April 10, 2008. On Tuesday a reversal of the normal tradewind pattern brought a cloud of volcanic gas (“vog” = volcanic smog) into portions of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park normally open to visitors. The Park was quickly shut down, and some two thousand visitors were quickly ushered out of the area. [...]
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Vog Closes Volcano Park
April 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · Big Island Travel
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Aloha Airlines Shutdown!
March 30th, 2008 · Comments Off · Big Island Travel
March 30, 2008. All Hawaii travelers take note: Aloha Airlines just announced they’re going out of the passenger travel business as of…tomorrow. Purchased Aloha Airlines tickets after March 31, 2008, will not be honored.
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Kilauea Explosions
March 20th, 2008 · Comments Off · Big Island Travel
March 20, 2008
Kilauea volcano is showing some very interesting activity this week! Apparently a gas build-up caused some significant explosions, resulting in rocks and gravel raining down on a portion of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park normally open to visitors. As of now some trails in the park and parts of the Chain [...]
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Kona car rental options
March 19th, 2008 · Comments Off · Big Island Travel
Our Kona condo guests often ask about the best deals on car rentals in the Kailua-Kona area. Unfortunately it is hard to see what the Big Island has to offer without a car. The good news is that rental prices are generally reasonable (although gas prices in Hawaii are frightening!)
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