Posts Tagged ‘ Hawaii ’

Hawaii Week: Kona Village Mystery Solved

March 10, 2010
By Island Tips

There are many exceptional hotels in Hawaii but there is one in particular that seems to have cult status with families, Kona Village on the Big Island. One of the few inclusive-style accommodations in Hawaii, we’ve had the family-friendly hotel review on Ciao Bambino for a while now.
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Introducing Aqua’s Spring Sweepstakes

March 10, 2010
By Island Tips

Win 3 nights at any Aqua! Here’s your chance to win one of many 3 night stays at any Aqua in Hawaii! Book now through April 30, 2010 for stays April 1 through May 31, 2010 and be automatically entered! But that’s not all… When you book online using using promo code “SWP” at...
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Allegiant Air Launching Direct Service to Hawaii

March 10, 2010
By Island Tips

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has announced it will be adding six new Boeing 757’s to its relatively small fleet of 46 M-80 jets in order to launch direct domestic service to and from Hawaii later this year. The airline, which currently services over 60 U.S. cities, became popular over the last decade for providing...
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8 Great Hawaii Waterfalls Worth Gushing Over

March 10, 2010
By Island Tips
8 Great Hawaii Waterfalls Worth Gushing Over

Hawaii is blessed with an abundance of beautiful, rainforest-fed waterfalls that are worth the time and effort to see on your Hawaii Vacation. I wanted to share this list of Hawaii’s top waterfalls that I hope you have the opportunity to see when you visit the islands. I’ll organize the waterfalls by island....
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Anchialine Pools in Hawaii’s Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park are Home to Some Very Rare Creatures

March 10, 2010
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Scientists studying anchialine pools in Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park on Hawaii’s Big Island recently found an apparently undocumented neritiliid snail species. Abstract:? Scientists studying pools in a national park on Hawaii’s Big Island have found what may very well be a species new to science. How cool is that?! Primary Photo:?
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Anchialine Pools in Hawaii’s Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park are Home to Some Very Rare Creatures

March 10, 2010
By Island Tips

Scientists studying anchialine pools in Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park on Hawaii’s Big Island recently found an apparently undocumented neritiliid snail species. Abstract:? Scientists studying pools in a national park on Hawaii’s Big Island have found what may very well be a species new to science. How cool is that?! Primary Photo:?
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PlaneBusiness Banter Now Posted!

March 9, 2010
By Island Tips

Hello everyone. The latest issue of PlaneBusiness Banter is now posted. Subscribers can access this week's issue here. Yours truly attended a wedding this past weekend
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Smaller West Coat Towns To Get Lei’d in Hawaii, Thanks to Allegiant Air

March 9, 2010
By Island Tips
Smaller West Coat Towns To Get Lei’d in Hawaii, Thanks to Allegiant Air

What did we just say about the news that Continental was expanding their service from the US mainland to Hawaii? Well, it went like this: "How are the skies above Hawaii not mega-crowded with new flights coming in from all over?" And we wonder the same thing again after hearing that budget airline...
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Hawaii Week: Big Island of Hawai’i with Kids

March 9, 2010
By Island Tips

Where else can you take a kid to see a real, erupting volcano? It’s safe – Kilauea Volcano is sometimes referred to as the “drive-in volcano” – and it’s interesting. Enter the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, located near Volcano Village, and take the 11-mile Crater Rim Drive, which circles Kilauea’s summit caldera and craters
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Halemaumau: Where the Earth Smokes & Glows

March 9, 2010
By Island Tips
Halemaumau: Where the Earth Smokes & Glows

How do you describe watching a crater billow with smoke and glow from a lava lake that’s hundreds of feet below the surface? Somehow the words amazing and incredible just don’t do enough to adequately describe this sight. As you are making your vacation plans for the Big Island of Hawaii, I hope...
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