The new Kona Golf Trail Package begins at $259 per night for two golfers in a partial ocean view room. The package requires a minimum three-night stay so that each of the three courses can be experienced.

Players might begin their Kona Golf Trail experience by teeing it up on one of Kona Country Club’s two 18-hole courses within steps of Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa.

Both courses can challenge the expert, yet prove entirely manageable for the novice. Kona Country Club’s Ocean Course was designed by William Bell. Its natural settings hug the Pacific Ocean while offering gorgeous mountain views, wide, lush fairways, Bermuda grass greens and numerous sand bunkers.

Kona Country Club’s Mountain Course, which features Kona coastline views, trails of ancient lava flows and a cool mountain setting, was designed by William Bell and Nelson and Robin Wright.

The course’s manicured Bermuda greens, elevated tees, numerous bunkers and three lakes make for challenging yet fun play.

The Makalei Golf Club was designed by Dick Nugent & Associates.

It boasts an elevation range from 1,800 to 2,850 feet.

The layout in a cool, scenic, lush forest is an alternative to the island’s coastal golf course experiences.

The temperate climate and elevation offer a challenge for golfers of all skill levels. Features at Makalei include Bent grass greens, lava tubes, cinder cones and a stone wall dating back more than a century.

Big Island Country Club’s par 72 course is designed to be enjoyable for novices through expert players. Designed by famed golf architect Perry Dye, the course features wide fairways and water in play on nine of the 18 holes. Its spectacular location and scenic beauty add to its well-deserved reputation along with wide, gently rolling Bermuda grass fairways, medium-size undulating Bent grass greens, and an abundance of water.

Golf only for two persons to play these three courses could easily add up to more than $650. With a three-night stay in one of Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa’s spacious partial ocean view rooms inclusive of three rounds of golf for two totaling as little as $727 (plus taxes and resort service fees), the Kona Golf Trail package is a golfer’s value-added golf package. Don’t vacation in the sand trap, get Trip Cancellation Insurance from Seven Corners at www.sevencorners.com

Alan Akaka, steel guitar
Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, Hawaiian language and ukulele
Dr. Samuel Gon III, oli (chant)
Uluwehi Guerrero, hula
Ozzie Kotani, slack key guitar
Dennis Lake, ukulele building
Herb Ohta, Jr., ukulele
Anakala Philipo Solatario, storytelling and kukakuka (discussion)
For more information and registration, visit www.AlohaMusicCamp.com.

Looking for a new way to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year? Renew your marriage vows at Outrigger Hotels and Resorts on the most romantic day of the year. A non-denominational kahu (priest/officiate) will conduct complimentary vow renewal ceremonies for hotel guests registered at any Outrigger Hotel in the Hawaiian Islands. Couples will receive a certificate and a photograph memento to commemorate the special day. For more information, visit www.Outrigger.com.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Guests can now enjoy a newly renovated Courtyard Kauai at Coconut Beach featuring $13 million of updated public spaces, restaurants, meeting rooms, lobby, and recreational amenities. Highlights of the renovation, which was completed in January, include a reconfigured pool, new jacuzzi, expanded fitness center, family game room, and an eLounge with the latest technology for guests to stay connected with friends and families while on the island. The ocean-view restaurant, Voyager Grill, is also offering new menus featuring Hawaii Regional Cuisine with fresh ingredients from local farms. For more information, visit www.Marriott.com.

TRANSPORTATION

On June 7, United Airlines will launch a new daily route between Washington DC’s Dulles International Airport and Honolulu International Airport (Oahu), providing the only nonstop service between the two points. United is currently the largest carrier servicing Hawaii from the mainland U.S. For more information, visit United.com.

ACCOLADES

Five Hawaii establishments have been awarded with the AAA Five Diamond Award and 28 others have earned the Four Diamond Award for 2012.

The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua (Maui), Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, and Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Kaupulehu (Hawaii Island) earned the Five Diamond status in the lodging category while Oahu’s Chef Mavro and La Mer at the Halekulani both earned Five Diamond designations for the restaurant category.

