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A leaner Hawaii Food and Wine Festival is planned for NovemberA trimmed-down event this year includes a dinner celebrating innovative Vietnamese cuisine and one featuring festival-founding...

Child restrictions put on Hawaii pretravel testingThe testing will not be available to children under 12, meaning young children will still need to quarantine for 14 days even...

The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club in Waikiki has remained open during the tourism shutdown in the Islands.

In Hawaii, questions remain as hoteliers prepare to welcome back guestsAs visitors return on Oct. 15, properties on the Islands are still looking for answers on how to track who should and shouldn't...

A drive-through version of Poke Fest will be held in the Ward Village area of Honolulu on Oct. 17.

Poke Fest goes socially distant for this yearThe Oct. 17 event will be drive-thru, as fans can preorder their poke and then pick it up curbside in Ward Village.

The renovated pool area at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu.

Ala Moana Hotel celebrates anniversary with renovation"We really brought it back to bare bones and transformed the spaces," said GM Glen Erickson.

Hawaiian Airlines will offer access to drive-thru Covid-19 tests in certain gateway markets.

Hawaiian Airlines offering Covid-19 testingThe drive-thru tests will be available in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with more locations to come.

An aerial view of Waikiki. United says it will provide rapid Covid tests to passengers departing for Hawaii from San Francisco.

United to offer rapid Covid tests for some Hawaii-bound flyersThe program, which starts with San Francisco departures, is the first to be announced by a U.S. airline.

The Waikiki skyline with Diamond Head in the background.

Hawaii's pre-travel testing program has a new start dateThe program, which enables visitors to skip a mandatory 14-day quarantine, was announced over the summer, but the plan was...

Monumental challenges await Hawaii's new tourism chief

Monumental challenges await Hawaii's new tourism chiefJohn De Fries will immediately be in the hot seat when he takes over the Hawaii Tourism Authority on Sept. 16, as the industry...

The Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikiki Beach remained open during the refit, which included all of the hotel's 369 units.

Waikiki Embassy Suites completes $8M refitThe first renovation in seven years at the property at Waikiki Beach Walk focused on artwork and other Hawaiian elements that...

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