Fun things to see and do in Hawaii in 2011

As the weather starts to cool in the United States and Canada many folks start thinking of a vacation or holiday in a warmer climate.
With year round weather in Hawaii averaging 75 degrees it is no wonder a Hawaiian vacation is most people’s first choice.

One of the benefits of booking your travel early is you get the best travel promotions.
It also allows you time to plan what you are going to see and do when you are in Hawaii.

As a Hawaii travel agent and resident of the island of Maui I like to promote events that may not be in any guide book or online website.

Listed here for your convenience are a few of my favorite events upcoming in Hawaii for 2011.

Starting in December the humpback whales start arriving from the cooler waters in Alaska. Whale watch tours are done on all of the islands, but I find that Maui has the calmest waters and best conditions for viewing whales.



In addition to our seasonal whale watching tours you can also enjoy a festive luau, a beautiful snorkel sail, romantic dinner cruises or just hop in your car and drive around the island checking out the local events.

Kauai:
Friday 2/11/11 Come join us at 11th Annual Waimea Round up Rodeo for information contact Chelsie at 808-652-3770
Sunday 3/19/11 42nd Annual Prince Kuhio Long Distance Canoe Race. This free event is held from 8-11:00am. Contact Polai Kane at 808-651-2996.
Sunday 4/30/11 It is the 3rd Annual Kauai Loves you Triathlon for details contact Dan at 808-639-8792
Ongoing events for Kauai:

Every Friday and Sunday Hawaiian Slack Key at the Hanalei Community Center
For prices and times please contact Sandy at 808-826-1469


Hawaii aka “The Big Island”
2/17-2/20/11 Ukulele and Slack Key Guitar Institute
For more information contact http://kahilutheatre.org/

4/24-4/30/11 Merrie Monarch Festival
This 4 day event is hula at it’s finest. www.merriemonarchfestival.org


Oahu:
1/10-1/16/11 Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club
This is the first of the PGA tour for 2011 is held on Oahu. For more information contact http://www.sonyopeninhawaii.com

1/30/11 NFL Pro Bowl held at the Aloha Stadium
For ticket information and times contact http://nflonlocation.net/probowl.php

3/11-3/13 The 17th annual Honolulu Festival
Live performances on March 12th and March 13th at four different venues: Hawaii Convention Center, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Waikiki Beach Walk and Waikiki Shopping Plaza. Entertainment and demonstrations are complimentary. http://www.honolulufestival.com



Maui:
January 3rd – 9th: Hyundai Tournament of Champions
The Plantation Course, Kapalua Resort for information: (888) 665-9160.

Saturday 2/19/11 is Whale Day on Maui.
This annual event is held in Kihei, Hawaii and is fun for the whole family. You will find handmade items made right here on Maui, great food, live music, silent auction and more. For information contact http://www.mauiwhalefestival.org

February19th: Maui Humane Society’s Furball
Honoring the service animals and men and women who served our country. http://www.mauihumane.org/

Ongoing events on Maui:
Haku Baldwin Center is looking for volunteers on Maui
Volunteer a portion of your time while you are here on Maui. This nonprofit organization uses pet therapy to assist folks in hospitals and long term facilities. www.causes.com/hakubaldwincenter

First night in Wailuku This monthly event is held the first Friday night of the month.
Join us for food, shopping and lots of fun. For more information contact 808-878-1888

Every Saturday from 7-11am Olowalu Cultural Reserve r Community Work Day
The Olowalu Cultural Reserve, a non-profit organization, invites you to participate in a volunteer work day to assist in rebuilding an ahupua'a. Tasks include the removal of non-native plant species, building taro patches, trail restoration and planting Native Hawaiian plants and agricultural products. www.olowalu.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&CategoryID=28

Free Hula Shows at 7:00pm every Tuesday & Thursday! Free Keiki (kids) Hula Show 1pm ever Saturday & Sunday at the Cannery Mall in Lahaina. For information call 808-661-5304

Check out Requests Hawaii Maui’s #1 record shop located in Wailuku 808-244-9315

Looking for something romantic to do on your honeymoon in Hawaii or Valentine Day? Try this luxurious Lavender For Two 3 1/2 Hours (250 minutes), $645.00 1 hour in the Terme, 25-minute side by side lavender exfoliation, 50 minute side by side lavender crystal energy body cocoons, 50 minute lavender body butter massage and two lunch vouchers. https://www.spa-booker.com/Customer/MakeAppointment/Search.aspx?AccountName=gwr

All information listed above is subject to change without notice.

Didn’t find what you were looking for? Visit the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau website at http://www.gohawaii.com

Travel to Maui provides quality travel packages to Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. If you would like a quote for your vacation to Paradise, or to schedule a consulting appointment with one of our travel experts please contact us at www.traveltomaui.net

Written by Marie Glodt Travel to Maui

Photo credit to the Hawaii visitors and convention bureau

Impressions Matter

Your wedding guests will truly be impressed with these beautifully decorated cookie favors. All you need is to make these wonderfully cookies is a rubber stamper or ceramic cookie stamp. Be creative and design your own monogrammed or personalized stamp. To yield the best results, use the stamps on cookie dough containing no leaveners, such as shortbread (Stewart, M. 2010).

