Terry Reim asked:


With the price of gasoline rivaling the cost of green fees, why wait any longer to live the ultimate golfing fantasies — Hawaii Discount Golf Vacations?

Hawaii is one of the best year-round golf destinations in the world for golfing and all other kinds of fun. Sunny skies, the sparkling Pacific Ocean and an abundance of valleys and open spaces make for lush fairways, spectacular greens, and to-die-for rounds of golf. Now with the prevelance of the Internet, you can easily book Hawaii Discount Tee Times quickly online and make your reservations from anywhere in the world.

The Hawaii golf experience is as varied as the islands themselves. Any one of the Islands of Hawaii is a premier destination for a Hawaii Discount Golf Vacation. Hawaii’s tropical climate and diverse geology features verdant valleys, quiet bays, rugged lava flows and stunning vistas. Play one of Hawaii’s 99 courses scattered on five tropical islands in the mid-Pacific: Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Kauai, the Big Island.

And if you’re coming to play golf at a discount, why not bring the bring the whole family and enjoy the Hawaiian islands’ world-class resorts. While you’re stroking on the luscious links, the kids can go horseback riding along the beach, snorkel crystal-clear lagoons teeming with marine life, watch lava waterfalls plunge into the ocean, or Humpback Whales rising from the ocean depths. While you are all here, take a Hawaii Helicopter tour together or enjoy a romantic sunset cruise and traditional luau. Whatever your pleasure, you’ll find it all in the Hawaiian Islands.

Oahu Discount Golf Vacations

From the western mountains to the eastern seashore, Oahu Discount Golf Vacations offer the widest variety of golfing experiences available in Hawaii. Got game for America’s toughest golf course — Ko’olau? Tee up with a spectacular ocean view at the Turtle Bay Resort on The North Shore offering two world-class courses. There are memorale mountainside courses with lush jungles and man-made wonders featuring water on every hole.

Oahu Discount Tee Times in Hawaii can be booked at Hawaii Prince Golf Course, Coral Creek, Royal Kunia, Hawaii Kai, Hawaii Prince, Turtle Bay Fazio and Palmer, Ko Olina, Koolau, Luana Hills, Waikele, Makaha Resort, Koolau and Kapolei.

Maui Discount Golf Vacations

Maui can clearly lay claim to being one of the world’s premier destinations and a Maui Discount Golf Vacation makes superb sense on an Island that boasts over 15 courses, several ranked near the top in many categories. Whether you’re a golfing fanatic or just a duffer, you’ll discover golfing on Maui to be the recreational experience of a lifetime.

Maui Discount Tee Times in Hawaii can be booked at Kaanapali Noreth and South, Kapalua Bay and Plantation courses, two Maken, North and South, Pukalani Country Club, the Wailea trio – Emerald, Gold, Blue courses golf courses.

You can even take a ferry ride from Lahaina, Maui to the island of Lanai, and play rounds at two world-class golf courses with a discount: the Challenge at Manele and Experience at Koele. From harbor to club house, tee to green, thids could be best of Hawaii Discount Golf Vacations.

Kauai Discount Golf Vacations

Golfing on Kauai is not only a challenge, it’s a scenic adventure. Kauai Discount Golf Vacations offer golf courses that are breathtakingly beautiful, and each in its own way, offers its own challenge. Kauai is home to 3 of Golf Digest’s top 15 courses in the state of Hawaii. These and other great Kauai golf courses present more golf than most can play in a week.

Kauai Discount Tee Times in Hawaii can be booked at Kaui Lagoons Kiele and Mokihana, Prince Course at Hanalei, Puakea, Princeville Makai, Kiahuna, and Popu Bay.

Big Island Discount Golf Vacations

Eighteen courses, some of the most famous in Hawaii, make Big Island Discount Golf Vacations a sure winner. Seven of the “75 Best Golf Resorts” in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Caribbean are played right here on the “Kona Hawaii Golf Trail.”

The Big Island’s courses range from spectacular championship resort courses, to unique upcountry links and local municipal courses. Each course has a distinct design and personality suited for the challenges of the avid golfer or the wannabe golfer.

Big Island Discount Tee Times in Hawaii can be booked at three country clubs — Makalei, Big Island, and Kona Country Club’s Ocean and Mountain courses — Mauna Kea, Mauna Lani North and South courses, Waikoloa Resort’s King and Beach courses, Waikoloa Village and Waimea Country Club.

Resources:

www.myhawaii.net

www.hawaiiactive.com



Melanie

David Peters asked:


This weekend Peter broadcasts from the newly renovated Royal Hawaiian hotel, Waikik is famous pink landmark (hence its nickname the Pink Palace ).

This historic hotel first opened in 1928, and over the decades it has hosted presidents, royalty, celebrities, and other members of the jet-setting elite.

While on the island of Oahu, there are a few must-do activities for visitors, no matter how touristy. And yes, that includes a traditional luau complete with roasted pigs, fire dancers and a hula performance.

You ll also want to check out a torch-lighting ceremony with hula dancers. And for an amazing view of the famous Hawaiian sunsets, get off the beach and into the water on a dinner cruise. Several ships are docked at Aloha Tower and Kewalo Basin including the Ali I Kai, the world s largest Polynesian catamaran. Once the sun has set, you get to enjoy you guessed it a hula dance.

But we wanted to look beyond hula and checked in with a crew of locals including Hawaii native Lianne Thompson, associate editor of Modern Luxury Hawai i magazine, surf legend Hawaiian Mike Goodrich, local historian Bill Souza and more to find out some of their top picks for island activities.

In the hula department, a great time to visit Honolulu is for the annual World Invitational Hula Festival. Every November, this unique World Invitational Hula Festival invites people from all over the world to experience and celebrate Hawaiian culture through performance of the hula.

Another can t-miss cultural experience is the Aloha Festivals, which is Hawaii s oldest and largest statewide celebration featuring food, music, hula performances, ukulele contests, and live entertainment. It was originally created in 1946 to mimic the Makahiki celebration season (Hawaiian New Year), which honored the Hawaiian god Lono.

BEACHING WITH THE LOCALS

Most visitors are attracted to Waikiki Beach, but Lianne Thompson grew up going to Kailua. In fact, this secluded beach town located about 15 miles northeast of Honolulu is such a favorite among locals that they d probably prefer to keep it a secret.

DINING OUT

Drive up the coast from Kailua toward the North Shore for a real treat: Hawaiian shrimp trucks! They re sort of like the Hawaiian version of taco trucks.

REAL SOUVENIR SHOPPING

Don t get stuck buying aloha shirts or dancing hula girl dolls. Instead, you can pick up items that combine Hawaii s ancient traditions with fashion-forward trends: The family-run Muumuu Heaven is an island favourite, where vintage muumuus are deconstructed and refashioned into one-of-a-kind dresses and tops in modern silhouettes.



Sally