For more information and to see a complete list of the Five Diamond and Four Diamond winners, visit www.NewsRoom.AAA.com.

TripAdvisor’s 2012 Traveler’s Choice Awards honors several Hawaii hotels in various categories voted on by the website’s readers. The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea led the pack, earning the most honors including No. 3 for Best Hotels in the US, No. 12 for Best Hotels for Service in the US, and No. 16 for Best Luxury Hotel in the US. Other highlights for Hawaii include:

St. Regis Princeville (Kauai): 6th for Best Luxury Hotels in the US

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Kaupulehu (Hawaii Island): 16th for Best Hotels in the US

Koa Kea Hotel and Resort (Kauai): 23rd for Best Hotels in the US

The Kahala Hotel and Resort (Oahu): 25th for Best Luxury Hotels in the US

Travaasa Hana (Maui): 25th for Best Relaxation/Spa Hotels in the US.
For more information, visit TripAdvisor.com.

The property is offering a four-night LudoBites package, valid March 6 to 18. Included are accommodations, daily breakfast buffet for two, one dinner for two at LudoBites Hawaii Nine-0, a dinner at Pahu i’a and Beach Tree restaurants, a LudoBites swag bag and two signed “Made in America” books. The package is priced from $4,620 per room, double. Additionally, room nights and LudoBites events are available on an a la carte basis. Nightly room rates start at $775.

To book the package, call 888-340-5662. For dinner reservations, call 808-325-8450.

Stay at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, play Poipu Bay! The island is waiting for you. With Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa’s Balance package you’ll enjoy one round of golf at Poipu Bay Golf Course and a daily breakfast buffet for two. It is recommended that tee times be booked prior to arrival through the hotel concierge desk.
Price range: $454
For more information, please click here.

In business since 1981, the company has previously offered its tour packages in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North and South America, but not Hawaii.

The Hawaiian product line includes 10 independent packages based on hotel stays with options to add flights, car rentals and sightseeing tours. “In 2011, we had great success with our West Coast fly-and-drive packages, and we decided to expand our offerings a little further west to Hawaii,” said Marty Seslow, Gate 1’s vice president of marketing and sales.

Packages are available that provide the opportunity to visit multiple islands with a single booking. Vacations range in length from four to 13 days, and include stays on Oahu, Kauai,

The Big Island and Maui. Each independent package features optional add-ons excursions including island tours, luaus, sunset dinner cruises and hiking.

For more information, call 800-682-3333 or 215-572-7676.

This distinctive epicurean experience showcases a multi-course menu specially created and prepared by Bruno Chevalier, Master Chef of Château Rauzan-Ségla and Château Canon, and complemented with wines personally selected by John Kolasa, Managing Director of both Châteaux. The wines were flown in for the event directly from the châteaux, including the rare 1966 Château Canon in magnum and the 1986 Château Rauzan-Ségla (rated at 96 points by Robert Parker.)

“We are excited to partner with these legendary, iconic Margaux and St Emilion estates on the occasion of Château Rauzan-Ségla’s 350th anniversary year, and to be able to share with our guests such rare vintage wines.

This will be an unique event not to be missed,” said Chief Operating Officer Peter Shaindlin.

The event on Saturday, February 4, 2012 will commence at 6:30 pm with a champagne reception, featuring DELAMOTTE BLANC DE BLANCS, BRUT NV. Dinner to follow. Cost is $395 per person, plus gratuities and taxes (limited seating). The menu:

Hen Consommé with Foie Gras, Sliced Scallops and Truffles

CHÂTEAU CANON 2003, St Emilion, 1st Classified Growth

CHÂTEAU CANON 2000, St Emilion, 1st Classified Growth

Veal Sweetbreads Pan Fried in Hazelnut Oil, Lentils Cooked with Bacon and Chanterelles

