| According to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) summer air seat forecast, carriers were expected to fly 2,073,737 scheduled nonstop domestic air seats to Hawaii this summer, an increase of 4.3 percent over summer 2005 - and more than half-a-million seats higher than those flown in summer 2000.
Compared to 2000, all airports have experienced increases in domestic air service. However, service to the Neighbor Islands has increased faster than capacity to Honolulu, and the Neighbor Islands’ share of scheduled nonstop domestic seats to the state has risen from 26 percent in 2000, to 40 percent in 2006.
New Land is Born, Old Tales are Told in Hawaii's National Parks
Fall is the perfect time for a Hawaii park adventure. The days are cooler and the
trails less crowded than the busy summer family vacation months. Did you know that Hawaii is home to eight national parks?
The best advice for a fall visit to the Hawaiian Islands? Park it!
Not sit on the beach and watch the waves “park it.” Not a wander the great green gardens kind of “park it.” This kind of “park it” is an invitation to visit the eight, count them - eight - national parks in the State of Hawaii.
Hawaii's national parks, trails and preserves celebrate the temples, cities and fishponds of ancient peoples. They are adorned with the earliest recorded Pacific history, petroglyphs. They top a 10,000-foot mountain with a crater large enough to hold Manhattan. They honor the human history and inhuman treatment of a people suffering a dreaded disease and celebrate the brave
warriors who protected America.
Big Island
Three major parks are located on the Kona side of the Big Island. Puuhonua O Hönaunau National Historical Park, a place of refuge, is protected by the “great wall” 1,000 feet long, 10 feet high and 17 feet thick, constructed entirely without mortar.
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park is the site of Hawaiian settlements. The park's massive fishponds, built before the arrival of European explorers, are an amazing example of successful aquaculture. Petroglyphs at this site include a carving of Captain Cook's ship.
The Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site is a sacred stone heiau (place of worship) known as the Temple of the Hill of the Whale, built over 200 years ago by Kamehameha the Great. The sacred temple measures 224 feet long by 100 feet wide. It is 16 to 20 feet high on the landward side.
The Big Island's Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is a 175-mile preservation corridor filled with cultural significance, including hundreds of early Hawaiian settlement sites.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has America's only active, continuously erupting, volcano. The park features ancient petroglyphs, tree-fern forests, miles of hiking trails and extraordinary museums.
Maui
No rumbling can be felt on the island of Maui, but it was a short two centuries ago that the volcano that formed East Maui erupted. At 10,000 feet, Haleakalä National Park, the House of the Sun, is the entire top of a dormant volcano. Some life forms here are among the rarest on earth, including the strange silversword plant that grows for 20 years, shoots up a 9-foot high bloom and dies.
Molokai
The Kalaupapa National Historical Park on the island of Molokai contains the site of the Hansen's Disease settlement where Father Damien de Veuster dedicated his life, ministering to the sufferers of leprosy.
Oahu
The USS Arizona Memorial, built by private contributions, is owned by the U.S. Navy and administered by the National Park Service. Visitors can tour the museum, view a 20-minute documentary on the Pearl Harbor attack and board a Navy shuttle out to the Memorial. Inside, a solemn roster of names carved in marble stretches skyward.
For information on park visits, camping, days and hours of operations, and park regulations, visit the National Park Service website at NPS.gov/Hawaii .
Source: HVCB Press Release 7/28/06
Aloha HVCB Members,
The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau’s new E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook launched in the early spring of 2006. The new Welcome Guidebook will replace the existing pre-arrival welcome packet which currently includes the Hawaii Value Passport. Participation in the Guidebook is free to Hibiscus level members and above and offers you some excellent exposure to consumers who have already booked their Hawaii vacation with a certified Hawaii Destination Specialist travel agent.
What is the E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook?
