Each year, the Big Island Chocolate Festival organizers collaborate with chocolatiers, chefs, cacao farmers and foodies to bring an amazing culinary experience to the public. This year is no exception! Tickets are still available for the culinary demos and tours AND the gala coming up THIS weekend April 27-28 at the Hapuna Beach Resort. Tickets […]
What is it like to live in Hawaii? Unicorns do not prance on beaches and rainbows do not flow out of the sky every fifteen minutes, but whales DO breach on the horizon of the ocean and you DO get this crazy grin when you watch a sunset and taste a lime squeezed on a […]
Hawaii is a hot travel destination this year, with many other tropical vacation spots hit by hurricanes last year and the economy doing so well, more visitors than ever are flocking to discover not just the Hawaiian Islands, but Hawai’i Island. Tourism has definitely increased this year. Here are some numbers from the Hawaii Tourism […]
Did you know that today, March 27, is International Whisky Day and in keeping with the “spirit” of the day, 365Kona is helping promote the Whisky & Poetry Salon, on Monday April 16th at Gertrude’s Jazz Bar from 6:30-9:30 pm. The Whisky and Poetry Salon is a popular and long-running celebration of spirited words coming our […]
I am not the only blogger on the Big Island sharing information about things to do. However, I think I am one of the only bloggers in West Hawaii who actually goes out just about every day and tries to discover new and interesting things for ME to do, not necessarily the general tourist public. […]
Laugh, cry and have the time of your life with KT and Mark at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Kona Tap Room. VASH Hawaii Island presents its fourth annual Cabaret Show, “That’s Entertainment!” on Saturday, April 14 at 6 pm at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Kona Tap Room. Stephen Holden of the New York Times […]
As many of you looking for homes in West Hawaii are aware, available homes in an “affordable” range (under $450k for a single family home or $300k for a condo) are extremely lacking. From my research, it appears that people are pulling money out of the stock market in West Coast markets and putting the […]
