In light of the release of the latest edition Hawaii Eco Budget Travel Guide to Oahu, which included updating all of the resources in the ebook's Resource Guide (including its more than 200 organized links), this page has been shortened to an excerpt. For the latest updates and all of the resources, check out my: Hawaii Eco Budget Guide to Oahu.
OAHU DAILY NEWSPAPERS
Both of Hawaii’s two state-wide newspapers, the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star Bulletin offer tons of handy information, including calendars, bargain tips, online Hawaiian dictionaries, and of course the weather forecast.
The Honolulu Advertiser http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com has a comprehensive visitors guide that includes a bargain finding section. Their TGIF sections in the Island Life and Entertainment categories use a red check indicating if an event is less than $5 or free. Also look for events under recreation and sports for events. I found everything from free ukulele lessons and a Friends of the Library book sale to a salsa concert and Hawaiian arts and crafts activities at Moanalua Gardens, all free or under $5.
Easy to find surf, jelly fish, and tide reports.
FREE HAWAII TRAVEL PUBLICATIONS
Most of the following magazines are free and found near the information booth at the Honolulu Airport, as well as at various shopping centers and stores.
This Week Oahu (Oahu’s most read visitor guide lists tons of activities. For travel and weather tips click on “goodies” but it looks like you’ll need to get your coupons from the free copy at the airport). www.thisweek.com
Spotlight on Hawaii: Oahu Gold www.spotlighthawaii.com is one of the free magazines at the airport. Online it offers an extensive and well organized calendar of events on the island with a helpful legend for the current month. It also lists ongoing concerts, such as Henry Kapona and Kapena on the beach at Duke’s.
More Hawaii travel publications (free on the island and many online) are included with everything below (also all free) in the updated and complete Resource Guide to Oahu Eco and Budget Travel:
- Oahu Event Calendars,free maps (inlcuding hiking and beaches)
- Visitor Information to help you plan your eco adventures and budget travel to Oahu to acquaint you with Hawaii's social customs
- Hawaii eco travel online resources: gardens, dolphins, cultural events, ocean sports and beaches, sightseeing, Oahu's top cultural and eco oriented attractions, more.
- Lei (best buys and how to make)
- Oahu Bicyling maps and guides
- Restaurant reviews, luau and luau foods, foods and plants you can bring back on the plane, the island's best growers markets and shopping tips, cooking Hawaiian foods
- Lots more free guides and info to download and print or pick up on Oahu that I've hand picked to help you plan your eco and budget Hawaii value.
The Resource Guide to Oahu supplements my downloadable guide that will give you everything you need, all in once place, to plan a top notch eco tour of Oahu,and if you choose, a Oahu vacation that costs you less than $800 (including everything).
Update: 2010 Editions:
