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Hawaii Shopping: Bath Salts Bodacious Deal

2009-12-06T06:07:45Z

Lanikai Bath & Body on the Windward Side of Oahu has been making some of the most righteous locally sourced and influenced bath and body products for some time now. Fortunately, they are in the the holiday spirit with some killer deals for under $25. My wife's pick? The Hawaiian

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Billabong Pro on Maui: Best Ladies Contest, Best Free Entertainment

2009-12-05T06:14:59Z

Chicks who rip have a field day at this annual surf tourney on Maui. With a monster swell bearing down on the islands, the ladies will likely get huge surf on one of the most epic breaks in the world, at Honolulu Bay. Natch, Honolua is one of the best

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Best Honeymoon Hotels: Paia Inn Sez Stay 4, Pay 3 Nites

2009-12-05T05:47:34Z

Love, love, love this hotel. Paia is the un-Maui vacation, with no big hotels, small town feel, vagabond windsurfers cruising through and oceans galore.

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Best Honeymoon Hotels: Paia Inn Sez Stay 4, Pay 3 Nites

2009-12-05T05:47:34Z

Love, love, love this hotel. Paia is the un-Maui vacation, with no big hotels, small town feel, vagabond windsurfers cruising through and oceans galore. Paia Inn is walkable to beaches, boutiques and great eats -- and is chic as can be. Private beach access is a misnomer because there are

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North Shore of Maui: Swim Suit Surf Shop Rocks

2009-12-03T06:17:16Z

The ladies who know the North Shore lifestyle of Maui best launched this shop roughly one year ago as a flagship venue for their popular brand of swim and beach togs. Style check? Cameron Diaz, Paris Hilton, Eva Longoria Parker and Beyonce are a only a few of the

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Local Design, Modern Vibe: Free! UH Students Make Cool Chairs

2009-10-20T02:49:37Z

And other types of furniture. From HNLNow. At the University of Hawai‘i School of Architecture free exhibit: 'Furniture Design at UH: an Exhibition of Furniture Designed by Students in the School of Architecture.' Displays 39 pieces created by students including stools, benches, tables, chairs and lighting. All original designs

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Tropical Storm Neki - No Big Dealio

2009-10-20T02:46:23Z

According to Star-Bulletin, this blow is going to pass us by by a wide margin. Johnston Atoll, duck and cover, peeps. http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/64778782.html

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Hawaii Hotels: Amateur Video of Hyatt Regency Maui

2009-09-19T07:15:01Z

Tour of the Presidential Suite at the Hyatt Regency Maui with a travel agent. Gives you a sense of the hotel and higher end suites. Visually gives you a good idea of what the hotel is all about. Wish she showed the beach and the pool but I can

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Big Island Restaurants: Fujimama's Goes to the Theater

2009-09-19T07:02:49Z

Fujimama's, the spunky nouveau Japanese restaurant chain with a location in upcountry Waimea on the Big Island, is doing some new menu things including a $22 prix fix pre-theater dinner for folks going to the nearby Kahilu Theater. That mellow sum buys diners a quick-and-tasty three course Steak & Caesar

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Harvest Days in Heavenly Hana: Hawaii Restaurants and Food

2009-09-18T06:37:34Z

The Hotel Hana Maui has a hot new chef who formerly worked as a high-ranking chef for super chef Daniel Boulud. Robert McCormick graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and has a bunch of other impressive restaurant names under his belt. McCormick is tapping into the locavore Zeitgeist

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Hawaii Vacation Rentals: A Hobbit House - Really?

2009-09-17T09:13:41Z

This is a nice little show about an eco-friendly Hobbit House vacation rental in Hawaii on the Big Island. It's a wacky place pretty much in the middle of nowhere with curvy windows, forest themes, and other touches to make Tolkien-lovers swoon. Located on the Southern part of the

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Hawaii Top Restaurants: New Menu at Orchids

2009-09-17T08:57:22Z

Image by Alan Light via FlickrA new menu at Orchids in the Halekulani Hotel is always a good thing for Hawaii eating. The hotel restaurant in Waikiki has long been among my favorite settings on Oahu, if not all of Hawaii. Oceanside and quiet yet, a sedate alabaster repose within

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Hawaii Waterfalls: Super Cool Video

2009-09-16T07:23:46Z

I have no idea how they shot this (is it digital? I can't tell). But it gives a wonderful flavor for what you might get in backcountry waterfalls in Hawaii. These guys give a very nice guide to Hawaii waterfalls. Most of the better ones are hard to reach

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Hawaii Bedbugs to Feel the Heat

2009-09-15T07:30:07Z

Image via WikipediaYou can't make this stuff up. The company is called Crispy Critters. And its coming to Hawaii to smoke out any bed bug issues in the Aloha State. Bed bug incidents in Hawaii had been on the rise with some even calling it an "epidemic." We've talked before

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Hawaii Driving: Maui Road to Hana in 45 Seconds

2009-09-12T21:24:21Z

Quickest way I've ever seen to get a feel for driving the Road to Hana. Everyone has to do it once, eh?

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