CHÂTEAU RAUZAN–SÉGLA 2001, Margaux Classified Growth

CHÂTEAU RAUZAN–SÉGLA 1995, Margaux Classified Growth

Warm Lobster Tail, Chicken Oyster, Cèpes and Toasted Pine Nuts

CHÂTEAU RAUZAN–SÉGLA 1989, Margaux Classified Growth

CHÂTEAU RAUZAN–SÉGLA 1986, Margaux Classified Growth

Roasted Double Loin Lamb Chop Crusted with Tarragon and Almonds, Barbajuan with Lamb Shoulder Confit, Artichoke Heart Stuffed with Vegetables and Comté Cheese

CHÂTEAU CANON 1998, St Emilion, 1st Classified Growth

CHÂTEAU CANON 1966, St Emilion, 1st Classified Growth

Kaffir Lime Cake with Red Fruits & Rhubarb
CHÂTEAU ROUMIEU-LACOSTE 2006, Sauternes

Mignardises
Coffee or Tea

This special event is part of the Halekulani Living luxury lifestyle series, offering events which cater to distinct interests and cultural desires of Halekulani’s guests and patrons. Since 2006, Halekulani Living has provided guests and locals with unparalleled, immersive, authentic and memorable experiences.

For reservations, please contact Halekulani Food & Beverage department at (808) 931-5040. Dress code: La Mer evening attire.

About Halekulani

Since its inception in 1984, Halekulani has received more than five hundred accolades, awards and honoraria, and is consistently ranked among the world’s finest hotels. SpaHalekulani, amongst many others, earned the coveted Forbes Four-Star rating, the highest bestowed upon any spa by the Forbes Travel Guide, and was ranked the #2 Best Resort Spa in North America by Conde Nast Traveler. Halekulani’s fine dining restaurant, La Mer, is Hawaii’s longest ranked AAA-Five Diamond restaurant. Halekulani is managed by the Hotels and Resorts of Halekulani, a brand management division of the Honolulu-based Halekulani Corporation, which also manages newly redesigned Waikiki Parc Hotel. Halekulani is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and is aligned with Tokyo’s legendary Imperial Hotel.

For reservations and information call Halekulani at (800) 367-2343 / (808) 923-2311 or visit the Halekulani website (www.halekulani.com

Effective this week, customers will be able to purchase single tickets combining travel on both Hawaiian and JetBlue, allowing for seamless travel between the carriers’ networks. Connections are available for immediate travel via Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), where Hawaiian offers multiple daily departures.

In the near future, Hawaiian intends to codeshare on JetBlue-operated flights, placing its HA code on JetBlue-operated flights.

The carriers plan to further expand their partnership on June 5, when Hawaiian launches the only nonstop service between New York City and Hawaii with its new wide-body, twin-aisle Airbus A330-200 aircraft seating 294 customers.

Hawaiian’s daily flights from Honolulu will arrive and depart from JFK Terminal 5, becoming the first of JetBlue’s airline partners to locate at the carrier’s terminal. The new flight’s mid-morning New York departure will allow travelers in markets served by JetBlue up and down the East Coast, such as Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Raleigh/Durham, to make a seamless connection to Honolulu.

From the creator of iSurfer, iBodyboard, iDing Repair and Beach Safety App comes the latest iPhone/iPad App which makes ordering and understanding surfboards so easy. The latest iPhone/iPod/iPad app, created by former WQS surfer Matt Jones, takes all of the guess work out of understanding surfboards and also ordering a custom board. iSurfboards App for iPhone/iPod/iPad provides detailed information for all parts of the modern surfboard. iSurfboards App provides the following information:

CUSTOM SURFBOARD ORDER FORM:

The feature that is not available in any other App in the world. A fully customized surfboard order form which allows anyone around the world to create their own custom surfboard within the app and email to a shaper to shape.

The first version of the custom board creator and with feedback from shapers and customers i will be making it to cater for every type of surfer and shaper. This feature will allow you to create your own custom surfboard and email it to a shaper.

