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Experience first Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows – Kohala Coast, Hawaii

sabeen — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Frommer’s Portable Big Island of Hawaii

abe — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Frommer’s Portable Big Island of Hawaii…
by: Jeanette Foster

New:$3.49
List:$12.99
Frommer’s Portable Guides offer all the detailed information and insider advice of a Frommer’s Complete Guide–but in a concise, pocket-sized format.

Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn’t want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, this series selects the very best choices in all price categories and takes you straight to the top sights. Get the latest on resorts, restaurants, sports, shopping, and nightlife in a nutshell in these lightweight, inexpensive guides.

Meticulously researched by an acclaimed local journalist, Frommer’s Portable Big Island of Hawaii is a concise guide to the best of the state’s namesake island. You’ll rely on our top-notch coverage of the best beaches, golf courses, and adventure outings. Our candid and in-depth hotel reviews cover everything from luxury oceanfront resorts to family-friendly condos to B&Bs, and our dining coverage ensures that you’ll enjoy a true taste of Hawaii.

California Hotel and Casino: Hawai’i's Home Away from Home

base — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

California Hotel and Casino: Hawai’i's Home…
by: Dennis M. Ogawa

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“[This is] the story of how the California Hotel grew from an unattractive property in a run-down section of Las Vegas to become the must-visit destination for Hawai`i gamblers, whose special relationship with the hotel was forged in its first decade of business–1975 to 1985. . . . [It's] told largely through the voice of John Blink, who was a witness to the powerful connection Sam Boyd created between the California Hotel and Hawai`i’s gamblers. But it also includes personal recollections from people who worked in Hawai`i and the hotel. Together, they offer insights, memories, and opinions on what made the hotel an oasis of aloha in a depressed corner of Las Vegas. The early chapters, which provide the background and the events that led to the opening of the hotel in 1975, introduce the reader to Boyd and describe his growing mentorship of Blink. Subsequent chapters chronicle the California Hotel’s shaky start and the business decisions that turned it into a profitable casino beyond everyone’s dreams. They describe a place so popular that guests routinely say the best times to see old friends–sometimes the only times they ever see them–are at weddings, funerals, and at the California Hotel.” –from the Introduction by Dennis M. Ogawa

When is appropriate to confirm travel plans?

shoney — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Friend and I talked about visiting each other because I live on the mainland and he lives in Hawaii. He suppose to visit me in the beginning of August and asked me when to buy his ticket, so I gave him the dates. He said he will buy his ticket. I called him last night to see if he bought his ticket already and when I should be picking him up, but he did not answer. I also needed to confirm where we were staying while in Hawaii, because he lives in Honolulu and we are going to Kauai. Several days ago he said that he has to check several small places on the island before we decide to book the hotel. I am suppose to be going there in september and I want to get my airplane ticket early. I send him a text message to ask if I should buy my ticket to Honolulu or Kauai since I am not sure if we are travelling together to Kauai or just meeting there. No response from him whatsoever.

I am wondering what will be the next step I should take to see what is going on and if our plans are still on. What do you think? Thank you.

He suppose to be coming in two weeks to see me and I am suppose to be going in a month and a half to see him.

Would you consider 5K roundtrip to Hawaii visiting 4 Islands expensive?

sabina — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Visiting 4 Islands with the following details:
9 Days Total
3 Days in Maui
2 Days each in Oahu, Big Island and Kauai
Airfare, hotel accommodations, free breakfast in few of the hotels.
The car rentals on each island and the transport between islands also included in the 5k price.
Going September 2011.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Hawaii Vacation Connection – Hawaii Fun Tips, Getting around Oahu By Bus, Scuba Diving on Maui

bash — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

What is the title of the book with a empty pool and a diving board on the front cover?

bai — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

it was about a guy who dropped out of college i think and it talked about him and his friends doing drugs. it also talked about his friend sleeping with the step mother and him hooking up with his ex girlfriend and the whole time he is going crazy because he feels guilty because he was on vacation he was aprtying one night and then woke up the next morning with a dead girl next to him in a hotel room and left her there so he eventually goes back to hawaii and turns himself in and his dad disowns him because the son pleaded guilty and he goes to jail and writes the book about everything.