https://beatofhawaii.com/ Hawai`i Travel News Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:46:57 +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/you-did-everything-right-bought-new-fda-sunscreen-maui-wont-let-you-use-it/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-did-everything-right-bought-new-fda-sunscreen-maui-wont-let-you-use-it https://beatofhawaii.com/you-did-everything-right-bought-new-fda-sunscreen-maui-wont-let-you-use-it/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:46:53 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101863 You buy the newest sunscreen, do exactly what health experts have urged, and pack it for Maui. Then you land and find out Hawaii's local rules may not let you use it.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/you-did-everything-right-bought-new-fda-sunscreen-maui-wont-let-you-use-it/feed/ 14 https://beatofhawaii.com/will-big-beach-get-a-reservation-system-mauis-answer-keeps-changing/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-big-beach-get-a-reservation-system-mauis-answer-keeps-changing https://beatofhawaii.com/will-big-beach-get-a-reservation-system-mauis-answer-keeps-changing/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:32:02 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101857 Maui visitors have a new assurance that Big Beach won't become another Haena. But DLNR's own record shows it was discussing reservations only 3 years ago.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/will-big-beach-get-a-reservation-system-mauis-answer-keeps-changing/feed/ 6 https://beatofhawaii.com/the-cheapest-hawaii-airfare-now-earns-you-nothing-on-every-airline-but-one/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cheapest-hawaii-airfare-now-earns-you-nothing-on-every-airline-but-one https://beatofhawaii.com/the-cheapest-hawaii-airfare-now-earns-you-nothing-on-every-airline-but-one/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:54:10 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101834 Book the cheapest seat to Hawaii and the old loyalty bargain is about to vanish. Alaska is the last major carrier to stop rewarding its bottom fare, leaving travelers to choose what they value more: the airline or the dollar.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/the-cheapest-hawaii-airfare-now-earns-you-nothing-on-every-airline-but-one/feed/ 8 https://beatofhawaii.com/kalaupapa-just-lost-what-made-tours-possible-now-what/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kalaupapa-just-lost-what-made-tours-possible-now-what https://beatofhawaii.com/kalaupapa-just-lost-what-made-tours-possible-now-what/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:17:17 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101825 The Kalaupapa patient-resident who made public tours possible has died, leaving the future of visiting one of Hawaii's most sacred places no longer guaranteed.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/kalaupapa-just-lost-what-made-tours-possible-now-what/feed/ 13 https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-hotels-step-in-before-visitors-reach-the-beach/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|*&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-hotels-step-in-before-visitors-reach-the-beach https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-hotels-step-in-before-visitors-reach-the-beach/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:22:41 +0000 https://beatofhawaii.com/?p=101821 The next person warning you to stay back from wildlife may not be at the beach. It could be the hotel clerk giving you a key. Hawaii pushes wildlife warnings to the front desk to reach visitors before the sand.]]> https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaii-hotels-step-in-before-visitors-reach-the-beach/feed/ 5 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/#comments 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/ 31 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/#comments 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/ 7 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/ 7 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/ 16 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/ 20