The Best of Hawaii By John Fischer of About.com

Best Activities in Hawaii

http://gohawaii.about.com/od/hawaiivacationplanner/a/hawaii_activities.htm?nl=1

Top 12 Beaches in Hawaii

http://gohawaii.about.com/od/beaches/tp/best_beaches.htm?nl=1

Hawaiian Natural Wonders

http://gohawaii.about.com/od/hawaii/tp/hawaiian_natural_wonders.htm?nl=1

Which Is the Best Luau in Hawaii?

http://gohawaii.about.com/od/luau/tp/best_luau_in_hawaii.htm?nl=1


And yes, we KNOW, the "links" don't work... thanks blogger... just copy and paste.

Is Honey Healthy? by dr weil

If you are trying to reduce your intake of refined sugar, honey is one alternative - but not necessarily a healthier one. However, honey does have some health benefits over sugar, as it:
• Is sweeter than refined sugar, so you can use less.
• Has a higher proportion of fructose, which doesn't stress the pancreas as much as sucrose.
• Has a slightly lower glycemic load than table sugar.
• Contains trace enzymes; minerals, including calcium, magnesium and potassium; amino acids; and vitamins, including a wide range of B vitamins such as riboflavin, pantothenic acid, niacin, thiamin and pyridoxine.
Raw honey may even help promote wound healing - research indicates it can be an excellent first aid measure for burns, even very severe ones. (Don't treat a serious wound with the honey you get at the supermarket or health food store - you need a medicinal honey and someone with expertise to treat you.)
But honey also has its drawbacks. Its sticky consistency contributes to cavity formation, and can be worse for the teeth than refined sugar. Honey also should never be given to infants under one year of age, as it may contain bacterial spores that can cause infant botulism, a rare but serious disease that affects the nervous system.

While honey may not be much healthier than sugar, if you like it I recommend buying raw honey, which is tastier and has a better texture than heated and processed commercial honey.

Continental Airlines Announces New Service to Hilo, Hawai'i

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/vendors/default.aspx?i=PRNEWS


NONSTOP FLIGHTS FROM LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO BEGIN JUNE 2011

APPRECIATION

We get the weekly Kabbalah tuneup and wanted to share some excerpts (written by Yehuda Berg):

Our connection to ourselves, others, and ultimately to the Light of the Creator begins and ends with appreciation.

This is something we already know. I simply wish to remind you of the utter importance of constantly fighting to remain in gratitude. And make no mistake it is a struggle, because our natural instinct is to look for the negative. It takes effort to not compare ourselves with others, and to not feel lack. It’s easy to erupt in anger and self-pity resulting from jealousy or insecurity, but far more difficult to wage the internal battle against ego (which is the root cause of resentment, doubt, and you can fill in the rest.)

All of us are blessed with various gifts. We need to take time to be grateful for these gifts, so they will remain with us. Through appreciation we can avoid feeling that we are missing out on something, thereby wasting or losing what we do have. The feeling of abundance creates more abundance.

This week, take a step back. Develop greater appreciation by imagining what life would be like if the things, people, qualities, abilities you do have were taken away. Every time you find yourself fixated on the glittering lives in the pages of People, or the shiny new toys your neighbor has, bring back your focus. Come back home to yourself, to your life, and look around.

TIS BETTER TO GIVE! DRAWING FOR A FREE WEEK AT THE CASTLE IN HAWAII - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN

GOAL – NEED SUGGESTIONS FOR A SYMBOL/AVATAR OR “SOMETHING” TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE “GREEN”
(solar being installed now!)
To Be Used on our CastleInHawaii website (http://www.CastleInHawaii.com)


Official Rules
Eligibility: Drawing for a free week (FIVE DAYS AND FOUR NIGHTS) at the castle in Hawaii is open to everyone, world-wide, 18 years of age or older. The Contest is null and void wherever prohibited by law. Officers, directors, and employees of Sponsor and its affiliates, as well as those individual’s immediate family members and the residents of their households are not eligible.

Promotion Period (HAWAIIAN TIME): Begins 6 A.M. on December 6, 2010
and ends midnight on February 6, 2010.

How to Enter: By Email Only, Email to:
Contest@CastleInHawaii.com
with
(cut and paste THE FOLLOWING into your email, then fill in the blanks):


First and Last Name: ________________________
Phone number with area code: ________________
Email address:_____________________________
Twitter “handle” if you have one: _______________
Snail mail address including zip code: ___________
Suggestion for our “green” announcement
(must be something that is NOT copyrighted):



____________________________________________________________
Suggestion may be a “symbol”, an “avatar”, verbiage or _______________ ?


for additional entry only: link where you posted our link (to the Castle: http://castleinhawaii.com) or link to your tweet with date and time.
If you tweet the link, make sure to add: “@CastleInHawaii”
to the tweet and include the date and time and link of the tweet.
Your entry will automatically have an additional chance to win.
Entrants must complete all required information or entry will be deemed void.
If you don’t tweet for example, put n/a (not applicable).

LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON/PER EMAIL ADDRESS EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO TWEET OR POST THE LINK.

