March 2010
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Mar 1st
February 2010
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I love the Hawaiian website way
We like going breakfast, lunch, dinner. That being said I want to stress something I just noticed when looking for places to eat. I stumbled upon a blog post from guest blogger Justine Volk on A Maui Blog: “Where Locals Eat In Kihei Maui”. So I opened the linked websites and voila: a lot of colors, paintings, pictures. In Germany most restaurant websites try to appear serious. Only...
Feb 28th
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“How do you explain the calm and cooperation that was everywhere in evidence...”
– Hawaii Tsunami Proves Social Media Power Again: Information is a Tonic | Bare Feet Studios
Feb 28th
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“An earthquake off Chile in 1960 generated a tsunami in Hilo that killed 61...”
– Hawaii under tsunami advisory after magnitude 8.8 quake strikes off Chile - Bulletin - Starbulletin.com
Feb 27th
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Tips for Haleakala Sunrise
Jake posted tips for the Haleakala Sunrise on the Hawaii Vacation Blog : Haleakala Sunrise But Jake ain’t the only one who has a beautiful photo of a Haleakala (house of the sun) sunrise :-) Powered by ScribeFire.
Feb 27th
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Go Visit Hawaii? Yes!
In our preparations for our “Trip to Paradise” in April and May I constantly try to scan the internet for resources where to go, where to lunch, where to dinner etc. For sure I first googled, yahooed and binged. But then I switched over to Twitter and found Hawaii Travel Guide & Vacation Advice | Go Visit Hawaii Thanks, Sheila, for your articles and tips. I especially like the...
Feb 26th
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“As a fans of the hit television show LOST and of the island of Oahu, we had a...”
– Oahu’s Top 3 LOST Scenes Where LOST Is Filmed Hm, we here, read and see more and more people talking, writing and photographing about LOST - possibly we miss something really important… In fact neither @manuela nor me watch LOST. That’s something we now consider. Because we will have a...
Feb 24th
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WatchWatch
I just discovered this short video of the Royal Hawaiian Band on Flickr. We hope we can make it this time to their concert at Iolani Palace.
Feb 22nd
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Interisland flights and rental cars booked :-)
Yesterday evening we booked our interisland flights with Priceline.com. We booked flights between 8:30am and 10:00am so we can leave one island and still enjoy at least half a day on the other one. For our rental cars we choosed Hertz. We know there are cheaper rental companies but they have clean and new cars :-) We also choosed German contracts because for us it’s more convenient with...
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Booking Hawaiian interisland flights from...
… ain’t that easy using that thing called Internet. We’ll arrive on 23 April 2010 in Honolulu and already booked one night in the Ohana Honolulu Airport Hotel. We would like to proceed on 24 April morning to Lihue. So we tried to book our first interisland flight from Honolulu (Oahu, HNL) to Lihue (Kauai, LIH) on 24 April 2010. But… Hawaiian Air Their website only...
Feb 20th
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Planning and organizing Hawaii 2010
We’ll plan and organize our Trip to Paradise in a wiki: Hawaii 2010 Powered by ScribeFire.
Feb 20th
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Facebook | Videos Posted by Hawaii: Pailolo... →
Wonderful. But once again we’ll miss whale watching because we’re too late in May :-(
Feb 17th
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Ohana Honolulu Airport Hotel
OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel - Oahu, Hawaii - - OHANA Hotels & Resorts That’s the place we’ll be on 4/23/10 - just for one night :-) Powered by ScribeFire.
Feb 17th
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“Aloha Frank Hamm, We are looking forward to your arrival in Hilo on 4/30/2010....”
– Warm and friendly welcome from our host on Big Island :-)
Feb 16th
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Feb 16th
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Posting a Quote with Tumblr Scriptlet?
