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Kahala Hotel Renovation Plans

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The Kahala Hotel & Resort, also known as the Kahala Hilton or the Kahala Mandarin, has changed hands a few times in recent years.  Two years ago, however, the fabled property was acquired by Resorttrust Hawaii LLC, the Hawaii subsidiary of Japan-based Resorttrust.  The previous owner was Kahala Hotel Investors LLC, a subsidiary of Honolulu-based Trinity Investments LLC. … [Read more...] about Kahala Hotel Renovation Plans

Guests Ordered to Leave Waikiki Hotel

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Lately Waikiki has been an ever-changing landscape.  Old hotels have been converted into "new" ones or timeshare units, while some new hotels have sprung up, too.  However, some hotel owners don't always play by the rules.  And sometimes these poor decisions causes government actions.  In the latest of these "scandals" guests ordered to leave Waikiki hotel by State Regulators … [Read more...] about Guests Ordered to Leave Waikiki Hotel

Alaska Air N Terminal Lounge + SEA-JFK

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Our HNL-SEA flight pulled into the North Satellite terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport slightly ahead of schedule.  It was already dark outside and (surprise, surprise) rainy.  We had thought about going into downtown Seattle for a little while since we had a 5 hour layover in SEA.  But we decided against since we didn't want to have to rush and have … [Read more...] about Alaska Air N Terminal Lounge + SEA-JFK

Alaska Airlines HNL-SEA

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As I said in my previous post, Mrs. Island Miler and I headed to the Big Apple earlier this month.  To get there we flew Alaska Airlines using the Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa Signature companion certificate, which gets you a companion fare for $99 + tax when purchasing a regular price economy class ticket.  All-in, I spent just around $1,000 for our roundtrip tickets, … [Read more...] about Alaska Airlines HNL-SEA

Island Air Accepts First Q400

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Island Air, the only other scheduled passenger airline in the State of Hawaii is modernizing its fleet.  Throughout its history, Island Air has operated a variety of different turboprop aircraft, the most recent of which was is the ATR72.  But for most of its modern history, Island Air had operated Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft; specifically the -100 type.  That tiny aircraft was … [Read more...] about Island Air Accepts First Q400