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Getting Around Hawaii
The Hawaii that people normally visit consists of 6 islands: Oahu, Maui, Kauai, the Big Island, Molokai, and Lanai. Traveling between these islands usually consists of air or boat travel. Here are your options:
Ferry service: Currently available only bet
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Spencer Beach Park
My son and I spent a long, enjoyable afternoon at Spencer Beach Park on the Kohala coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Let me share it with you.
Spencer beach is a medium-to-small sized, crescent-shaped, white-sand beach. Large trees mostly on the beach
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The Best Beaches on Oahu - Best Popular and Easy-to-find Beaches
When talking about an island made up of nothing but great beaches we could be here forever, so I’m going to break this post up a bit. These beaches are my favorite of the most popular beaches – the ones that are easy to find and filled with pe
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September 11th Remembered in Hawaii - 5 year anniversary
Hawaii, although physically as far removed as any state in the nation from the September 11th tragedy, felt the pain, anguish, and loss just as clearly and achingly as anyone else in the nation. In fact, in the initial days that followed many of us felt p
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National parks in Hawaii
Haleakala National Park on Maui – A sprawling park stretching from the ocean to the mountain (however you can not get to the ocean from the mountain access road or vice versa but the entrance fees for one will get you into the other). The mountain area ha
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School Holidays in Hawaii
Virtually all the public schools in Hawaii are on the same year-round schedule. They have a first semester of about July 31st to December 20th and a second semester of about January 12th, to June 7th. The holidays are:
3rd Friday in August – State
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Puukohola Heiau - The Temple on the Hill of the Whale
Puukohola Heiau is a massive temple built completely out of water-worn valley rocks from a valley past Hawi, moved there by a human chain stretching for miles.
The heiau is located next to Spencer Beach Park on the Kohala coast of the Big Island. Ther
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Kaunaoa Beach
Kaunaoa beach (aka Mauna Kea Beach) is a large, perfect, crescent-shaped, powdery-white-sand beach fringed with palm trees. If you ever were to sit and imagine the quintessential Hawaiian beach, this is what you would come up with. The beach itself is sh
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Where have all the dolphins gone?
I live near the ocean and exercise on an ocean path or go to the beach at least once each day. 10 years ago I would have seen dolphins swimming and jumping near shore about once a month. It’s hard to judge pod size from shore, but I have seen pods
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Take Precautions Against Sunburn in Hawaii - Please!
Look, I know you are coming to Hawaii for the sun and the weather and the beautiful
beaches. I know because that is what I love about Hawaii too – but do you know what I hate about Hawaii? I hate it when I go to a touristy beach and I see tourists
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Awesome Tidepools in Kapoho Vacationland
In 2003, the shoreline off of Kapoho Vacation Land was made into a marine santuary. Now called the Waiopae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District, no fishing or spearing of any kind is allowed. I visited the tidepools in 1997 or so, and was not impr
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Discount Cards in Hawaii
Go Oahu Card – This is a new program, less than a year old, but it follows the popular model of other Go cards around the country. This card is only good for Oahu. You purchase a one, two, three, five, or seven day card for a set amount. During th
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Big Island Volcanoes Active and Dangerous
Because Kilauea has been erupting for over 20 years now and some people have gotten close enough to feel the heat from the lava, people sometimes think it’s a ‘tame’ volcano. Well, there’s no such thing. We on the Big Island are
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Parking in Hawaii
Parking in Hawaii you will be different on each island and sometimes very different from area to area around the island. Parking is normally not even an issue in places considered more ‘country’ like all of Lanai and Molokai and a lot of Kauai and the Big
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The Waimea Country Lodge is Clean and Convenient
My son and I stayed at the Waimea Country Lodge for a night last month. It is a small, laid-back, budget type of place. I liked it, but then, I’m easy. Be sure to feed me and give me a quiet place to sleep and I’m ecstatic. Anyone who want
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Waikiki Beach
Waikiki Beach is one of the most famous beaches on earth, and it’s easy to see why. This stretch of sand, which connects to the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, is only about two miles long but is the focus of most of Hawaii’s tourist activity
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Honolulu Ranked #1 for Romance by Travel + Leisure
Everyone loves lists – it means we don’t have to think as much. So, thanks to a new list from Travel & Leisure Magazine, we now know that the best thing about visiting Honolulu is the weather, and it’s the top destination for a romant
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Kona Coffee
Hawaii is for more than just surfers and people working on their tans. Coffee lovers flock to The Big Island in droves every year to stock up on Kona coffee.
Kona coffee is the name given to coffee beans that are grown on the slopes of Mount Hualalai and M
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Honolulu: World's 2nd Cleanest City
There are a million reasons why it’s great to travel to Honolulu, but here’s another reason – it’s one of the world’s cleanest cities.
According to Forbes, Honolulu ranks 2nd on the list of the cleanest cities in the world, be
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Nude Beaches in Hawaii
When you think of Hawaii, you think of beaches, right? Well, for some people, when they think of Hawaiian beaches they automatically think of nude beaches. So – are there any nude beaches in Hawaii?
The short answer is yes, kind of. While nudity on s
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