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Disney Aulani’s Rainbow Reef Rocks!
If you stay at Aulani , Disney’s new resort and spa at Ko Olina, Oahu, you should not miss the opportunity to do a little snorkeling. No, not outside in the lagoon–although you can rent masks and do just that–but inside the resort itself. Yep, Aulani’s 3,000 square foot artificial lagoon provides guests with a fish viewing experience unmatched in the Hawaiian islands! Seriously! I’ve been lucky enough to snorkel at some amazing places in Hawaii, but none have provided the opportunity to see so many native Hawaiian fish in one place as offered by Aulani’s Rainbow Reef. Here’s what’s offered: 1300 fish including 40 different types such as Angel Fish, Yellow Tangs, Butterflyfish and more. Shallow (from 2′ shallows to 8′ at its deepest) enough for kids (or chickens of the sea ) Calm lagoon–no waves or currents to worry about. Two life guards, including one in the water at all times. Tank-bred fish–which means they love swimming with you! No predators to worry about! A viewing platform for those that don’t want to get wet! Sure, you won’t see a dolphin, sea turtle or octopus in the Rainbow Reef, but if you’re looking for a fun, safe way for the entire family to experience Hawaii’s native tropical fish, it’s hard to beat! I could say more, but I’ll let this video convince you of why you should check out Disney Aulani’s Rainbow Reef: (Email readers, click here to watch the Rainbow Reef snorkeing video ) What You Need to Know: The lagoon is open from 8 am until 5 pm. No more than 30 people are allowed in the lagoon at any one time. Open to all ages, provided you can swim unassisted. Pricing is $20 adults / $15 children for 30 minutes or “length of stay” for $39 and $29 Viewing from the cave is free. Check with Rainbow Reef staff for special fish feeding times.
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...A Private Chartered Dive Boat Day In Kauai
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
What could be better than heading out on a scuba diving excursion in Kauai? A chartered dive trip for you and 12 of your closest friends and colleagues! My second trip to Hawaii occurred just 9 months after my first trip to the Big Island, when I headed to Lihue, Kauai for a small work conference – which of course, was more fun than work. One of the attendees, an accomplished diver himself, arranged for most of the group to take an “Intro to Diving” course with SeaSport Divers out of Poipu early in the morning. The three certified divers in the group met them a couple hours later and we took over the boat for the day and headed towards the dive sites for the day. The boat followed a large pod of dolphins as we made our way there. Diving Sheraton Caverns in Kauai Sheraton Caverns is well known as one of the most popular dive sites in Kauai located several hundred yards off the beach in front of the Sheraton Kauai , although it is commonly accessed by boat, and several tour operations visit the area daily. The dive site is suitable for beginners and enjoyable for advanced divers because of the abundance of Hawaiian green turtles living in the area, reaching various depths of 35-70 feet. It boasts vibrant marine life community within the interesting lava formations and partial lava tubes blessed with wider channels and archways to swim through. Still feeling like nervous and inexperienced diver myself, I was calmed by the fact that we were going to relatively tame dive sites and my experienced friend who had organized the trip was watching out for me. For the most part, I had an enjoyable set of dives that day. As you can see in the video from our Sheraton Caverns outing, we were fortunate to spot several large eels and multiple octopuses (including a mating pair at 5:20). The highlight of the dive (for me anyway) was my first swim with a very large male turtle, probably as long as 5’ (almost as tall as I am) – I stayed with him for quite awhile, beginning at 6:30 in the clip: (Email subscribers: click here for the video link .) Snorkeling in Kauai On Kauai, we also spent a couple hours snorkeling at Tunnels Beach, which came highly recommended, and based on some YouTube videos from the spot , I can see why – lots to see, even the occasional reef shark, but I got skunked the day I went, and had some rough waves to contend with while snorkeling. Another afternoon brought us to Poipu County Beach Park, where we happily hung out right by the edge of the private beach at the Koa Kea Hotel, in the shade of a palm, and in close view of a resting Hawaiian Monk Seal. Overall, I was not impressed with the main ‘snorkeling’ area on this beach – you can’t go out very far, it was overcrowded, and worst of all, the bay was so shallow that you would often scrape along the rocky / reef bottom by the waves. It was, however, plentiful with silver and yellow trumpetfish. About the Author: Elisabeth Ostrander is an experienced travel journalist, although a past life saw her writing mainly about snow based activities such as skiing and snowboarding, she has slowly started to succumb to the allure of surf, sand & scuba … in between ski seasons, that is. © 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...Elvis in Hawaii
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Elvis Presley and Hawaii went together like chocolate and macadamia nuts. The two definitely had a beautiful love affair with each other.
Continue reading...Elvis in Hawaii
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Elvis Presley and Hawaii went together like chocolate and macadamia nuts. The two definitely had a beautiful love affair with each other.
Continue reading...Kualoa Ranch Video
Thursday, July 14, 2011
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a fan of devinsupertramp’s YouTube videos . His newest video of Kualoa Ranch is yet another fantastic one! (Email subscribers: click here to see this Kualoa Ranch video .) This video could
Continue reading...Kualoa Ranch Video
Thursday, July 14, 2011
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a fan of devinsupertramp’s YouTube videos . His newest video of Kualoa Ranch is yet another fantastic one! (Email subscribers: click here to see this Kualoa Ranch video .) This video could
Continue reading...Happy Independence Day!
Monday, July 4, 2011
How about something Hawaiian and patriotic on this holiday? I wanted to share this awesome video of Hawaii’s Jake Shimabukuro playing the Star-Spangled Banner on the ukulele. (Email subscribers: click here to access the video .) I hope your 4th of July is a happy and safe one! If you’re celebrating Independence Day in Hawaii, check out all the great things to do on July 4th in Hawaii . © 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...Celebration of Hawaiian Steel Guitar at Waikiki Beach Walk
Thursday, June 23, 2011
If you have plans to be on Oahu this July, check out the 2nd Annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk . The festival kicks off on Sunday, July 3 rd with an expanded program from 5 to 8 p.m. This festival is free and open to the public. The festival only lasted one day in 2010. In its second year, the festival has grown to last throughout July with celebrations planned each Sunday through July. Here’s the line up for the 2011 festival: July 3 – Stars of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar
Continue reading...An amazing Kauai video you really should see…
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Do you feel the need to be whisked away to Kauai today? Well, this video by the uber talented youtuber devinsupertramp might just do the trick. (Email subscribers, click here to access the video.) © 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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