I knew Princeville was beautiful, but as we enjoyed a drink at dusk soon after our arrival, we were treated to views like this. It was remarkable.

No filter or anything like that.  It was just the perfect conditions.  Subsequent nights were not nearly this colorful.   

After our time at the Grand Hyatt Kauai, we made a leisurely drive towards the north shore of Kauai towards the St. Regis Princeville.  We ...

After our stay at the Sheraton Maui, we made our way to the airport for the quick flight to Kauai.  We had 5 nights on the island, and ultimately decided to split our time between the Grand Hyatt on the south side and the St. Regis in Princeville. 

Our one previous stay on Kauai was at the Marriott near the Lihue airport.  We knew we wanted to spend some time on the north shore, but since the St. Regis Princeville is pretty pricey, and I didn't want to ...

Late in 2012, work was keeping me very busy, but thankfully we had planned a trip to Hawaii to relax before the holidays.  Hawaii is probably not be best place to go for an affordable beach location, but it holds a special place for my wife and I since that is where we had our honeymoon.

On this trip, we split our time on Maui and Kauai. Maui is probably our favorite island, and we wanted to give Kauai another shot after a rather lukewarm experience on our previous ...

Its been pretty quiet on RegionalFirst of late, and the main reason for that is I was swamped with work.  For the last 10 days or so, I've been busy not working, since my wife and I were enjoying a vacation in Hawaii.  

Now I'm back on the mainland celebrating Thanksgiving with family.

I have more posts coming soon, but for now, here are some teaser photos from Hawaii.  A full report will be coming!

We had a great stay, splitting our time in  Maui ...

Early this month I got insider knowledge that Alaska Airline was expanding their footprint in the San Diego Market with new routes being Launched in 2013, which routes and new destinations was not disclosed to me, however, Alaska Air has finally announced them publically. I had initially guessed the new route would be to Hawaii and sure enough, my guess was right! Well, short of right. In addition, not only is Alaska launching a new route to Hawaii, they also announced two new routes for San ...

I am on my way to Hawaii today (Friday) for a long weekend in Honolulu.  It will be my first time back to the Islands since March 2011 and my first multi-day stay in Honolulu since 2004.

Each year, for the last several years, I’ve spent many long layovers in Honolulu, but my time has always been rushed. This weekend, my goal is simply to relax—there is much work to be done, but my goal is to defer non-essential items to Tuesday.

As for my airline choice, I ...