The History of Hawaiian Airlines. 95 Years of Aloha in the Skies
For 95 years, Hawaiian Airlines carried the spirit of the islands across the Pacific. It was the oldest American carrier that never had a fatal accident or lost a hull. It was consistently the nation’s most punctual airline. And on October 29, 2025, it ceased to exist as an independent company — absorbed into Alaska…
The Best Time to Book Flights to Hawaii. A Month-by-Month Guide
Which Hawaii Airport Should You Fly Into? A Guide to Choosing the Right Island
Hawaii has four major airports spread across four islands, and which one you fly into shapes your entire trip. Choose wrong and you start your vacation with an unnecessary inter-island connection, an extra rental car pickup, and hours you could have spent on a beach. Here is how to match your airport to your trip.…
Hawaii Inter-Island Flights. The Complete Guide to Island Hopping in 2026
From Flying Boats to Dreamliners. The Complete History of Flights to Hawaii
The first person to attempt flying to Hawaii spent nine days drifting across the Pacific on a makeshift sail stitched from his airplane’s wing fabric. The most recent chapter ended with a 95-year-old airline absorbed into a Seattle-based corporate parent. In between, the story of how humans learned to fly 2,400 miles of open ocean…
What Happened to Hawaiian Airlines and What It Means for Your Hawaii Trip
After 95 years of flying the skies over Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines no longer exists as an independent airline. On October 29, 2025, flight HA866 from Pago Pago to Honolulu touched down as the last flight to carry the Hawaiian Airlines call sign. The next morning, every Hawaiian flight became an Alaska Airlines flight behind the…
Duke Kahanamoku and the Waikiki Beach Boys: How Surfing Built Hawaiian Tourism
By the early 1900s, surfing was nearly dead. Christian missionaries who arrived in Hawaii in 1820 had discouraged it as immoral — too much exposed skin, too much idleness, too much joy. The ancient Hawaiian sport that had once been practiced by kings was fading into memory. Then a group of young Hawaiian watermen on…
The White Ships Era: How Matson Navigation Created Hawaiian Tourism
The Oldest Hotels in Hawaii: From Volcano House (1846) to the Royal Hawaiian (1927)
Hawaii’s hotel industry did not begin on a beach. It began on the rim of an active volcano, in a one-room grass hut, 55 years before the first luxury hotel rose on the shores of Waikiki. The story of Hawaii’s earliest hotels is a story of adventurers, literary giants, Greek immigrants, shipping magnates, and one…
Is Waikiki Beach Man-Made? The Extraordinary Story Behind Hawaii’s Most Famous Shoreline
Stand on Waikiki Beach today and you see a postcard: turquoise water, imported palms, and a crescent of golden sand backed by high-rise hotels. It looks like nature perfected. It is not. Nearly every grain of sand beneath your feet was shipped in from somewhere else, and the land those hotels stand on was, just…
