Hawaii

Before our trip to Hawaii, I asked an important question. Should we attend a luau?  We’d already been to one on our honeymoon and got the basic experience. We saw…

I’ve put off writing a review of our best meal of 2022. Firstly because I want to keep this location to ourselves. Secondly because the dinner was so many courses…

Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupted for the first time in nearly four decades on Sunday. There’s been evidence that something was up for several months, but now…

United Airlines has filed plans to end the only nonstop flight between Hilo, HI and the U.S. mainland. The route has been running since 2011. The discontinuation of the flight…

As we planned our trip to Kauai, we decided to split our time between the southern and northern sides of the island. While on the south side, we stayed at…

Sharon and I have an unusual affection for Roy’s Restaurants. The James Beard award-winning chef Roy Yamaguchi started Roy’s in Honolulu in 1988 and the chain eventually became a part…

Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa is located in Hawai’i, on Oahu. It’s a part of the Disney Vacation Club, which is the Disney Company’s version of a timeshare. Since…

Hawaii is falling apart, y’all. Last September, the Honolulu City Council voted to remove the 3,922-step Haiku Stairs. The site was already closed to the public because it was private…

People who collect Chase Ultimate Rewards know you can use points to book travel through the Chase Travel Portal. While you can book flights, hotels and rental cars, many avoid…

One of the best questions you can ever ask hotel staff was invented by my father-in-law. In fact, we discovered the best restaurants we ever visited in the American Southwest,…