Hawaii trip information roundup: June 20, 2023

* The Kings’ Shops at Waikoloa Seaside Resort on Hawaii (Large) Island is internet hosting a free Polynesian present on the primary and the final Fridays of every month. “Fires of Polynesia” is a  30-minute present taking spectators on a journey via the Polynesian Island via dance and music. The present even consists of hearth poi balls and a Samoan hearth knife dancer.

* After a spectacular lava eruption at Halema’uma’u crater, the exercise instantly pauses yesterday per the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. This most up-to-date eruption solely began on June seventh. By the best way, a USGS digicam captured the superb begin of the June seventh eruption. Try that footage here.

* Costco has Southwest Airways e-gift playing cards on sale. The worth of the cardboard is $500, however it prices $449.99. See this link for extra data.

* There’s a Hawaii trip sweepstakes for a visit for 2 to the Thirteenth Annual Hawaii Meals & Wine Pageant on Oahu this November. The #HFWF23 Summer season Sweepstakes winner will get 160,000 HawaiianMiles, four-night keep at Outrigger Reef Waikiki Seaside Resort, precedence tickets to 2 pageant occasions. This sweepstakes is “open to people who’re authorized residents of the 50 United States (“Territory”) and age 21 or older at time of entry” per the official rules. See this link for extra data and to enter to win.

* Final month, we wrote concerning the section of the “road to Hana” that’s closed for rock stabilization repairs. The County of Maui posted some very interesting photos of the work on June 14th. From the seems to be of it, our guess is that the work could possibly be ongoing for weeks. As we’ve previously mentioned, this highway closure shouldn’t impression any of the superb highway to Hana stops accessed from east Maui.