The Welcome Guidebook is a collection of dynamic content and special offers from golf, activities, attractions, shopping, and dining companies, personalized and available only for customers booking their vacations through a certified HVCB Hawaii Destination Specialist travel agent. The new Welcome Guidebook includes:
- A new design and format featuring easy to use, easy to read information about the customer’s vacation
- A personalized letter from HVCB president & CEO, John Monahan
- A map of the islands with general information on activities on each
- A calendar of events highlighting specific festivals and events occurring in the island(s) when and where the customer is vacationing
- A collection of special savings, discounts or exclusive offers from HVCB member business partners only available to customers who book through an HDS certified travel agent
What are the benefits to participating HVCB members?
- Free national exposure to qualified consumers
- Exposure of your company’s store, location, outlet, venue before a consumer’s vacation begins and while they are vacationing in the destination. The Welcome Guidebook is intended to be a valuable resource before and during their visit in order to help them maximize their vacation value. A win win for the traveler AND your business!
Why should I consider participating?
- Participation is free to Hibiscus Level members and above
- The new Welcome Guidebook has been designed to meet the changing demands of travelers
- The Welcome Guidebook is designed to offer greater flexibility to participating HVCB members… flexibility, which allows you to input, update and change your offer as often as you choose
- List up to four separate offers, customizing each to the time of year that the visitor will be in our islands. Submit one offer for your slow periods and a different one for when you're busy
- The new Welcome Guidebook is sent to Hawaii-bound consumers prior to their arrival
- As a phase two initiative, offers and value added discounts will also be accessible by HDS agents’ Hawaii-bound customers before and during their vacation via a special website listing all of the offers
How can I participate?
FREE participation is available to all HVCB member businesses in the activity, attractions, golf, dining, and shopping categories
To have your special offer included, simply log in to the Member Online Update and complete the information requested in the E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook section. You will be asked for the text of your special offers as well as the dates that the offers are valid.
Mahalo nui loa,
Elizabeth Johnsen Managing Director, Travel Trade Partnerships
Hawaii Visitor and Convention Bureau
Save the date: Aloha Up'n'Over 2007 - European Sales & Media Mission
Save the date and budget for Aloha Up'n'Over, Hawaii Tourism Europe's Sales & Media Mission through UK and Germany, to take place from July 8-13, 2007. The mission combines travel agent trainings, tour operator meetings and media functions on 5 days. Thanks to excellent airfare and hotel deals Hawaii Tourism Europe will be able to offer this opportunity at very low cost – calculate ca. 5,400 USD for participation fee, return airfare in economy and accommodation for six nights.
For further information and a detailed itinerary please contact Louise Cole, louisecole@hillsbalfoursynergy.com , or Silvia Bisle, sbisle@aviarepsmangum.com .
Multilingual Aloha Academy for Continental Europe
After the great success in UK, the Aloha Academy™, Hawaii Tourism Europe's online training program will also be launched in Continental Europe in September 2006. The program will be introduced in German, French and Italian in the countries Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. Benefit from a sponsorship opportunity and present your product to a potential of more than 50,000 European travel agents with an investment of only 2,000 USD.
For further information and a detailed itinerary please contact Christine Klein, cklein@aviarepsmangum.com .
HVCB Annual Luncheon
November 20, 2006
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
11:15am - 1:30pm
More details to follow...
A representative from the HVCB Membership Department will be coming to Lanai in August. All current members or anyone interested in membership with HVCB may call to schedule a appointment at (808) 924-0230.
| WHO: |
Jerry Ishibashi, Membership Sales Coordinator |
| WHAT: |
Membership Orientation of Current Member Benefits and Services |
| WHEN: |
August 7th, 2006 (10:30am, 12:30pm, 3:00pm) |
| WHERE: |
Lanai Visitors Bureau |
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(Please call 565-7600 for directions) |
| COST: |
FREE to All Current and Prospective Member Businesses |
| RSVP: |
Friday, August 4th, 2006 |
Aloha & Welcome New Members to the HVCB Ohana
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Mahalo for your Continued Support & Participation
Members who renewed in July 2006.
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