Aloha from Hawaii’s Big Island

Aloha and Happy New Year! It is the beginning of the new year, which is usually the time when we make our new year’s resolutions. With health and wellness being in primary focus for the last two years, it is common for us to set up goals like improving our diets, losing some weight, or…

Aloha Friends! On this Christmas Eve, we want to share a few words and say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family! Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, this time of the year feels special to almost everyone. It signifies the end of the old, another chapter in life, and the…

  Whale watching season is here! Wintertime is a busy season in Hawaii, and most tourists and guests come to the island to escape the cold and get some sunshine. But they are not the only visitors here this time of the year. Humpback whales make their annual journey to Hawaii between November and April,…

Most people have no idea that this fascinating park on the Big Island even exists. Located on the grounds of the Mauna Lani megaresort, Kalāhuipua’a is a charming area with petroglyphs, lava tube dwellings, and extensive fishponds from ancient times. If you are staying in one of the Kohala Coast resorts, this is a place…

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and this time of year can give us that warm, fuzzy feeling when we spend time feeling thankful for the things in our lives and talking about gratitude. But are thankfulness and gratitude the same thing? The definition of the word thankful is “pleased and relieved.” Both of those…