https://beatofhawaii.com/ Hawai`i Travel News Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:43:57 +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-flight-was-100-full-yet-seats-cost-more-than-ever/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hawaii-flight-was-100-full-yet-seats-cost-more-than-ever https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-flight-was-100-full-yet-seats-cost-more-than-ever/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:37:23 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101799 We flew into Hawaii on a full flight, every seat taken, the same day readers were again saying they were done with the islands. The cabin said one thing and the comments said another, and that gap may be the clearest picture of where Hawaii travel sits right now.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-flight-was-100-full-yet-seats-cost-more-than-ever/feed/ 0 https://beatofhawaii.com/the-photo-that-protected-hawaii-turtles-better-than-any-rule/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-photo-that-protected-hawaii-turtles-better-than-any-rule https://beatofhawaii.com/the-photo-that-protected-hawaii-turtles-better-than-any-rule/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:35:51 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101792 Most Hawaii turtle protection leans on rules, barriers, and warnings. A NOAA-funded study found something that worked better: giving visitors a photo they could only get by staying at least 10 feet back.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-photo-that-protected-hawaii-turtles-better-than-any-rule/feed/ 0 https://beatofhawaii.com/oahu-site-closed-for-80-years-opened-tours-and-sold-out-almost-instantly/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oahu-site-closed-for-80-years-opened-tours-and-sold-out-almost-instantly https://beatofhawaii.com/oahu-site-closed-for-80-years-opened-tours-and-sold-out-almost-instantly/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:59:16 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101781 For eighty years, the Oahu gulch where Hawaii ran its largest wartime incarceration camp has been closed to the public, first forgotten entirely, then locked behind gates. Now more than 500 people are waiting for just 132 spots, and the last seats may be filled only a day before each tour.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/oahu-site-closed-for-80-years-opened-tours-and-sold-out-almost-instantly/feed/ 5 https://beatofhawaii.com/one-submarine-is-back-at-lahaina-harbor-almost-nothing-else-is/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-submarine-is-back-at-lahaina-harbor-almost-nothing-else-is https://beatofhawaii.com/one-submarine-is-back-at-lahaina-harbor-almost-nothing-else-is/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:37:07 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101768 The Lahaina submarine tours that defined the harbor for three decades are running again, and visitors are already booking. What they'll find is no electricity, no moored boats, a temporary slip, and a rebuild that runs far longer than most realize.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/one-submarine-is-back-at-lahaina-harbor-almost-nothing-else-is/feed/ 14 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiis-black-sand-beach-just-got-much-harder-to-reach/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaiis-black-sand-beach-just-got-much-harder-to-reach https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiis-black-sand-beach-just-got-much-harder-to-reach/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:13:00 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101758 Many Maui visitors plan their Road to Hana day around this famous black sand beach. Starting June 6 the park may close entirely to visitors on some days until early 2027.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiis-black-sand-beach-just-got-much-harder-to-reach/feed/ 11 https://beatofhawaii.com/this-honolulu-restaurant-was-just-closed-for-sewage-and-youd-never-know/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-honolulu-restaurant-was-just-closed-for-sewage-and-youd-never-know https://beatofhawaii.com/this-honolulu-restaurant-was-just-closed-for-sewage-and-youd-never-know/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:48:17 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101746 A longtime Honolulu plate lunch spot was just red-placarded after inspectors found raw sewage across the kitchen floor. We searched Hawaii's own inspection portal for it the same day and found nothing, which is the problem for any diner trying to check first.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/this-honolulu-restaurant-was-just-closed-for-sewage-and-youd-never-know/feed/ 1 https://beatofhawaii.com/spending-up-sharks-up-rescues-up-but-hawaii-visitors-down/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spending-up-sharks-up-rescues-up-but-hawaii-visitors-down https://beatofhawaii.com/spending-up-sharks-up-rescues-up-but-hawaii-visitors-down/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:50:25 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101736 Hawaii has fewer visitors this spring, yet spending is up, beaches keep closing, and ocean rescues keep surfacing. That sounds like four stories, but it may be one visitor wearing four different hats.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/spending-up-sharks-up-rescues-up-but-hawaii-visitors-down/feed/ 19 https://beatofhawaii.com/vacation-receipts-of-13320-a-pilots-farewell-hawaii-voices-that-stopped-us/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vacation-receipts-of-13320-a-pilots-farewell-hawaii-voices-that-stopped-us https://beatofhawaii.com/vacation-receipts-of-13320-a-pilots-farewell-hawaii-voices-that-stopped-us/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:35:04 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101687 A long-time visitor laid out the receipts. A Hawaiian Airlines pilot said goodbye. Plus a reader who saw the rock-throwing story differently than anyone else.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/vacation-receipts-of-13320-a-pilots-farewell-hawaii-voices-that-stopped-us/feed/ 20 https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-airport-check-first-time-visitors-never-see-coming/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hawaii-airport-check-first-time-visitors-never-see-coming https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-airport-check-first-time-visitors-never-see-coming/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:20:28 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101714 First-time Hawaii visitors often sail through arrival, then discover an airport line they never knew existed before the flight home. Here is what to expect, what to leave behind, and why so many travelers only find out too late.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-hawaii-airport-check-first-time-visitors-never-see-coming/feed/ 15 https://beatofhawaii.com/a-lei-is-fine-to-hawaii-but-not-to-rome-the-part-everyone-missed/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-lei-is-fine-to-hawaii-but-not-to-rome-the-part-everyone-missed https://beatofhawaii.com/a-lei-is-fine-to-hawaii-but-not-to-rome-the-part-everyone-missed/#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 10:05:42 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101691 A Hawaiian Airlines story went viral. Former HA flight attendants can now wear a lei only on certain flights. Here’s what the rule actually says.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/a-lei-is-fine-to-hawaii-but-not-to-rome-the-part-everyone-missed/feed/ 28 https://beatofhawaii.com/when-a-hawaii-turtle-needs-protection-and-nobody-is-there/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-a-hawaii-turtle-needs-protection-and-nobody-is-there https://beatofhawaii.com/when-a-hawaii-turtle-needs-protection-and-nobody-is-there/#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 13:26:06 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101672 On Hawaii beaches without ropes or volunteers, a resting turtle can look like a rock until visitors are already too close. We live between two very different turtle encounters, and the contrast raises the question almost no one can answer: what do you do when harassment happens and no one is there to stop it?]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/when-a-hawaii-turtle-needs-protection-and-nobody-is-there/feed/ 22 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-is-worth-rowing-an-ocean-to-reach/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-is-worth-rowing-an-ocean-to-reach https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-is-worth-rowing-an-ocean-to-reach/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 13:23:53 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101675 Why will people still cross an ocean to reach Hawaii? Somewhere out on the Pacific right now, a woman is rowing alone toward Oahu, with months of open water between her and the islands.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-is-worth-rowing-an-ocean-to-reach/feed/ 0