https://beatofhawaii.com/ Hawai`i Travel News Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:18:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://beatofhawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-on_white-1-32x32.png https://beatofhawaii.com/ 32 32 noHawai`i Travel News https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-coffee-looks-normal-the-workers-know-it-isnt/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kauai-coffee-looks-normal-the-workers-know-it-isnt https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-coffee-looks-normal-the-workers-know-it-isnt/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:18:26 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99915 Visitors still line up for samples at Kauai Coffee. The employees pouring them aren't sure how much longer they'll have jobs.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-coffee-looks-normal-the-workers-know-it-isnt/feed/ 0 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-keeps-adding-fees-and-rules-this-park-is-still-free/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-keeps-adding-fees-and-rules-this-park-is-still-free https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-keeps-adding-fees-and-rules-this-park-is-still-free/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:06:31 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=98361 At a time when Hawaii keeps adding fees and rules, we found a free park with no gate, no fee, and no reservation sign.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-keeps-adding-fees-and-rules-this-park-is-still-free/feed/ 0 https://beatofhawaii.com/island-time-in-hawaii-works-for-fishing-not-for-failures/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=island-time-in-hawaii-works-for-fishing-not-for-failures https://beatofhawaii.com/island-time-in-hawaii-works-for-fishing-not-for-failures/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:18:54 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=96452 "Island time" still means slow down and talk story. But now it also gets used for delays, broken systems, and problems in Hawaii that sit too long before anyone acts.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/island-time-in-hawaii-works-for-fishing-not-for-failures/feed/ 17 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-seaglider-wing-hits-water-in-testing-military-moves-ahead/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-seaglider-wing-hits-water-in-testing-military-moves-ahead https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-seaglider-wing-hits-water-in-testing-military-moves-ahead/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:43:41 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99865 Hawaii's promised electric seaglider with $30 island hopper that was going to replace interisland flights was damaged, is delayed, and now a military project.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-seaglider-wing-hits-water-in-testing-military-moves-ahead/feed/ 25 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiian-airlines-30-off-sale-ends-tomorrow-thats-not-the-real-story/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaiian-airlines-30-off-sale-ends-tomorrow-thats-not-the-real-story https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiian-airlines-30-off-sale-ends-tomorrow-thats-not-the-real-story/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:41:34 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99840 Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines has a 30% off sale running through tomorrow, March 7, that includes transpacific and interisland. ]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiian-airlines-30-off-sale-ends-tomorrow-thats-not-the-real-story/feed/ 5 https://beatofhawaii.com/giovannis-famous-garlic-shrimp-was-not-what-we-expected/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=giovannis-famous-garlic-shrimp-was-not-what-we-expected https://beatofhawaii.com/giovannis-famous-garlic-shrimp-was-not-what-we-expected/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:01:07 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99772 The garlic hit us before we even got out of the car, and the line at the famous truck was already stretching across the gravel lot. What we found when we finally sat down with our plates was not quite what we expected.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/giovannis-famous-garlic-shrimp-was-not-what-we-expected/feed/ 7 https://beatofhawaii.com/poipu-beach-was-their-hideout-it-did-not-go-well/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poipu-beach-was-their-hideout-it-did-not-go-well https://beatofhawaii.com/poipu-beach-was-their-hideout-it-did-not-go-well/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:45:18 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99825 Poipu Beach was where it ended. Two California fugitives wanted in connection with a deputy shooting chose one of Kauai's busiest resort beaches as their hideout, and lasted nine days.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/poipu-beach-was-their-hideout-it-did-not-go-well/feed/ 4 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-is-coming-for-airbnb/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-is-coming-for-airbnb https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-is-coming-for-airbnb/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:17:57 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99806 Hawaii visitors have long assumed that if a rental appeared on Airbnb, it was legal to book. A new bill now moving through Hawaii could change that, reaching directly into your reservation, your taxes, and even the state’s tourism authority.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-is-coming-for-airbnb/feed/ 17 https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-visitors-furious-after-waterfall-charges-20-for-a-10-minute-stop/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kauai-visitors-furious-after-waterfall-charges-20-for-a-10-minute-stop https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-visitors-furious-after-waterfall-charges-20-for-a-10-minute-stop/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:48:34 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99800 Visitors at Opaekaa Falls say the first thing they see is someone jogging toward their car with a credit card reader in hand. The fee is $10 per vehicle plus $5 per person for what many describe as a 10-minute stop.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-visitors-furious-after-waterfall-charges-20-for-a-10-minute-stop/feed/ 51 https://beatofhawaii.com/the-places-visitors-love-most-in-hawaii-just-hit-their-limit/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-places-visitors-love-most-in-hawaii-just-hit-their-limit https://beatofhawaii.com/the-places-visitors-love-most-in-hawaii-just-hit-their-limit/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:37:35 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99709 Hana Highway, Honolua Bay, Kealakekua Bay, North Shore, Ho'opi'i Falls: the places you build your Hawaii trip around are the same ones buckling under visitor pressure.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-places-visitors-love-most-in-hawaii-just-hit-their-limit/feed/ 11 https://beatofhawaii.com/why-diners-are-rushing-to-honolulus-chinatown-after-dark/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-diners-are-rushing-to-honolulus-chinatown-after-dark https://beatofhawaii.com/why-diners-are-rushing-to-honolulus-chinatown-after-dark/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:36:36 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=98776 Bon Appétit just placed a small Chinatown restaurant among its twenty best new spots in the country. We went to find out if the recognition matches the meal.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/why-diners-are-rushing-to-honolulus-chinatown-after-dark/feed/ 8 https://beatofhawaii.com/the-global-crisis-just-hit-your-hawaii-vacation/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-global-crisis-just-hit-your-hawaii-vacation https://beatofhawaii.com/the-global-crisis-just-hit-your-hawaii-vacation/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:51:58 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=99744 Global instability makes Hawaii more desirable but also more expensive to reach. That dual effect has played out before. Hawaii is not shielded from it now.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-global-crisis-just-hit-your-hawaii-vacation/feed/ 28