where is the best place in the world to go whale watching, in march?
March 10th, 2010 | 
Author: I want to go on holiday next March, for 3 weeks, and I would like to go whale watching, but I dont know the best place. any help greatly appreciated
Hawaii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!especially Maui or Kauai
you can hear the whale calls when you go under water, it’s so cool!
best place for a lot of things:
Waterfalls,
botanical gardens,
hikes through incredible scenery,
volcano watching, lava flow!
black sand beach, red sand beach,
cool people…
plus you may spot the occasional walrus
Cute sandal for Hawaiian vacation?
I’m going to Hawaii in Feb, and want a cute pair of sandals. I was thinking about getting these, but just wanted a second opinion…so what do you think of these sandals?
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i like them… they’d match anything, and they seem comfortable– i think you should make sure they’re comfortable though b/c you’ll be walking in them a lot.
On a recent trip to Kauai I felt very unwelcome and would not go back. Are all Hawaiian islands like that?
I think that was the intended effect, that you visit once so they can get your money but not too often and don’t even think about moving here. I got the message and I won’t be back. Just wondered if people were any friendlier on any of the bigger islands.
You have a real combination of folks on all the islands. But some of them, like Maui, are more oriented towards tourism. They’ve been trained to greet you with a smile, whether they feel the aloha in their heart or not, just like the kids at McDonald’s anywhere else.
You understand the attitude a bit better if you understand the history of the island over the past couple hundred years and current economic trends.
For example, people who work full-time or even a couple of different jobs may never be able to afford to buy a home in Hawaii. This is partly because a handful of missionary families came to own most of the land in Hawaii more than a hundred years ago. It’s partly because jobs in the hospitality industry don’t pay a whole heck of a lot.
And it’s partly because people who live in a places with more vital economies, more opportunities and a lower cost of living like to buy houses in Hawaii they’re not going to live in full-time. Sometimes it’s a vacation home. Sometimes they’re snowbirds. Sometimes they know they can sit on a house or condo, sell it a year later, and make more money than if they’d been working in Hawaii for a year.
I have a friend who is 6′2" and has curly blonde hair. On the Molokai ferry, some local braddahs cornered him and wanted to know the answer to one question.
"Are you coming to Molokai to buy up land?"
My friend laughed at this question. "I can’t afford to buy land on Molokai!"
They gave him a beer.
I’m living on my third Hawaiian island, but still haven’t visited Kauai. Always either too broke or too busy to go visiting. Reckon I’ll hafta just move there one day.
Has anyone been biking or hiking up Mauna Kea or anywhere else on the Big Island of Hawaii?
My family is going to Hawaii to visit some family, and I’d like to take a few days and fly to the Big Island and go up Mauna Kea. Has anyone does this or know of any people doing this independent of tour groups and without tour guides?
yeah it’s fun there, oh just go to any gas station or any store, look outside, and there will be free tour guides all over the place, the tour guides are strategically placed all over the island so tourists would know where to go to spend their money and leave hawaii with just 2 pennies in their pockets
Florida Residents -Sea World Question?
I lived in Fl for about 2 yrs (2002 – 2004) I still have my Florida Drivers License, My wife wants to go to sea world. My best friend now lives in the apartment that is on my license. Can I still get the FL residents price for the park, what info do you need or have to show to get the discounted tickets?
As long as your license isn’t expired, I suppose you will get away with it. I don’t believe they do anything but look at it. If there is any validity check, of course, you aren’t going to pass.
However, I don’t believe that Florida residents tickets are any cheaper. The only perk I know of for Sea World being a Florida resident is the Fun Card which lets you in free for the rest of the year after buying admission for one day. If you aren’t buying a Fun Card, I don’t suggest trying to say you are a Florida resident. Also, if you are buying Fun Cards, each adult will need to show proof of residency, not just you.
You can sometimes get discounts for buying online, though.
Hi Amy W, thanks for reply, is the active volcano at diamond head, can u suggest any good travel agent?
agent for inter island travel, first time to hawaii and we are coming from florida, only coming to hawaii once so want to see all the main things, can u suggest , may be see diamond head in one day, go to kauai for 2 days, then maui for 4 days, then fly back from oaho( think airport is honolulu , cheapest from florida )
thanks again for input
I use http:/www.flybymetravel.com for all of this kind of stuff
What is the best time to go to Cozumel for snorkeling?
I just went to cozumel and it was really windy to snorkel. What is the best time of the year to go? Any other places that are good in central america to go snorkeling? Windy conditions suck for snorkerling.
LL
Just about any time that there isn’t a hurricane threatening (most probable months are August to October). But Cozumel only has a huricane every 2.8 years (see link below).
Belize is a great snorkeling destination–click the second link.
Sovereignty Sunday ACCESS DENIED #8
Security High At ‘Iolani Palace Event
Native Hawaiian sovereignty groups gather peacefully
By Suzanne Roig
Advertiser Staff Writer
Native Hawaiian groups tested the state’s new rules governing ‘Iolani
Palace yesterday during their annual Sovereign Sunday event.
No one was cited and no one was arrested, but more than 20 state
Department of Land and Natural Resources enforcement officers were on hand
to ensure that a group of Hawaiians followed the rules.
The officers stood in a cluster while a variety of Hawaiian groups
occupied the Diamond Head makai corner of the palace near the Pohukaina
burial mound. Most were there to honor their culture and recognize the
start of the January 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
One of the groups, Sacred Times and Sacred Places, comes to ‘Iolani Palace
each month to care for the burial mound.
Officials removed three canopy tents erected by the groups, but did not
touch the Hawaiian flags, information displays or chairs or tables that
had been erected.
“We tried to be culturally sensitive, but we have our jobs to do,” said
Guy Chink, a DLNR O’ahu Branch manager who led the enforcement team. “We
will issue a citation to the owner of the tents and if no one claims
ownership then the tents are considered found property.”
No one claimed the tents, and no citations were issued. But there was a
lot of tension.
“In the past 11 years no one in that time has stopped us,” said Baron
Chink, a member of the Sacred Times and Sacred Places organization. “We do
the work here, not DLNR. As far as I’m concerned we are the authorized
ones to enter, not the DLNR. We are not the interlopers here.”
The new rules were adopted after two takeover attempts were made last year
by two separate groups. One takeover occurred in April and a second, in
which the group entered the palace and the ‘Iolani Barracks building, led
to arrests in August. Both spurred the state Land Board to pass new rules
governing the 11-acre grounds. The rules bar unauthorized occupation of
the palace.
The rules also spell out other prohibited activities on the palace
grounds, including harassing palace workers or visitors and interfering
with the public’s use of the premises.
Under the new rules, no more than 25 people are allowed to gather, no
banners larger than a specific size can be erected and no tents are
allowed on the grounds without permits. Overnight camping also is not
allowed.
The officers were on hand yesterday because of concern that there would be
a large demonstration on the palace ground, said Kippen de Alba Chu,
Friends of ‘Iolani Palace director.
“They did this earlier last week too for another sovereignty group who
wanted to camp there the whole week,” de Alba Chu said. “They are trying
to be consistent with each group and they are there there to make sure the
rules are adhered to.”
“This is still our place,” said Lynette Cruz, a Hawaiian independence
supporter. “Our job today is to remember who we are. We are not here to
take over the palace, but to honor our heritage.”
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Free Hawaii
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Kona and Whitley work with Hailey
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Whale Watching
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