Just some moments ago something really funny happened. I posted a quote and included the permalink to the Twitterlink http://twitter.com/roxannedarling/statuses/9092920085. When I click on the Tumblrlink on Twitter (that is automatically generated by Tumblr) I open the Tumblr post - but when I open the Tumblelog I can’t see the post…
Feb 15th
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“@fwhamm That is on the books for now; @smchi will be delighted to have you -...”
– Twitter / Roxanne Darling: @fwhamm That is on the boo … I’m really eager for speaking at Social Media Club Hawai in May :-)
Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Bed and Breakfast Booking Confirmation
Today we received booking confirmations from Affordable Paradise: Lokelani Garden Cottage, in Kapaa on Kauai (4/24/10 - 4/30/10) Pi’ihonua Bed & Breakfast, in Hilo on Big Island (4/30/10 - 5/7/10) Maui Island Vacation Honeymoon Suite, in Haiku on Maui (5/710 - 5/13/10) Garden Studio, in Kailua on Oahu (5/13/10 - 5/21/10) BTW: The first time I enjoyed Bed & Breakfast...
Feb 12th
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Hawai'i 2005 - a set on Flickr →
A Trip to Paradise 2005
Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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“Hawaii (en-us-Hawaii.ogg /həˈwaɪ.iː/ (help·info) or /həˈwaɪʔiː/ in English;...”
– Hawaii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Feb 12th
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Island Sea Plane Tours of Honolulu Hawaii →
Feb 12th
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Blue Hawaiian Helicopters - Big Island →
Feb 12th
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“Explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Search for active lava flows and...”
– Sunshine Helicopters - Hawaii Big Island Helicopter Tours
Feb 12th
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“Take a flight to the World’s most active volcano. Kilauea has been erupting...”
– Big Island Helicopter Tours - Volcano Tours to See Active Lava | Safari
Feb 12th
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“Parker Ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii is home of the Hawaiian cowboy: ka’...”
– Hawaii Horseback Tours & Shopping at Parker Ranch, Big Island Hawaii
Feb 12th
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“Join Roxanne in Hawaii and her dog, Lexi, for their daily video Beach Walk,...”
– Beach Walks with Rox
Feb 12th
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“Just an 8 minute walk brings you to waters edge of Kailua Beach. You are also...”
– Garden Studio, in Kailua on Oahu - Affordable Paradise
Feb 12th
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“Just five minutes above downtown Hilo, in lush surroundings, is a spacious and...”
– Pi’ihonua Bed & Breakfast, in Hilo on Big Island - Affordable Paradise
Feb 12th
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“Located in the Wailua Valley, within walking distance of the Sleeping Giant, a...”
– Lokelani Garden Cottage, in Kapaa on Kauai - Affordable Paradise
Feb 12th
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“During the last 15 years we have assisted many people in planning their vacation...”
– Affordable Paradise
Feb 12th
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“Information on registering for ESTA, an online tool that is easy to use, free of...”
– CBP Travel Spotlight
Feb 12th
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“Welcome to Chai’s Island Bistro in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Chef Chai...”
– chaisislandbistro.com
Feb 12th
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“For generations the volcanic mountains of Hawaii’s Big Island have...”
– KONA COFFEE : Kona Blue Sky Coffee - Estate grown coffee from Holualoa - Kona Hawaii [konablueskycoffee.com]
Feb 12th
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MAKANA MUSIC →
Makana is a Hawaiian term meaning “gift from heaven” or reward. It is often used as a person’s name or as part of a name. [ Wikipedia ]
Feb 11th
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Maui Island Vacation Honeymoon Suite, in Haiku on... →
Feb 11th
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Makana (makanamusic) on Twitter →
Feb 11th
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Keali'i Reichel : Musical Artist & Kumu Hula →
Carleton Lewis Kealiʻinaniaimokuokalani Reichel (born 1961) popularly known as Kealiʻi Reichel, is a popular and bestselling singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer, chanter, scholar, teacher, and personality from the State of Hawaiʻi. He has spent his life educating the world about Hawaiian culture through music and dance. [ Wikipedia ]
Feb 11th