Tools for the Task:
Rubber and Ceramic Stamps
Use inexpensive ready-made rubber stamps with graphic patterns (polka-dot stamp by Outline, stripe stamp by Hero Arts). Or order a custom rubber stamp; ours from Wax-Works has the monogram recessed, so the letters will be raised on the cookie. Ceramic cookie stamps, such as the bird cookie stamp by Rycraft, come in many pretty motifs.

For more diy wedding ideas or wedding tips, please follow our blog at http://www.thebudget-mindedbrideblog.blogspot.com/. To purchase premade favors or candle favors, please visit our website at www.wicksncandlesticks.com.

Hello from Regina, the Tupperware Lady! Most everyone has heard of Tupperware. Grandma has some mom and hopefully you have some too! When it breaks, it has a lifetime warranty against chipping, cracking, peeling or breaking.

I have heard several women tell me at parties or craftshows I'm at, how they got Tupperware at their bridal shower or for a wedding gift, and they are still using it, 25, 30, 40 years later. It is a gift that lasts and it's wonderful to see brides get everything on their bridal wish list and more at their bridal shower.

Right now, we have a fabulous BOGO sale on our 5 piece Wonderlier bowl set $60 (tax and shipping not included). Sale ends Dec 10th. Check out the sale on my website www.my.tupperware.com/reginasober These bowls are great for left overs, taking to picnics, holiday get togethers.

Wedding Timeline Tips for Month 5

In this YouTube video, we will outline in wedding timeline for month 5, which is the important tasks that couples need to take care of before the wedding event. To download this video in PDF format, please visit our website to access our downloads at http://www.wicksncandlesticks.com/store/pdf.php

We offer wonderful wedding gifts on our website such as gift baskets, candles, favors, wedding invitations, wedding dance floor decals, wedding getaway car decals, e-wedding planning, and bath and body products, please visit our website at http://www.wicksncandlesticks.com for all of your wedding needs.

For more wedding tips and wedding advice, please visit our wedding blog at http://www.thebudget-mindedbrideblog.blogspot.com/. For wedding gifts, please visit our website at www.wicksncandlesticks.com.

DIY Fabric Flowers

When I saw this idea, I absolutely fell in love with it for multiple reasons! It is inexpensive, a beautiful keepsake, and easy to make! I have provided a quick tutorial to show you how to make your own fabric flowers! The uses for these flowers are endless – attach a clip to one to put in your bridesmaids’ hair, grooms and groomsmen boutineers, string them together to create a cute garland for the pews, attach stems to create a fabric flower bouquet, or stick one on your clutch to match your wedding colors(Project Wedding, 2010)!

Materials:
Fabric (anything works – from silk organza to your old bedsheets)

Needle

Thread (in a color that matches the fabric)
Large circular object (for tracing around)

Medium circular object(about ¼” – ½” smaller in diameter)
Small circular object (about 1” in diameter)

Scissors

Process:
1. Trace the large circular object onto your fabric 9 times.
2. Trace the medium circular object onto your fabric 1 time.
3. Trace the small circular object onto your fabric 1 time.
4. Cut out all 11 circles.
5. Set small and medium circles aside. Take a large circle and fold it into quarters.

For more wedding inspiration for your wedding, please follow our blog at http://www.thebudget-mindedbrideblog.blogspot.com/. To order wedding decorations, please visit our website at www.wicksncandlesticks.com.

Travel deals from Canada to Hawaii

As the weather starts cooling down in Canada you are probably starting to dream about jetting off to a tropical paradise.


Hawaii is a perfect option with our year round warm weather, secluded beaches, breathtaking rainbows, swaying palm trees, beautiful sunsets, and so much more!

With the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar being almost equal to the US dollar traveling to Hawaii has never been so affordable!

Another great benefit of traveling to Hawaii is the seasonable direct flights from Canada to the Hawaiian Islands. This would include flights from Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, and Edmonton to Maui, Oahu, Kauai or the “Big Island.”

Just think with the money you saved you can treat yourself to a luau, a whale watch tour, or a romantic sunset sail sipping a mai tai!

Are you ready to start planning your Hawaii vacation?

Let the travel experts at Travel to Maui get you the best deals to Hawaii! For a quote request or to schedule a consulting appointment contact Travel to Maui at www.traveltomaui.net

Written by Marie Glodt at Travel to Maui
Travel to Maui is a Hawaii travel agency located on the island of Maui



photo credit to hvcb

Snowflake Cookie Favors & Recipes

Capture these delicate symbols of winter's beauty in dough and provide them as wedding favors for your wedding guests. These gingerbread cookies are beautifully piped with royal icing and highlighted with sugar and nonpareils, which make the perfect wedding favor at the wedding reception (Martha Stewart, 2010)! Unfortunately, there is no recipe I found on Martha's website, but I found a few other different recipes to try on Betty Crocker for your snowflake wedding theme!

I hope you enjoy this snowflake cookie favor and recipe. For more wedding favor ideas and wedding tips, please visit our website at http://www.thebudget-mindedbrideblog.blogspot.com/. To order a snowflake winter wonderland wedding decal for your dance floor, visit our website at http://www.wicksncandlesticks.com/store/wedding-dance-floor-decals-winter-wonderland-p-434.html or even have a snowflake themed candle favor designed for your bridal shower or wedding at http://www.wicksncandlesticks.com/store/candle-favors-p-100.html