Win a free 5-day car rental from HAWAII Magazine and Dollar Rent-A-Car

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 12:15 PM Want a set of wheels on your next Hawaii vacation? Check out our new Hot Deals page for a chance to win a FREE five-day car rental from us and our friends at Dollar Rent-A-Car.   More

Alaska Airlines fall sale includes Hawaii flights as low as $148

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 10:48 AM A fall fare sale from Alaska Airlines includes one-way flights between Hawaii and many of the carrier’s Mainland West Coast destinations for as low as $148.   More

VIDEO: Where Big Island of Hawaii lava meets the sea

posted by: John Heckathorn on Mon Aug 31, 2009 at 05:14 PM In the current issue of HAWAII Magazine, we take you off the coast of the Big Island, where the lava from Kilauea volcano pours explosively into the sea. Here’s something we couldn’t put in the magazine: some spectacular video footage.  More

Which Hawaiian Island(s) should you visit? Here's our guide.

posted by: John Heckathorn and Kalei Talwar on Fri Aug 28, 2009 at 11:15 AM Deciding which of our Islands to visit on vacation? In answer to a reader question, we've put together a handy guide to help you with choosing—with some notes on keeping costs down.  More

Big Island of Hawaii's Mauna Lani Bay Hotel closing for renovations

posted by: Chris Bailey on Tue Aug 25, 2009 at 01:25 AM The South Kohala Coast's Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows will temporarily shut down on Sept. 1 for two months of "small renovations" on its guest rooms and public spaces.  More

“Best of Hawaii” 2009: Our favorite Hawaii road trips

posted by: Derek Paiva and HAWAII Magazine staff on Wed Aug 19, 2009 at 10:09 AM HAWAII Magazine's annual "Best of Hawaii" issue is out—packed with reader and editor insights on the best of everything in the Islands. Here's a sample of what you'll find in it: Our favorite Hawaii road trips.  More

Starwood deal discounts fall season room rates at 10 Hawaii resorts

posted by: Chris Bailey on Mon Aug 17, 2009 at 01:44 PM Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ “Value in Paradise” promotion lowers room rates at 10 properties statewide—including the luxe, iconic Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. There’s a discounted rate and property for every type of Hawaii traveler.   More

HawaiiMagazine.com hana hou! Catching up with our best posts.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Aug 14, 2009 at 10:39 AM Time to catch up with our most-popular Web posts again! Every few months, we bring our brand new HawaiiMagazine.com readers—and regular readers who may have missed stuff—up to date with the best and most popular of our daily Web site posts. Here's the latest batch.   More

Felicia dissipating over Hawaii. Storm watch lifted statewide.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Aug 11, 2009 at 11:12 AM The National Weather Service has lifted all storm watches for Hawaii as Tropical Depression Felicia begins to dissipate over the Islands. We've got the forecasts for each of the Islands here.  More

Tropical Storm Felicia weakening as it nears Hawaii

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 05:37 PM Tropical Storm Felicia is continuing to weaken on its slow trek toward the Hawaiian Islands. Forecasters predict it will follow a course taking it north of Maui and directly over Molokai on Tuesday before passing south of Oahu on Wednesday.  More