https://beatofhawaii.com/ Hawai`i Travel News Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:52:38 +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/the-hawaii-caterpillar-that-burns-like-fiberglass/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hawaii-caterpillar-that-burns-like-fiberglass https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-caterpillar-that-burns-like-fiberglass/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:52:35 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102321 A tiny invasive caterpillar is turning up again this summer with a sting that hurts. Here’s where it hides around trails, and gardens, and what to do if you get stung.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-caterpillar-that-burns-like-fiberglass/feed/ 0 https://beatofhawaii.com/you-dont-need-the-395-card-to-share-hawaiian-points-free-we-just-did/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-dont-need-the-395-card-to-share-hawaiian-points-free-we-just-did https://beatofhawaii.com/you-dont-need-the-395-card-to-share-hawaiian-points-free-we-just-did/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:52:00 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102316 We thought sharing Hawaiian points free required the Alaska $395 card too. Then we tried it with the Hawaiian Mastercard, and Atmos points moved with no fee.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/you-dont-need-the-395-card-to-share-hawaiian-points-free-we-just-did/feed/ 0 https://beatofhawaii.com/kalaupapa-tours-start-in-july-at-21-but-youll-earn-every-step/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kalaupapa-tours-start-in-july-at-21-but-youll-earn-every-step https://beatofhawaii.com/kalaupapa-tours-start-in-july-at-21-but-youll-earn-every-step/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:51:26 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102315 The National Park Service restores public access after Aunty Meli's death. But the trail is strenuous, and every step down and back out has to be earned.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/kalaupapa-tours-start-in-july-at-21-but-youll-earn-every-step/feed/ 0 noThe National Park Service restores public access after Aunty Meli's death. But the trail is strenuous, and every step down and back out has to be earned.The National Park Service restores public access after Aunty Meli's death. But the trail is strenuous, and every step down and back out has to be earned.Hawaii Travel News https://beatofhawaii.com/two-rescued-on-kauais-waipoo-falls-trail-it-looks-easier-than-it-is/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-rescued-on-kauais-waipoo-falls-trail-it-looks-easier-than-it-is https://beatofhawaii.com/two-rescued-on-kauais-waipoo-falls-trail-it-looks-easier-than-it-is/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:10:09 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102244 Two visitors were rescued from Kauai's Waipoo Falls Trail in one week, both injured on a hike that looks easier than it is.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/two-rescued-on-kauais-waipoo-falls-trail-it-looks-easier-than-it-is/feed/ 1 https://beatofhawaii.com/the-5-money-saving-moves-hawaii-visitors-regret-most/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-5-money-saving-moves-hawaii-visitors-regret-most https://beatofhawaii.com/the-5-money-saving-moves-hawaii-visitors-regret-most/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:34:20 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102249 Cutting costs on a Hawaii trip feels smart from home. Once you arrive, those small savings can turn into compromises visitors regret most.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-5-money-saving-moves-hawaii-visitors-regret-most/feed/ 11 https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-coffee-saved-15-year-lease-ends-six-months-of-uncertainty/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kauai-coffee-saved-15-year-lease-ends-six-months-of-uncertainty https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-coffee-saved-15-year-lease-ends-six-months-of-uncertainty/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:28:50 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102279 Kauai Coffee is saved, with a new lease signed, the visitor center staying open, and roughly 136 jobs secured. After months of WARN notices and uncertainty, workers finally got the answer they had been waiting for.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/kauai-coffee-saved-15-year-lease-ends-six-months-of-uncertainty/feed/ 20 https://beatofhawaii.com/more-hawaii-visitors-are-flying-overnight-heres-what-the-fbi-says/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-hawaii-visitors-are-flying-overnight-heres-what-the-fbi-says https://beatofhawaii.com/more-hawaii-visitors-are-flying-overnight-heres-what-the-fbi-says/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:32:58 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102241 The overnight flight has become the default way home from Hawaii. The FBI says long overnight flights with sleeping passengers share conditions associated with passenger-on-passenger sexual assault, even though such incidents remain rare.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/more-hawaii-visitors-are-flying-overnight-heres-what-the-fbi-says/feed/ 9 https://beatofhawaii.com/the-maui-vacation-rental-you-book-just-got-a-reprieve-it-may-still-be-going-away/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-maui-vacation-rental-you-book-just-got-a-reprieve-it-may-still-be-going-away https://beatofhawaii.com/the-maui-vacation-rental-you-book-just-got-a-reprieve-it-may-still-be-going-away/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:32:25 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102251 Maui just opened a path for thousands of vacation rentals to survive Bill 9's phase-out, making the place you book look safe again. But one owner told the council that using that path could cost $200,000 to $500,000 per property, leaving the rental you return to in limbo after all.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-maui-vacation-rental-you-book-just-got-a-reprieve-it-may-still-be-going-away/feed/ 7 https://beatofhawaii.com/how-cell-phones-ruined-hawaii-travel/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-cell-phones-ruined-hawaii-travel https://beatofhawaii.com/how-cell-phones-ruined-hawaii-travel/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:31:44 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102196 A Hawaii resident who walks the same miles every morning says at least a third of the visitors he passes are here, but not really looking. They crossed an ocean to reach Hawaii, then walk past its sounds, scents, and everyday beauty with a phone five inches from their face.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/how-cell-phones-ruined-hawaii-travel/feed/ 14 https://beatofhawaii.com/outrigger-reopened-kauai-beach-resort-with-roy-yamaguchi-what-we-uncovered/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outrigger-reopened-kauai-beach-resort-with-roy-yamaguchi-what-we-uncovered https://beatofhawaii.com/outrigger-reopened-kauai-beach-resort-with-roy-yamaguchi-what-we-uncovered/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:02:40 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101997 We were there when Outrigger and Roy Yamaguchi unveiled the reopened Kauai Beach Resort, then paid to stay the night. What we found behind the celebration is a resort still telling two very different stories.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/outrigger-reopened-kauai-beach-resort-with-roy-yamaguchi-what-we-uncovered/feed/ 14 noWe were there when Outrigger and Roy Yamaguchi unveiled the reopened Kauai Beach Resort, then paid to stay the night. What we found behind the celebration is a resort still telling two very different stories.We were there when Outrigger and Roy Yamaguchi unveiled the reopened Kauai Beach Resort, then paid to stay the night. What we found behind the celebration is a resort still telling two very different stories.Hawaii Travel News https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-rental-car-company-now-under-federal-recall-investigation/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-rental-car-company-now-under-federal-recall-investigation https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-rental-car-company-now-under-federal-recall-investigation/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:52:11 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102220 A federal NHTSA investigation now names a rental car company serving Hawaii travelers on Kauai, Maui, and Oahu. Before driving off the lot, here’s the free VIN check every Hawaii renter should know about.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-rental-car-company-now-under-federal-recall-investigation/feed/ 5 https://beatofhawaii.com/coco-palms-just-got-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coco-palms-just-got-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars https://beatofhawaii.com/coco-palms-just-got-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:05:03 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=102184 It is the largest commitment ever attached to Coco Palms on Kauai. After 33 years of broken promises since Hurricane Iniki, a 2028 reopening has real money behind it.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/coco-palms-just-got-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars/feed/ 33