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Islands

Chef Mavro - Romantic Honolulu Dining

by Editor on November 4, 2008

George Mavrothalassitis is chef and proprietor of Chef Mavro restaurant in Honolulu, Oahu.
There is no restaurant quite like Chef Mavro. It brings the formidable skills of chef George Mavrothalassitis into a sublime culinary marriage with the finest ingredients Hawaii has to offer, and the results are elegant, intriguing and never boring.
This may be the only restaurant [...]

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Hau Tree Lanai - New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel

by Editor on October 29, 2008

The Hau Tree Lanai Restarant at New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel, is an undiscovered treasure.
Dine outdoors on the spacious oceanfront lanai under a banyan tree that once sheltered Robert Louis Stevenson.
Chef Rene Caba has freshened-up the menu with an emphasis on island seafood favorites that include salmon-ahi tartare, a Tai snapper napoleon and seared garlic [...]

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Prince Kuhio Park

by Editor on October 27, 2008

Prince Kuhio Park is a small roadside park, located about one mile before Spouting Horn on Lawai Road, Poipu (near Prince Kuhio Resort), on the south shore of Kauai.
This privately owned and approximately 3-acre historic park contains the impressive Hoai Heiau, an ancient fishpond, and the Prince Kuhio Monument commemorating the birthplace of Prince Jonah [...]

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Kualoa Ranch

by Editor on October 24, 2008

 
Over 150 years old, Kualoa Ranch is deeply rich with authentic Hawaiian history.
Kualoa Ranch is the landowner of Kaʻaʻawa Valley, also commonly known as Kualoa Valley, on the windward coast of the island of Oʻahu.
Tropical Kualoa Ranch, has proudly been the backdrop for a host of famous Hollywood films and hit T.V. shows, such as Jurassic Park, Pearl [...]

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Naha Stone

by Editor on October 22, 2008

The Pöhaku Naha or better known as the Naha Stone, is located on the eastern side of the Big Island of Hawaii, in the city of Hilo.
Naha Stone lies in front of the local library. It weighs about two and a half tons or 7,000 pounds.
Legends said that the one who could lift the stone [...]

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Alan Wong’s Restaurant

by Editor on October 20, 2008

Alan Wong is one of Hawaii’s most sought-after chefs. Because of his popularity, the service at his bustling Honolulu restaurant has often suffered.
The result is long waits in front of the elevator and this has angered many patrons. Beside the frustration, fine dining enthusiasts still flock in, drawn by the brilliant food and a delicious menu that [...]

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Lawai Beach

by Editor on October 14, 2008

If you like to — or want to — snorkel, here’s your spot.  It’s here at Lawai Beach.
At the western end of the Poipu stretch, Lawai Beach is a narrow strip that offers calm waters and great snorkeling, without a beach clutter of sunbathers and waders. 
Breaks from an offshore reef farther out attract local surfers.  [...]

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The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

by Editor on October 8, 2008

Maui is inarguably one of the top vacation islands in the world, and the best stretch of beach is, in turn, the Wailea resort area on East Maui. Open-air design on Maui’s sunny south shore with an extensive spa and grounds that roll down to one of Hawaii’s best beaches.
The Four Seasons Resort Maui at [...]

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Kokee Natural History Museum

by Editor on October 6, 2008

Koke’e Natural History Museum is a little museum with heart open 365 days a year. Koke’e Museum provides interpretive programs and exhibitions about Kaua’i’ s ecology, geology and climatology.
Kokee’s Museum also provides basic information on trail conditions in Waimea Canyon and Koke’e State Parks.
Kokee Natural History Museum, at a crisp 4,000 feet, has displays on [...]

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Larsen’s Beach - Kauai

by Editor on October 1, 2008

Larsen’s Beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, is a remote and undeveloped beach on the north shore of Kauai between Moolaa Bay and Waiakalua.
Larsen’s Beach was named after the Kilauea sugar plantation manager L. David Larsen.
The beach is narrow and approximately two miles long. There is a offshore reef filled with sea life and [...]

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