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I’ve been in Hawaii for about a month and it’s interesting. Oahu and Waikiki are very quiet. There are zero tour busses trundling around Diamond Head. Traffic on Waikiki roads, sidewalks, and beaches is exceptionally light. I would estimate that roughly a third to half of Waikiki businesses are temporarily or permanently shut. The restaurant…
Read MoreMaui is still open for business. And despite all the lockdowns and closures closer to home, it’s a great place to get away and spend the holiday season. Set up camp in one of these finds built for island life and you’ll forget all about the chaos of 2020 — just make sure you get…
Read MoreHawaii has been effectively closed to tourists since March 26th. I say “effectively” because while you could visit, all visitors had to quarantine for 14-days – in your room for two weeks, food and toilet paper had to be delivered (here). And even if you could go out, most businesses and recreational activities (e.g. beaches)…
Read MoreHawaii has had a complicated relationship with the short-term vacation rental market. Back before Silicon Valley got its claws into the process, these types of arrangements were called B&Bs (bed and breakfasts). Stereotypically, older ladies with a penchant for macramé would rent rooms and provide a meal or two – hence the name. In recent…
Read MoreThis stateside beach just beat out Hawaii as the best beach in the USA and it’s probably in the last place you would expect. Clearwater Beach, Florida, is a known tourist spot and most recently ranks highest among TripAdvisor travelers in both quantity and quality of reviews over a 12-month period. One TripAdvisor reviewer wrote,…
Read MoreTahitienne is one of the first “high-rises” built on Oahu’s Gold Coast. Originally an eight-story building, a ninth-floor penthouse was added at some point. It rests alone with 2,800 square feet plus an additional 645-square-foot lanai that stretches 50 linear feet across the ocean. There are three bedrooms with two-and-a-half bathrooms. Listed at $6.4 million…
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