It gives you all the options you would find on a standard surfboard order form. It makes ordering a new surfboard quick, simple and easy all from the palm of your hand.

Surfboards Information

- Different surfboard shapes and their characteristics and suited surf conditions.

- The roles that length, width and thickness play in surfboard design.

- Different types of tails and their strengths and weaknesses and what board shape they best suit.

- Different rail shapes and their strengths and weaknesses.

- Different bottom concaves and what conditions and boards they suit best.

- What affects the rocker, nose lift and tail lift can have on your surfboard.

- Information about the types of glass jobs commonly used.

Surfboard Size Guides

A variety of surfboard size charts for beginner to intermediate surfers. All charts take into account the surfer’s weight and height and provides a guide to the size surfboard which would be best suit them.

Beginner Charts:

- Surfboard length guide for Softboards
- Surfboard length guide for Longboards

Intermediate Charts:

- Length guides for Fish surfboards
- Length guides for groveller surfboards
- Length guides for shortboard surfboards
- Length guides for midsize surfboards
- Length guides for gun surfboards
- Length guides for Funboard surfboards
- Length guides for Mini Mal surfboards
- Length guides for Malibu surfboards

Fins Information

All the information you need to know about the characteristics of fins and what part of the fin does what.

You will learn what effects the base, depth, sweep, foil, flex and cant have on a performance of a fin.

This information can help you choose the right size and shape fins to suit your surfing.

Fin Systems

Information about the most commonly used fin systems used in surfboards.

Details about the advantages and disadvantages of each system and a rating system to show the characteristics for each system.

The information provided will give you a guide on what fin system you would like in your next surfboard.

This App will be constantly getting updated to cater for every aspect of surfboard design and with feedback from shapers the custom order form will be getting updates to to further improve the functionality of the surfboard order form.

Other Apps for surfers created by Matt Jones from mysurfworld.com include:

iSurfer – Surfing Coach App for iPad /iPhone and iPod Touch

iDing – Surfboard Repairs App for iPhone and iPod Touch

iBodyboard – Bodyboarding Coach App for iPad /iPhone and iPod Touch

Beach Safety App for iPhone and iPod Touch

Offering 5-nights in the ideal city for a romantic escape, the package includes a massage or facial for two, daily car rental, dinner for two at the Tiki Terrace Restaurant or Sunday Champagne Brunch and more.

The package is priced at $2,039 and readers will save over $547!

Do you think you can cover Ka’anapali Beach Hotel’s Island Romance package for Jetsetters Magazine? Please let me know if you need additional information or photos. For more information, visit THIS LINK.

The Island Romance Package includes:

5 nights accommodation in an Ocean View room

Daily compact rental car with valet parking including

Daily buffet breakfast for 2
Special in-room welcome amenity
Two bottles of water per day
Choice of two beach towels
Picnic lunch in keepsake logo picnic backpack

25 minute massage or facial for 2
One dinner for 2 at the Tiki Terrace Restaurant or Sunday Champagne Brunch
Choice of one optional activity for two: Hawaiian Luau, Evening Dinner Cruise, Kupanaha Magic Dinner Theater, or surfing lessons.

Valid January 4, 2012 through January 3, 2013. Additional Nights* $276, (Based on double occupancy)

*Additional nights include compact rental car and buffet breakfast for 2. Above rate subject to taxes (Lei Aloha upgrade and benefits do not apply). All Packages are subject to availability.

The oceanfront, 432-room Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel is set majestically on a three-mile stretch of sandy beach along the sunny western shores of Maui, making it an ideal setting for a memorable Hawaiian experience. Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel offers a variety of free cultural activities for the entire family, cementing its status as Hawaii’s Most Hawaiian Hotel.

These include a sunset hula show, nightly live Hawaiian entertainment, lau (leaf) printing, ukulele lessons, poi pounding, lei and ti leaf skirt making, hula classes, garden tours and more.

Each visit also includes the ‘Ohana Welcome Breakfast and Farewell Lei Ceremony.