HGV's Open Season lets members book last-minute stays at select resorts for cash, starting 30 days before check-out. A Ka Haku rate example, the tax on top, and our owner take.
Alaska Air Group's Q3 2026 results flagged Hawaii headwinds, yet it is still putting $600M+ into Hawaii. What that changes for a mainland flight to Waikiki.
Waikiki Trolley's Holiday Lights tour runs Dec. 6-31, 2026 from Aloha Tower to Honolulu Hale. Prices with taxes and fees, departure times, the Waikiki shuttle, and our no-car take.
NWS Honolulu has a flood watch on every main island from 6 a.m. Tuesday through late Wednesday night. For a no-car Waikiki week, here is what we would move and what we would keep.
Chart House Waikiki by the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor: bar happy hour 3:30-6 pm daily with $7 drafts, the $67 garlic steak at dinner, and which one we would pick.
STRIPSTEAK Waikiki's High Tide happy hour runs 4 to 6 pm at the bar only. We read the bar menu: $6 beers, a $30 burger, $21-24 Mina Meals, and where the real discount is.
Civil Beat reports a HART subcommittee backs studying Skyline extensions to Ala Moana Center and Kapolei. What it would and would not change for a car-free Waikiki stay.
Buns Gone Wong, a Honolulu smash-burger pop-up, sets up Sundays 11 am to 6 pm at Davy's Evolution Bar in Waikiki. The menu, the $7 OG, and how we'd fit it in.
Hawaii's Green Fee council opened a public ideas portal, with a Nov. 1 cutoff for its next recommendations. What it costs a Waikiki stay, and the Waikiki ideas we read.
Hawaii's September hotel report shows Waikiki flat at 76.7% occupancy and a $251 average rate while Kauai collapsed after Lowell. What it means for a fall Waikiki stay.
Liliha Bakery Waikiki Beach Walk now runs a daily 3 to 6 pm happy hour, with 16 oz prime rib at $38.50 and beers at $3.50. The prices, the parking catch, and our plan.
The Hawaii Tourism Authority wants a tourism emergency declared so $2.5 million can fund a Kauai recovery campaign after Hurricane Lowell. What it does and doesn't change for Waikiki.