* Final week Tropical Storm Calvin handed south of the Hawaiian Islands. It was the primary tropical storm of 2023 that’s come near Hawaii, which resulted in some heavy rain. This occasion gives a very good alternative to say that we’re within the Pacific hurricane season. Formally, the seasons begins in June and runs via the top of November. Hurricanes are very uncommon occasions in Hawaii. In over 150 years of document maintaining, solely three hurricanes and two tropical storms have made landfall in Hawaii. See our up to date article from 2018 with FAQs about hurricanes in Hawaii.
* One among our favourite Hawaii restaurant teams, Monkeypod by Merriman, has opened a new location at Waikiki Beach within the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort. This Waikiki location is beachfront with an impressive view.
* Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort opened this month. This distinctive resort presents hale (or particular person, thatched-roof “hut”) fashion rooms and outside showers. To date on TripAdisor, the reviews are excellent. This resort needed to shut in 2011 when a tsunami prompted vital structural harm. We’re so blissful that Kona Village has been refurbished and is open as soon as once more.
* Travelzoo has a superb deal for one in all our favourite Hawaii (Huge) Island accommodations — the luxurious Fairmont Orchid. (Learn our review.) It’s $399 per evening with included day by day credit score of $50 plus the day by day resort charge is waived. Study extra about this deal here.
