The Hawaii Traveler

For decades, the only way to travel among the islands was by air. But with the closure of Aloha Airlines, and the skyrocketing costs of jet travel due to the oil crisis, having to take a flight left an estimated 1.3 million residents and tens of thousands of tourists with interisland designs high and dry.
And then in 2007, Hawaii Superferry Inc. began running the first passenger-vehicle ferry service between the Hawaiian Islands; however, protesters in Nawiliwili Harbor on Kaua’i suspended operations last August.
Today, however, Hawaii Superferry offers daily inter-island ferry service between Honolulu, Oahu and Kahului, Maui, with plans …read more

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It’s the end of an era in island travel. On March 31st, travelers said “aloha” to Aloha Airlines, the airline of choice for inter-island fliers, and mainland travelers alike for over sixty years. The Aloha shutdown will affect more than 1,900 employees; United Airlines and other code-share partners prepared themselves to assist those who were inconvenienced by the sudden closing of doors.
Inter-island flights aren’t just the way that tourists make their connections from Oahu to the islands without direct service from the mainland; it’s also the way that residents and business commuters make their way to work, …read more

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