Yes we can! Yes We can! Remember when the crowds were shouting that during President Obama’s campaign? Well, we can rent the same five-bedroom Hawaiian villa as the First Family if we can spend $3,500 per night or $75,000 per month. Part of the the prestigious development of Paradise Point at Kailua Bay on Oahu, [...]

(Waianapanapa State Park in Maui; all photos by Maggie Overfelt Valentine) When I visited Maui on my honeymoon, we didn’t make it through the entire Road to Hana, a drive that has become a popular rite of passage for visitors to the island. Maui’s Highway 360 (aka Hana Highway or Road to Hana), features more [...]

(a “blow hole” on Na Pali Coast in Kauai, photos by Maggie and Danny Valentine) Nothing says honeymoon quite like Hawaii. For my honeymoon, I visited Maui and the Big Island and loved both. With its dramatic natural beauty, pristine beaches and friendly aloha spirit, the 50th state is the perfect place for a couple [...]

I don’t think the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce is going to be a big fan of Saturday Night Live‘s sketch about two disgruntled employees (guest host Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson” and cast member Fred Armisen) who are not in the mood to be entertaining tourists in a restaurant on Kauai. The Rock dances in a [...]