VIDEO: Woman Tries to Ride a Distressed Baby Whale in Waikiki When are tourists going to learn to respect wildlife? Of course, most of us do but there continues to be those who don’t. I’ve been covering the travel industry for… Johnny Jet , December 30, 2023
Great News: Trump Hotel Waikiki is Rebranding as a Hilton If you follow me on Twitter, then you know how much I dislike our former president. It wasn’t always like that. In fact, long before he became a politician, I… Johnny Jet , November 12, 2023
Airlines Offer Huge Sales as Maui Seriously Needs Visitors and West Maui Opens Back Up October 8 This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , September 30, 2023
Maui Really Needs Tourists But Do Locals Want Them? It’s been almost a month since Maui was ravaged by wildfires on August 8. According to Hawaii News Now, “the confirmed death toll remains at 115.” They also note that… Johnny Jet , September 4, 2023
Maui Desperately Needs Visitors – Hawaiian Airlines Offering $82 Flights I was just asked to do an interview with KCAL/CBS news here in Los Angeles about whether or not people should be traveling to Maui yet? When the interview request… Johnny Jet , August 29, 2023
Maui Resident Shares How to Help and Whether Visitors Should Travel to Maui After the Wildfires Like many people, the news of the Maui wildfires hit me and my family hard. We’ve vacationed there many, many times including this past January and we have a close… Johnny Jet , August 17, 2023
Jason Momoa and Tourism Officials Tell Tourists to Stay Away From Maui: ‘Not the Place to Have Your Vacation Right Now’ Updated on Aug 16: “All non-essential travel to West Maui (including Lāhainā, Nāpili, Kāʻanapali, and Kapalua) is strongly discouraged through the month of August, Governor Josh Green said in his… Johnny Jet , August 16, 2023
Maui Wildfires: Advice for Travelers and How to Help If you subscribe to my newsletter, then you know that Hawaii is one of my favorite places on earth and I’ve been fortunate to travel to the islands dozens of… Johnny Jet , August 12, 2023
Heartbreaking: Man on Hawaii Honeymoon Dies in Water and While Getting CPR Thief Steals Wife’s Backpack I’ve read a lot of heart-wrenching stories as well as stories that make my blood pressure go through the roof. Well, this story does both. But I’m writing about it… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2023
You Gotta See it to Believe It: Tiger Shark Attacks Fisherman in Kayak off of Hawaii Scott Haraguchi of Hawaii Nearshore Fishing, which offers timely fish reports, how to tips, product reviews, recipes and videos, accidentally filmed a scary encounter of him in his kayak with… Johnny Jet , May 16, 2023
How to Be a Responsible Traveler to Maui Nui Hawaii: It conjures up thoughts of the most delicious tropical escape. Crystal waters, lush landscapes, swaying palm trees, the scent of plumeria wafting through the air. If you have been… Johnny Jet , February 21, 2023
Destination Guide: Honolulu This article was written and produced in partnership with Allianz Global Assistance. All opinions expressed within are my own. I’ve been fortunate to visit Oahu more times than I can… Johnny Jet , February 21, 2023
Trip Report: Maui to Honolulu on Hawaiian Airlines When I checked in online for our Hawaiian Airlines flight from Maui (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL), a warning message popped up on HawaiianAirlines.com that said: “Important message about your flight… Johnny Jet , January 25, 2023
How To Avoid Long Lines When You Travel … and At Home There’s one thing I really don’t like and that’s standing in lines … and I know you probably feel the same way. That’s why I learned from an early age… Johnny Jet , January 17, 2023
Hotel Review: Ka’anapali Beach Hotel in Maui A big thanks to Ka’anapali Beach Hotel for hosting our stay so we could provide this detailed review of our experience. “Low key” and “old school” were the main reasons… Johnny Jet , January 15, 2023