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National Aviation History Month: Exploring Hawaii’s Aviation Heritage
November is National Aviation History Month so in honor of that I wanted to share one of my all-time favorite websites. The State of Hawaii runs an incredible archive of photos and facts covering the...
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Enter to Win: Surf’s Up for 80k Hawaiian Miles
Surf’s Up and winter on Oahu’s North Shore is the place to be. The unique geography of the Hawaiian islands combined with the right weather patterns is the perfect recipe for some of the biggest waves...
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More Mai Tais, Please
I recently received some important feedback from one of my readers. It was something along the lines of, “You talk a lot about miles and points, but what about Mai Tais?” The title of this blog is...
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Even More Mai Tais!
Last week, I responded to a reader request to write more about Mai Tais, and this week it’s time to reveal the SECRET recipe I promised to share with you all…but first the story of its creation. Aloha...
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3 Perfect Days in Lahaina
Eat. Sleep. Surf. Repeat. Don’t Surf? Eat. Sleep. Beach. Repeat. Either way, I couldn’t think of a better way to spend 3 early December days on the island of Maui. After seeing my foursquare activity,...
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Best of 2013
New Year, New Airline. After 29 years of doing business with United, my family and I start Flying Alaska to Hawaii. We also fly Alaska to Alaska. Skiing at Alyeska, AK Baby CJ turns 1 and makes his...
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Plane Spotting: Alaska Airlines Spirit of Seattle
Spirit of Seattle at OGG Alaska Airlines Spirit of Seattle Boeing 737-800 spotted at (and flown to) Kahului, Maui, December 2013. Tail number N512AS. “Introduced in 2008, the ‘Spirit of Seattle’...
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Plane Spotting: Mater Goes to Maui!
Alaska Airlines 737-800 N570AS “Adventure of Disneyland Resort”, aka the Cars plane, is the fifth and most recent of Alaska’s Disney-themed special liveries. An instant favorite, here is Mater,...
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Finding Jaws: Big Wave Surfing on the North Shore of Maui
Jaws, aka Pe’ahi, is a famous surf break on the North Shore of Maui. 10 years ago, this SECRET place was virtually unheard of. Now it’s the subject of coffee table books, movies (the opening sequence...
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Exploring Lanai
During our recent trip to Maui, we decided to take a day trip to explore the nearby island of Lanai. Even though it’s just 9 miles from Lahaina, Lanai is a world apart from Maui. 98% of the island is...
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