https://beatofhawaii.com/ Hawai`i Travel News Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:41:29 +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/kaanapali-resort-attack-leaves-maui-visitors-with-questions/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kaanapali-resort-attack-leaves-maui-visitors-with-questions https://beatofhawaii.com/kaanapali-resort-attack-leaves-maui-visitors-with-questions/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:28:05 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103144 A violent incident at the Kaanapali Alii has left Maui visitors asking what happened. Here's what police have confirmed, what remains unknown, and what comes next.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/kaanapali-resort-attack-leaves-maui-visitors-with-questions/feed/ 9 https://beatofhawaii.com/youve-already-flown-hawaiians-new-jets-and-didnt-know-it/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youve-already-flown-hawaiians-new-jets-and-didnt-know-it https://beatofhawaii.com/youve-already-flown-hawaiians-new-jets-and-didnt-know-it/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:24:19 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103147 Alaska called it a modern fleet for Hawaii. Its own annual report says something the announcement never mentioned, and we've been flying these airplanes across the Pacific for years.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/youve-already-flown-hawaiians-new-jets-and-didnt-know-it/feed/ 2 https://beatofhawaii.com/what-just-happened-when-i-took-hawaiis-new-drivers-license-through-tsa/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-just-happened-when-i-took-hawaiis-new-drivers-license-through-tsa https://beatofhawaii.com/what-just-happened-when-i-took-hawaiis-new-drivers-license-through-tsa/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:23:54 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103141 Hawaii redesigned its driver's license after years of TSA scanning problems. Two days later, the checkpoint took five minutes and a supervisor, with no explanation offered.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/what-just-happened-when-i-took-hawaiis-new-drivers-license-through-tsa/feed/ 3 https://beatofhawaii.com/your-hawaii-rental-car-could-bring-home-a-317-ticket/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-hawaii-rental-car-could-bring-home-a-317-ticket https://beatofhawaii.com/your-hawaii-rental-car-could-bring-home-a-317-ticket/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:19:56 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103089 More speed cameras are headed to Oahu roads visitors drive, including the North Shore. Here's how Hawaii's expanding program could leave rental-car drivers paying long after their vacation ends.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/your-hawaii-rental-car-could-bring-home-a-317-ticket/feed/ 12 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-airfares-make-no-sense-right-now-the-airlines-say-theyre-going-up/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-airfares-make-no-sense-right-now-the-airlines-say-theyre-going-up https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-airfares-make-no-sense-right-now-the-airlines-say-theyre-going-up/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:18:24 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103094 Airlines say Hawaii demand is recovering and fares are strengthening. When we searched routes, we found a messier picture and little sign of a clear trend.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-airfares-make-no-sense-right-now-the-airlines-say-theyre-going-up/feed/ 4 https://beatofhawaii.com/hanalei-bay-brown-water-advisory-arrives-before-saturday-swim-event/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hanalei-bay-brown-water-advisory-arrives-before-saturday-swim-event https://beatofhawaii.com/hanalei-bay-brown-water-advisory-arrives-before-saturday-swim-event/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:18:44 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103106 A brown water advisory has interrupted Hanalei Bay swimming just days before Saturday's swim event. Here's what Kauai visitors need to know.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hanalei-bay-brown-water-advisory-arrives-before-saturday-swim-event/feed/ 2 https://beatofhawaii.com/the-jurassic-you-remember-was-hawaii-then-it-wasnt/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-jurassic-you-remember-was-hawaii-then-it-wasnt https://beatofhawaii.com/the-jurassic-you-remember-was-hawaii-then-it-wasnt/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:49:36 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103046 Jurassic Park helped shape the Hawaii that visitors dreamed of seeing. The newest film went elsewhere, but the Kauai and Oahu landscapes that made the franchise unforgettable are still here.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-jurassic-you-remember-was-hawaii-then-it-wasnt/feed/ 2 noJurassic Park helped shape the Hawaii that visitors dreamed of seeing. The newest film went elsewhere, but the Kauai and Oahu landscapes that made the franchise unforgettable are still here.Jurassic Park helped shape the Hawaii that visitors dreamed of seeing. The newest film went elsewhere, but the Kauai and Oahu landscapes that made the franchise unforgettable are still here.Hawaii Travel News https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-vacation-travelers-refuse-to-give-up/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hawaii-vacation-travelers-refuse-to-give-up https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-vacation-travelers-refuse-to-give-up/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:48:56 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102730 Readers say they will cut almost anything before they cut Hawaii. National research helps explain why travel, and especially Hawaii, holds such a protected place.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-vacation-travelers-refuse-to-give-up/feed/ 5 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiis-beloved-two-seat-side-disappears-in-2028/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaiis-beloved-two-seat-side-disappears-in-2028 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiis-beloved-two-seat-side-disappears-in-2028/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:38:51 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103054 For decades, one simple feature made Hawaiian's interisland flights different: the two-seat side. Alaska has now confirmed it's going away in 2028, along with the Boeing 717 that made it possible. Travelers will gain Wi-Fi, more premium seats and a modern cabin, but they will also lose something many never realized how much they valued.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiis-beloved-two-seat-side-disappears-in-2028/feed/ 24 https://beatofhawaii.com/getting-into-this-kauai-beach-now-is-like-scoring-top-concert-tickets/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-into-this-kauai-beach-now-is-like-scoring-top-concert-tickets https://beatofhawaii.com/getting-into-this-kauai-beach-now-is-like-scoring-top-concert-tickets/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:12:26 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103021 Visitors now rehearse every click to practice the Haena booking system before reservations open. Some say it's worth it, others say it's become too complicated.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/getting-into-this-kauai-beach-now-is-like-scoring-top-concert-tickets/feed/ 25 https://beatofhawaii.com/on-this-kaimuki-block-everything-thrives-but-the-queen/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-this-kaimuki-block-everything-thrives-but-the-queen https://beatofhawaii.com/on-this-kaimuki-block-everything-thrives-but-the-queen/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:07:14 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102155 The last historic theater of its kind in Hawaii is completely out of view after sitting dark for 40 years in bustling Kaimuki.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/on-this-kaimuki-block-everything-thrives-but-the-queen/feed/ 4 https://beatofhawaii.com/you-found-hawaiis-hidden-gem-problem-is-so-did-everyone-else/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-found-hawaiis-hidden-gem-problem-is-so-did-everyone-else https://beatofhawaii.com/you-found-hawaiis-hidden-gem-problem-is-so-did-everyone-else/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:45:47 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102963 You found Hawaii's hidden gem online. By the time you arrive, the parking lot is full, crowds have followed, and the place that looked untouched has already changed.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/you-found-hawaiis-hidden-gem-problem-is-so-did-everyone-else/feed/ 9