Travel Info for Your Hawaii Vacation

Aloha everyone, with warm weather and summer fast approaching, it time to start thinking about summer vacations, as well as getting into the planning stages for some luaus. But we also know that those are not always simple tasks and that people may need ideas or basic advise.

So having said that, we thought that we would share some of our favorite vacation and travel articles/references with you. Yes, some of the sites are ad supported (we get a few cents if a visitor clicks on an ad), but the information contained on the sites we are suggesting could prove to be pretty invaluable to many people.

So first up in our favorites list is Travelers Frequently Asked Questions About Traveling to Hawaii  posted on Island Shirts. The page offers information on airports and flight travel as well as tips in eating, what to wear and so on. 

Next on our list is an article from Shop Hawaiian containing Recommendations on stores and businesses to shop at in Hawaii and smart shoppers know that personalized shopping recommendations are the way to go. Also on our virtual itinerary is the website Shop Aloha where you can Learn more about Hawaii's Culture and Lifestyle, its always good to have some basic knowledge of the culture, and that applies to just about any new location you visit.

Now onto our favorite part of summer, that being PARTIES! Yes, we live for them. But again many people are at a loss and do not even know where to start. And of course we are going to hook you up; let’s start with How to Decorate for a Luau where you can learn from someone’s first hand experiences. The writings cover everything you need to know about luau decorations and more.

And as an added bonus for our valued readers we offer you tips on How to Dress for a Luau which is a must read for the party planners as your guests will all be asking you what’s appropriate luau wear and what’s not.

Factually speaking, the most commonly questions asked still, and for some seamingly odd reason always will, pertain to What to wear in Hawaii and we think that it’s because most people simply want to fit in and in a way pay respect to the Hawaiian culture. If you consider yourself to be a really geeky Hawaiian apparel person you may enjoy an lengthy yet detailed article authored by Linda Boynton Arthur, titled History of Hawaiian Holoku (Hawaiian dresses). We hope this helps you have a more enjoyable summer and if you have a resource you would like to share simply mention it in a comment and we will check it out. Mahalo everyone!

Summer Party Checklist, The

Summer is not that far off and honestly it can’t get here soon enough. I am the kind of guy who takes great pride in being overly prepared for just about anything life can throw at me. Especially when it comes to industrial strength parties or hula shows.

But recently it has become clear that I really am not as prepared as I could be. Why just the other day I went to heat up the grill and it would not light, its out of gas, no problem I said, I will just go grab the spare propane tank out of the shed. Now do you think there was propane in that tank? Hell no there wasn’t, apparently I was already using the “spare” tank and its empty too. Ever have that happen to you?

You can call me lazy, overworked, or whatever, but the real lesson here is that I need to start working on some sort of summer checklist. Now I must tell you right away that my summer checklist doesn’t remotely resemble the one my wife maintains for me. No sir, my wife's checklist is never ending and so long that it will most likely have to be transferred to some other sucker when I die. My summer checklist is all about partying, so I only care that the freezer is full of meats, grill is clean, gas is in the tanks, coolers are washed out, lawn chairs are dusted off etc. you get the picture.

But I admit that there are times when I am throwing a party and am not quite sure how to do something, and out of fear I dont want to ask my wife, luckily we have the Internet. But hopefully you are not too much of a slacker and you are a bit more prepared for summer, unlike myself. Speaking of prepared, we have even wrote a few articles about some of the common obstacles ourselves and guests have run into during the summer months and would like to share them with you. Below are some articles that you may enjoy, and in no particular order.

How to wear a Hawaiian shirt - Believe it or not most men don’t know how to dress for success, the Aloha way. Learn how us slackers master that.

What to wear in Hawaii - Its bad enough that some people don’t know how to dress on the islands, worse is that they go out in public like that.

Graduation Leis - Say what? Yes, it’s now a tradition, so get reading so you can keep up with the Joneses.

How to dress for a Luau - Whether you got a luau invitation in the mail or you are throwing one yourself, this is a must read.

How to decorate for a Luau - Lets assume no one in their right mind is going to invite you to a luau, and you now have no choice but to host your own. This is a real luau party story, wrote by a real person (it all ends well).