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What to pack for your vacation to Hawaii

Every day in Hawaii feels like Aloha Friday since casual attire is pretty much all that you need to pack for your vacation or honeymoon to the Hawaiian Islands. With the exception of a couple of fine restaurants, men don't need to even consider bringing a jacket or tie.  Hawaiian Aloha Shirts (casual buttoned down or collared shirts) [...]

Traveling to Hawaii has some loopholes

My Vacation Lady was so excited that Hawaii was reopening to tourism on Oct 15, but it seems that not all of the islands are on the same page. Sunrise over Haleakala What you need to know: You will need to take a Covid test within 72 hours of the time of the [...]

Update to Hawaii’s Reopening and Covid Testing Program

The team at My Vacation Lady is keeping our fingers crossed that the Oct 15, 2020 date is the beginning of the return to Hawaii tourism. Sunrise over Haleakala There have been questions about the kind of Covid tests that Hawaii will accept and now that 2 airlines (United and Hawaiian) are offering [...]

Airlines are introducing covid testing before boarding

My Vacation Lady was very excited to read this in the Hawaii News Now and we hope the good news will continue among more airlines and scheduled routes. Opaeka'a falls, Kauai Just in time for the reopening of Hawaii Tourism on Oct 15, 2020 United Airlines will become the first US airline to [...]

Hawaii is reopening to tourism!

We hope!  It's been a long time of hoping and being disappointed with many false starts to reopening the Hawaiian Islands to tourism. It was supposed to reopen in June, then July, then August but now we hope, Oct 15, 2020.  My Vacation Lady LOVES Hawaii and we had to postpone and move so many [...]

Surprising things about Hawaii

We are anxiously awaiting the time when Americans will be able to safely travel to Hawaii during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Until we can, you can always dream.  Here is a recycled blog post from when times were "normal" My Vacation Lady loves Hawaii.  It's one of our favorite destinations and we would love to go [...]

Oahu’s Shrimp Trucks

Back in 1993, there was only 1 shrimp truck in Oahu's North Shore- Giovanni's.  Now there are at least 1 for every day of the week.  The garlic shrimp is the most popular but there are other versions now like scampi, lemon pepper, spicy, BBQ, and pineapple. Shrimp Truck Shrimp truck in [...]

Must do experiences in the Hawaiian Islands

My Vacation Lady LOVES Hawaii.  To us, Hawaii is one of the best places in the world to honeymoon or vacation.  We also think that in the age of the Covid 19 pandemic, many of our clients will be more interested in staying within the US so we think Hawaii is going to be very [...]

2020 Best Maui Beaches

So many of us have our favorite beaches in the Hawaiian Islands.  It's so hard to narrow them down. This year, the readers of Hawaii Magazine have voted for their top 5 beaches in Maui.   Let's see if you agree: Ka'anapali Beach in front of the Sheraton Maui  Ka'anapali Beach - stretched in [...]

Kauai = PARADISE

Wailua Falls- photo credit KL Kohn Among the 4 more popular Hawaiian Islands, Kauai is the most lush and tropical.   Think Jurassic Park tropical- since it actually was filmed in Kauai along with many other movies.   Known as the Garden Isle, it has certainly earned its name. If you tried to [...]

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