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Hawaii Superferry Offers Special Fall Fares
Hawaii Superferry has announced special fall fares for travel between September 8, 2008 and October 31, 2008. An Adult fare of $49 for one way passenger travel, plus taxes and other fees and $39 for seniors, children and retired military is being offered. Infants travel free during the promotional period. The fuel surcharge is waived [...]
Parts of Ahihi-Kina’u Natural Area Reserve Closed for Two Years
Parts of the Ahihi-Kina’u Natural Area Reserve, located south of Makena, will be closed for two years. The closure is being implemented to allow the area to recover from overuse and for the improvement of trails into the area among other things.
Included in the closure are the popular “fishbowl” and “aquarium” snorkel sites unofficial [...]
Book Your Autumn Hawaii Airline Tickets Now
According to Arthur Formmer in an article in the Houston Chronicle, now’s the time to buy your tickets for fall travel to Hawaii. He points out that after the heavy summer travel season the airlines will be cutting back the number of flights throughout the US. This means that airfares will continue to [...]
Maui Police Use ATVs to Patrol Beaches
Maui Police are using all-terrain vehicles to patrol some of the Islands beaches and other remote areas. Officers use them not only as crime prevention tools, but to assist the public.
According to the Maui News a special operation was carried out during spring break. Maui News quotes Capt. Jeffrey Tanoue, commander [...]
Wind Powers Maui to Energy Savings
Kaheawa Wind Power, located on the slopes above Ma’alaea, generated enough energy to power 11,000 Maui homes last year. UPC Wind, a co-owner of the facility, said more than 125,000 mega-watt hours of electricity was generated during 2007, its first full year in operation. This is about 10% of Maui’s total energy usage. [...]