Hawaii

First time in Hawaii and I really want to see a waterfall and take some photos under it. Manoa Falls looks perfect location wise, but I’ve read a lot about leptospirosis. Then I see people on TikTok swimming there, which makes it confusing. I also looked at Waimea Falls, but I’m...

We fly to Hawaii every spring break, same route every year. Long Beach out on Easter Sunday, stay a week. Last year it was about $1,700 for four tickets, which was already up a lot from the year before. Checked this year and it’s showing $7,500 for the same four tickets. Seven....

Posting this as a heads up, especially for military families. I’m PCS’ing to Hawaii and fly United almost exclusively. I’m also a 1K member. I called United before booking to ask about flying with my dogs and was pointed to the Military PetSafe email. Emailed multiple times, no...

That nickel and dime vibe would drive me crazy, especially on a cruise that’s already expensive. Charging for Starbucks when you have a beverage package, measuring wifi in minutes, and making water bottle filling feel like an upsell is wild in 2025. The food part is the biggest...

Flying nonstop to Hawaii soon on American and it’ll be my longest flight ever. I’ve only done flights around 5 hours before and didn’t get much beyond maybe a drink, so I’m not sure what to expect. Do they actually serve full meals on flights that long, or is it more like snacks...

First year with the Platinum and we’re sitting on about 325k MR plus another ~225k from the CSR. We need to get to Hawaii for a family wedding Dec 29–Jan 4, so pretty peak and I know I need to book ASAP. I’d also like to use up some hotel credits while we’re there. I’m pretty...

Flew to Hawaii on Hawaiian’s A330 in first super comfortable, free Starlink, great service. Coming home on Alaska was the opposite: old 737-800, no WiFi, no entertainment, crew seemed tired and cranky after a delay. After years of flying Hawaiian, this was a real letdown....

When I first moved back to Hawaii in 2009, I thought I was returning to the paradise I remembered from my youth. The beaches, the culture, the food all of it still had that magic. But after a few years, the reality of living here on a fixed retirement income started to hit hard....

Just spent a few dreamy days at Grand Wailea in Maui and I’m still floating! This place has everything seven waterslides, a beachside bar with an actual aquarium, and the largest spa in Hawaii. The newly reopened Kilolani Spa is unreal, complete with a hydrotherapy garden and...

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, prompting evacuations in Japan and Hawaii. Japan’s weather agency warns of waves up to 3 meters along its Pacific coast, while U.S. officials urge immediate...

This whole wave of agribusiness that looks a lot more like amusement parks is getting exhausting. A gondola up Mauna Kaala? A luxury condo complex near burial sites? It’s not anti-tourism to want your home to stay livable and sacred spaces respected. I get wanting to share the...