The Hawaii Traveler

On November 6 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, University of Hawai’i students will host a bone marrow donor drive at Campus Center.  Their efforts are to help find a match for Krissy Kobata, who was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
If you can’t attend, but would like to enter yourself into the bone marrow registry, please contact Hawaii Bone Marrow Registry at the Hawaii Medical Center at 808-547-6154.
For more information about the registry please contact Chrystin at 808-741-1521, or  Marichris at 808-630-7686 or e-mail uhprssa@gmail.com.

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Hawaiian Spotted Puffefish
Although Hawai’i is not a world destination for diving, as are other ocean destinations, such as Cozumel and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, there is still great diving to be had.  Although I’ve only personally experienced a few dive expeditions in Hawai’i, they’ve been  memorable ones.You might be able to spot all kinds of sea life at Mexico’s Palancar Reef, from giant parrot fish to lobsters, but you aren’t as likely to see the number of monk seals and other rare and endangered creatures that you will off the coast of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau.
Bubbles Below is one of …read more

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A beach in Hana
If you’ve heard anything about Maui, you’ve heard of “the road to Hana.” While I wouldn’t say it’s treacherous, it is wind-y, it’s twist-y, and it’s long; at the end of it is, in my opinion, the greatest place in the world. Here’s why: There’s nothing to do there.I realize that, to some, this is the description of Hell.  But I think it’s sometimes good to unplug, decompress, and smell the rainforest. This is what Hana is for.  And Hamoa Beach is one of the best beaches in the state.  But here’s the deal with Hana: You …read more

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It’s the perfect prelude to the 26th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Festival on August
17: The fourth annual Ledward Ka’apana Aloha Acoustic Workshop, hosted by the
Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. The workshops, held August 13 to 16, 2008, are a rare opportunity to learn from four Grammy nominees and Japan’s #1 female
slack key artist, Agnes Kimura.The registration fee for the Aloha Acoustic Workshop is $700 and includes four
full days of educational workshops and music sessions. To sign up, call the
Kihoalu Foundation at 08-226-2697 or send an e-mail to kihoalufoundationinc@yahoo.com. The workshop …read more

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If you’ve ever heard of the hiking along the Napali Coast, you probably already know its reputation for being the most scenic, epic walk on the islands.
Here’s a b5 media wrap-up tribute to walking everywhere. Get your proverbial passport and let’s go.

Filipina Soul tells you how to Walk Old Manila At Your Leisure
Walk Bondi to Bronte over at the Sydney Traveler
Getting places on foot is one of the reasons why The Europe String names Amsterdam one of the top 5 budget traveler’s havens.

A Hearty Life journal entry includes walking as a part of Kendra’s overall health plan.

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It’s gay pride month, and if you were in the know about LGBTQ happenings in Hawai’i, you knew that, in February, the 2008 annual pride parade in Honolulu was slated for cancellation. That was until three very ambitious folks took the reigns and, on the fly, created the Pride Festival Foundation (PFF).
Working from coffee shops and kitchen tables, it looks like the PFF will launch The Gathering June 27th and 28th, 2008, a celebration of ohana and diversity in the community.
Photo by Flicr–Creative Commons, by D’Arcy Norman

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The first thing my husband, a New Yorker by birth, noticed about island travel was the time difference. I’m not talking about the Pacific time zone, the number of hours you deduct from your watch when you step off the plane. I’m referring to the different way that the concept of time is regarded by people so far from the rush-rush of the Big Apple and her hurried mainland sister cities.
When we went to the outfitter in Hanalei to rent kayaks, the store owner was chatting up a young couple at the window–about nothing in particular. Certainly not …read more

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