Video Shows Cruise Passengers Sprinting to Ship After Early Departure Strands Hundreds in Hawaii A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern coast yesterday, tying as the sixth-strongest quake ever recorded and triggering tsunami waves that spread across the Pacific Ocean. In the… Johnny Jet , July 30, 2025
Hotel Review: The Iconic Rainbow Tower at Hilton Hawaiian Village Gets a Stylish Refresh A big thanks to Hilton Hawaiian Village for helping us with our stay so we could write this detailed review of our experience. This post contains references to products from… Johnny Jet , July 27, 2025
Guy Kawasaki’s Local Guide to Honolulu: Where to Eat, Surf, Shop and Explore I know a lot of people are planning to go to Hawaii this summer. Surprisingly, it’s the busiest time of year for the 50th state although I would have bet… Johnny Jet , May 29, 2025
Hotel Review: The Ritz-Carlton Oahu, Turtle Bay A big thank you to the Ritz-Carlton Oahu, Turtle Bay for hosting our stay so we could write this detailed review of our experience. This post contains references to products… Johnny Jet , May 26, 2025
Visiting Kualoa Ranch with Kids: Our Real-Life Jurassic Park Adventure Our thanks to the team at Kualoa Ranch for hosting our visit so we could write this review of our experience. This post contains references to products from one or… Johnny Jet , May 24, 2025
The Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Starlight Luau is fun for the whole family A big thanks to Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort for hosting us so we could provide this detailed review of our experience. Also, this post contains references to products… Johnny Jet , May 11, 2024
Hotel review: The Halepuna Waikiki in Oahu A big thanks to the Halepuna Waikiki for hosting our stay so we could provide this detailed review of our experience. If you’ve never heard of the Halepuna Waikiki hotel,… Johnny Jet , May 8, 2024
Hotel review: The Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki A big thanks to the Halekulani Hotel for hosting our stay so we could provide this detailed review of our experience. If you subscribe to my daily newsletter or follow… Johnny Jet , May 8, 2024
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
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
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 8, 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
12 Reasons to Stay at the Ritz-Carlton Waikiki Aloha! After two long years of quarantine life, we finally made it back in Hawaii. There was a lot of planning for this trip because I wanted to make sure… Johnny Jet , March 19, 2022
10 Reasons to Stay at Hilton Hawaiian Village In April 2020, we planned a trip to Hawaii that was going to be our first-ever trip with our daughter, who was 8 months old at the time. But as… Johnny Jet , March 15, 2022