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Hau’oli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year)
As 2012 nears, we at Go Visit Hawaii want to wish you Hau’oli Makahiki Hou, the Hawaiian way to say happy new year ! If you’re one of the lucky ones visiting the Aloha State for the New Year’s holiday, check out this roundup of New Year’s Eve fireworks and celebrations across Hawaii .
Continue reading...SPAM Flavored Macadamia Nuts — Would You Try Them?
Thursday, December 29, 2011
When we were visiting Big Island last month, we popped into the visitors center at the Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company to see and taste new flavors. We were amused when we saw SPAM flavored mac nuts. With Hawaii being known for producing yummy macadamia nuts and Hawaii’s long standing love affair with SPAM this flavor was a perfect marriage. I posted the above photo on our facebook page while we were at the Hamakua store. To my surprise, the post drew quite a bit of debate. Some seemed to like the thought while others were not willing to try them. I did taste one of these SPAM flavored nuts. I thought it was actually good. How about you? What do you think of SPAM flavored macadamia nuts? — If you are interesting in sampling macadamia nuts on your Hawaii vacation, see my post, Where to Visit Macadamia Nut Farms in Hawaii .
Continue reading...Kauai’s 15th Annual Festival of Lights
Monday, December 19, 2011
Kauai's Historic County Building in Lihue The Garden Isle of Kauai is all aglow for the Christmas season with their annual Festival of Lights . In its 15th year, Kauai Festival of Lights was created by the community to continue a local tradition that was started more than 50 years ago by Auntie Josie Chansky , a folk artist born and raised on Kauai. For nearly 40 years, Auntie Josie opened her home to neighbors, strangers, tourists – everyone and anyone. People just started showing up on her lawn and then at her door. They wanted to see all the Christmas folk art decorations that she created and displayed on the outside and inside of her home. Auntie Josie’s home became known as “The Christmas House.” Generations of families began making “The Christmas House” part of their holiday traditions to see favorites such as a Christmas tree made of 7,500 green toothpicks, wreaths formed from egg cartons, table decorations constructed with seed pods, and a chandelier fashioned from wire coat hangers. Auntie Josie transformed these humble materials into sparkling treasures. Christmas ornament crafted from a SPAM can. With the grief and passing of Auntie Josie’s husband in 1996, she realized she didn’t have the strength to put up all the decorations herself, Auntie Josie held a garage sale. Luckily, the loss of the “The Christmas House” to the community was recognized and her entire collection was saved by a community member and donated to the County of Kauai. Festival of Lights was born and continues to be run by community volunteers with funding by the County of Kauai, Office of Economic Development, Hawaii Tourism Authority, individuals and private businesses. 2500 toothpicks were used to create this Christmas tree ornament. The Festival of Lights’ treasures have expanded to also include “ Kauai-style ” decorations crafted by local volunteers. Many of the additions are crafted with recycled materials. Festival of Lights runs through December 24at the historic Kauai County Building at 4396Rice Street in Lihue . Visitors can enjoy the Christmas decorations within the Historic County Building between 6:00-8:00 p.m. every Friday-Sunday. Admission is free. For more information, please contact 808-639-8564 or email friends@thefestivaloflights.info . All photos courtesy of the Festival of Lights. © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .
Continue reading...Go Visit Hawaii Has Been Nominated! Will You Please Vote?
Monday, December 12, 2011
We are tickled pink to be nominated among an elite group of 24 favorite travel blogs! Thank you for nominating us! If you have enjoyed reading Go Visit Hawaii, we’d really be honored if you would take a few seconds to vote for us. Follow this link to vote for your favorite travel blog personality .
Continue reading...Mahalo to You
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
With tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day in the U.S., I wanted to thank you for reading Go Visit Hawaii. Mahalo and Happy Thanksgiving! © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .
Continue reading...New Series: Don’t Go To Hawaii Without
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Do you remember the old American Express commercials with the famous tagline, “Don’t leave home without it”? Well, I’m going to start a new series of posts that somewhat plays on that tagline. This new series is – Don’t go to Hawaii without – will highlight all the the items that are our must brings for Hawaii vacations. I’ll publish this series of tips periodically in the coming weeks. My aim in this series is to help highlight some of the things you might not think about as you pack for Hawaii . I hope you find this series to be helpful for your vacation planning. © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .
Continue reading...First Reported 2011 Humpback Whale Sighting
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Per StarAdvertiser report issued yesterday, the first humpback whale sighting of this season was on Monday, September 26th of the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. Sea Quest tour captain Tony Roensch witnessed Monday two tail slaps from a humpback whale yearling in Honaunau Bay, the first confirmed whale sighting in the sanctuary this season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday. September 26th is rather early. Usually the first sightings are in mid-October. I believe this early arrival helps prove my theory that some whales don’t have calendars. This year’s winner of our annual contest to predict the first whale arrival is Robin A. Kelley with a guess of September 19. Congratulations to Robin! © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .
Continue reading...Scenes from the Grand Opening at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa
Friday, September 23, 2011
What a spectacular evening filled with hula, music, mixed with a smidge of Disney’s magic! Aulani emphasizes and honors Hawaiian culture first and foremost while subtly and secondarily incorporating iconic Disney aspects. (I really like that ordering of priorities and I’ll write more on that in the future.) The Grand Opening certainly highlighted Hawaiian culture with traditional chanting, ceremonial conch shell blowing and hula performances. I was impressed that highly revered Hawaiian recording artist, Keali’i Reichel , and his halau (hula group) performed. What a treat to see them live! That was one of two, as they say in Hawaii, chicken skin moments for me. The other moment was hearing When You Wish Upon A Star beautifully sung in the Hawaiian language. You can see parts of both
Continue reading...Contest Alert: Predict the 2011 Hawaii Humpback Whale Arrival
Monday, September 12, 2011
It’s about that time of year for humpback whales to begin trickling in to Hawaii’s protected waters. Officially, whale season doesn’t begin until mid-December, but seems that there’s always some whales that just can’t wait to get back to Hawaii. Can you relate? September 16th is the earliest recorded humpback arrival to Hawaii. Normally, the first sighting is in October. The following list shows the first sightings in recent years: 2006 – October 11 2007 – October 7 2008 – October 8 2009 – October 20 2010 – October 20 We must continue our annual tradition of guessing the first humpback arrival in Hawaii with a contest! This year’s prize is a copy of Discovering Humpback Whales of Hawaii – 125 Fun Facts About Humpbacks . Here’s how the 2011 contest will work: Pick the earliest date you think the first whale sighting will be this year. Enter your prediction in the comments for this blog post. (Sorry facebook friends, but this time only blog comments will be eligible. It’s easier for me to keep track of all the guesses in one spot here on the blog.) The closest prediction without going over will win a prize. You must use a valid email address so that I can contact you when/if your prediction is correct. Note that your email address will not be visible on the comment. In the event of a tie, I will randomly select a winner from the tied predictions. We’ll use Hawaii newspapers and news stations as our source to determine when the first whale has been seen this season. One entry per person will be accepted. Anyone from around the world is eligible to enter. Our last winner was from Milano, Italy. Entries will be accepted through October 1, 2011. In the event that the first whale sighting is before October 1, 2011, valid entries will accepted through the day before the reported sighting. When do you predict Hawaii will have this year’s first sighting? Enter your prediction in the comments! We’re on facebook! Please click here to join us. © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .
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Monday, September 5, 2011
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