Fyndhawaii.com is something we contemplated for a while. At first I was doing this as a Hawaii-centric search engine but had troubled tuning it the way I wanted. Then along came Twitter. I wanted to figure out a way…

Check it out here at search.hawaiirama.com. Tell us what you think and what can be made better -- or if it totally rocks, tell us that, too. Hint -- this thing is best for detailed searches into Hawaii topics. We…

A mahalo hat tip to my favorite local girl style maven HapaHale.com for tipping me to the new bridal collection by Hollywood fave Tamara Katz who cuts her rags from a studio on the Hana Highway in Paia (she's married…

This story covers the rapid decline in the number of Japanese visitor weddings in Hawaii. There is a silver cloud, of course. Now it should be much easier to nail down the perfect date at that wedding chapel formerly dominated…

A kinda funny dispute has cropped up between dueling publications, Honeymoon Review Guide and Modern Bride. Modern Bride dropped a bomb with its recent poll finding that Hawaii was no longer the top honeymoon destination for American brides. That honor…

Yes, Hawaii is the honeymoon capital of the universe (with Maui getting a particular nod). Apparently, lots of folks fly to Hawaii to get married, too. (We did- though we both had lived there before and did so again later).…

Word to this. You simply cannot beat chocolate for inducing an amorous quasi Pavlovian response (hopefully with the proper intention). Hawaii actually has more than its fair share of fab choc options. For starters, its the only place in the…

What better way to announce a major event in your life than with some classy, personalized stationery? Party + Papier is a local company that specializes in Hawaiian and Asian-themed invitations (for weddings, baby showers, birthday parties, etc.) and…

Having watched a number of brides-to-be reduced to near tears searching for the perfect invite, I am quite sensitive to their plight. This is not only an announcement of nuptials but a keepsake that will forever remind you of your…

On a flight back to Hawaii from New York not long agoI happened to sit next to a pair of newlyweds on their way to tropical bliss in the islands. I asked them where they planned to stay. They…