https://beatofhawaii.com/ Hawai`i Travel News Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:29:09 +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/returning-your-hawaii-car-rental-might-soon-come-with-a-surprise/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=returning-your-hawaii-car-rental-might-soon-come-with-a-surprise https://beatofhawaii.com/returning-your-hawaii-car-rental-might-soon-come-with-a-surprise/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:28:06 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=92688 AI rental car scanners are now operating in Hawaii, changing what can happen after you return the keys and head for your flight.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/returning-your-hawaii-car-rental-might-soon-come-with-a-surprise/feed/ 55 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 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:01:19 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103147 Hawaii travelers who cut their airport timing close on inter island flights, take note. Long-familiar Hawaiian check-in rules are changing.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/youve-already-flown-hawaiians-new-jets-and-didnt-know-it/feed/ 19 https://beatofhawaii.com/what-really-happened-aboard-maui-flight-pilots-on-oxygen/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-really-happened-aboard-maui-flight-pilots-on-oxygen https://beatofhawaii.com/what-really-happened-aboard-maui-flight-pilots-on-oxygen/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:20:19 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=104496 The fumes wouldn't clear, passengers became sick, and after the Maui flight landed in Honolulu, another troubling detail emerged.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/what-really-happened-aboard-maui-flight-pilots-on-oxygen/feed/ 2 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-restaurant-fees-leave-diners-saying-pau/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-restaurant-fees-leave-diners-saying-pau https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-restaurant-fees-leave-diners-saying-pau/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:05 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=104467 Kitchen surcharges and automatic 20% gratuities are showing up together at Hawaii restaurants, leaving diners to figure out what's already included.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-restaurant-fees-leave-diners-saying-pau/feed/ 88 https://beatofhawaii.com/roy-yamaguchi-takes-on-hawaiis-controversial-dolphin-park/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roy-yamaguchi-takes-on-hawaiis-controversial-dolphin-park https://beatofhawaii.com/roy-yamaguchi-takes-on-hawaiis-controversial-dolphin-park/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:59:09 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103545 Sea Life Park's new owners have started spending on long-delayed upgrades, but the bigger change involves the captive dolphins visitors still come to see.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/roy-yamaguchi-takes-on-hawaiis-controversial-dolphin-park/feed/ 8 https://beatofhawaii.com/mala-ocean-tavern-beat-mamas-then-happy-hour-beat-dinner/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mala-ocean-tavern-beat-mamas-then-happy-hour-beat-dinner https://beatofhawaii.com/mala-ocean-tavern-beat-mamas-then-happy-hour-beat-dinner/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:14:05 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=103957 Readers sent us to Mala Ocean Tavern, Maui’s most talked-about Lahaina eateries. After an award-winning year and a long post-fire return, here's what it feels like now.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/mala-ocean-tavern-beat-mamas-then-happy-hour-beat-dinner/feed/ 13 https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-reopening-but-six-famous-parks-remain-closed/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kauai-reopening-but-six-famous-parks-remain-closed https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-reopening-but-six-famous-parks-remain-closed/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:57:08 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=104445 Road repairs are advancing across Kauai, but six major state parks remain closed, with no reopening dates as repairs continue after widespread damage.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-reopening-but-six-famous-parks-remain-closed/feed/ 4 https://beatofhawaii.com/some-hawaii-roads-have-nowhere-left-to-go/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-hawaii-roads-have-nowhere-left-to-go https://beatofhawaii.com/some-hawaii-roads-have-nowhere-left-to-go/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:22:00 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=104420 Hawaii is testing an unusual alternative to seawalls: massive offshore structures that researchers hope will grow into a living reef and weaken waves.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/some-hawaii-roads-have-nowhere-left-to-go/feed/ 3 https://beatofhawaii.com/na-pali-tours-upended-as-two-kauai-harbors-stay-closed/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=na-pali-tours-upended-as-two-kauai-harbors-stay-closed https://beatofhawaii.com/na-pali-tours-upended-as-two-kauai-harbors-stay-closed/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:52:08 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=104362 Port Allen access is back, but major Kauai boat tours still aren't. One operator has now extended cancellations through September 26.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/na-pali-tours-upended-as-two-kauai-harbors-stay-closed/feed/ 12 noPort Allen access is back, but major Kauai boat tours still aren't. One operator has now extended cancellations through September 26.Port Allen access is back, but major Kauai boat tours still aren't. One operator has now extended cancellations through September 26.Hawaii Travel News https://beatofhawaii.com/who-decides-when-visitors-should-return-to-kauai/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-decides-when-visitors-should-return-to-kauai https://beatofhawaii.com/who-decides-when-visitors-should-return-to-kauai/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:55:06 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=104371 Kauai businesses urgently need visitors and their spending back, even as nearly one in five electric accounts remains without power and recovery convoys continue on highways. The island is caught between recovery and the need to get its economy moving again.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/who-decides-when-visitors-should-return-to-kauai/feed/ 34 https://beatofhawaii.com/will-your-hawaii-rental-be-legal-when-you-arrive/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-your-hawaii-rental-be-legal-when-you-arrive https://beatofhawaii.com/will-your-hawaii-rental-be-legal-when-you-arrive/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:39:26 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=96780 Hawaii Island's new vacation rental registration is live, but a registration number alone doesn't settle if a property is legally allowed to operate.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/will-your-hawaii-rental-be-legal-when-you-arrive/feed/ 32 https://beatofhawaii.com/whats-working-on-kauai-whats-not-and-where-visitors-cant-go/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-working-on-kauai-whats-not-and-where-visitors-cant-go https://beatofhawaii.com/whats-working-on-kauai-whats-not-and-where-visitors-cant-go/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:41:03 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=104331 Visitors arriving on Kauai face a changing mix of closed attractions, restricted access and services still recovering, even as much of the island returns to normal.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/whats-working-on-kauai-whats-not-and-where-visitors-cant-go/feed/ 27