isn’t alive and well. As a French major in college (and frequent traveler to France), I can say with earnest: there’s nothing, absolutely nothing, like French cuisine. So, imagine my excitement when I learned that JJ Bistro […]

The Ancient Hawaiians were quite the sports enthusiasts! Surrounded by the ocean, many of the people who lived in Hawaii long-ago perfected many of the water sports we still enjoy today. But, it may surprise you that they also loved sledding and strength-based sports, neither of which took place in the water. When you visit […]

Box Jellyfish in Hawaii are one of the important sea creatures you should know about before you visit.  When you dream of your Hawaii vacation, you likely envision endless days floating peacefully in the Pacific Ocean – and you’ll likely get to enjoy some of that blissful relaxation while you’re here.  But, of course, the […]

Once the sun sets each night during your Oahu vacation, you may wonder: What do I do with my (children)? Well, Ward Village in Honolulu has a solution! The developers of the popular shopping destination just announced they’re partnering with the Honolulu International Film Festival to bring Keiki Courtyard Cinema to families. Courtyard Cinema is […]