Drawing: On or about 2/6/11, the Sponsor will pick one of the “green suggestions”.
If there are no suitable suggestions, sponsor will draw one name from all entries submitted. There WILL be one winner (even if none of the suggestions is used on the website – and the winner will be notified by phone and/or email and/or US mail and it will also be posted on the blog (http://castleinhawaii.blogspot.com).

Prize, Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) & Odds: One (1) Grand Prize: a week stay
(four nights and five days) at the castle in Hawaii vacation rental. (ARV: $975).
No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prize is permitted except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All federal, state and local taxes, and all other costs associated with acceptance or use of the prizes, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Odds of winning prize depends on the number of entries received. Unclaimed prize will not be awarded. Accommodations subject to availability, winner must call before making travel plans. Reservation must be made by 6/30/11 and used by 12/31/12.
General Rules: All federal, state and local laws apply. Winner will be required to call before making travel plans with exact date winner wants to stay and then sign a Rental Confirmation agreement with all the details. After signing if winner cancels reservation, no re-booking will be permitted. Winner may purchase additional nights to ADD to winning week only, at $75/night. Potential winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability and a Publicity Release within seven (7) days of attempted delivery or prize will be forfeited. The return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable or failure to return any documents in a timely manner may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be chosen. By participating, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor from and against any and all liability or damages associated with this Promotion or acceptance, use or misuse of any prize received in this Promotion. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer or administration of the Promotion. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use winner’s name and likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in this Promotion, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, stolen, illegible, inaccurate, damaged, incomplete, non-delivered or postage-due mail; or for printing, distribution or production errors or for technical, hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Promotion, or by any human, or other error, which may occur in this Promotion. If there is any suspected or actual evidence of tampering with any portion of the Promotion or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Promotion, the Sponsor reserves the right to void suspect entries and/or modify and/or terminate the Promotion and/or conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all known eligible non-suspect entries received. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Promotion or Castle Website or acts in a disruptive manner. This Promotion is offered worldwide and is governed by the laws of the State of Hawaii. By entering, entrants irrevocably consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Hawaii located in the county of Hawaii for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Promotion. By participating in this Promotion, participant waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages, attorneys’ fees or any damages.
Sponsor: CastleInHawaii.com aka Castle Enterprises, Box 166, Pahoa HI 96778

Congratulations to our contest winner Mark Franco

Mark Franco of Southern California was the winner of our free week contest. Congratulations Mark - we can't wait to have you as our guest.

Please check back here (rss feed) as we will have more contests in the near future.

Jackie Evancho

In case you haven't heard of this child - you will!

PETS

The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.

Dear Dogs and Cats:
The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food.
The other dishes are mine and contain my food.. Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Racing me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort, however. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out on the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm..

For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom! If, by some miracle, I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an attempt to open the door. I must exit through the same door I entered.
Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required.

The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.

Finally, in fairness, dear pets, I have posted the following message on the front door:


TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR PETS:

(1) They live here. You don't.
(2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'-niture.
(3) I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
(4) To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.
Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they:

(1) eat less,
(2) don't ask for money all the time,
(3) are easier to train,
(4) normally come when called,
(5) never ask to drive the car,
(6) don't smoke or drink,
(7) don't want to wear your clothes,
(8) don't have to buy the latest fashions,
(9) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and
(10) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children

(author unknown)

Hawaiian Airlines offer Harvest Fantastic Fall Fares – U.S. Mainland just $288*

Aloha,

Fall is a great time for reflection–to contemplate the events of the previous year and prepare for the coming months. And what better place to reflect than the beautiful beaches of Hawaii? With smaller crowds and great room rates, you’ll soon find out what other savvy travelers already know – fall is a great time to go:

Fares to the Islands are starting at $288* RT; now is the perfect time to book a relaxing escape. Prepare to let the blue-green waves of the Pacific set your mind at ease as you and your family prepare for another trip around the sun.

Book: August 26 - August 31, 2010
Travel: August 23 - November 18, 2010

go to (copy and paste into your browser): http://www.hawaiianair.com/specialoffers/pages/Discover-Hawaii-Flights.aspx/?pid=Fall-Al-Islands-pos1_20100816

eat organic, locally grown foods

Not only do organic, locally grown foods generally taste better, but they often have higher concentrations of vitamins and minerals. But the advantages don't stop there. Local farmers' markets and community-supported agriculture (CSA) groups provide food choices that haven't been shipped from thousands of miles away, so less gas and pollution goes into getting you your meals. Look for local farmers' markets and CSA's in your local paper or on the internet. Bon appetite!

National Geographic

If there's going to be sufficient water to meet everyone's needs--and those of rivers and fish and birds we're going to need to shrink our footprints and share Earth's water more equitably.

This post is part of National Geographic's Freshwater Initiative.

By now, most of us probably turn off the tap while brushing our teeth. If we've lived through a drought maybe we've shaved a couple minutes off our showers, and even ripped out some thirsty turf grass and planted drought-tolerant shrubs.

What more can we do to conserve water?
As it turns out, quite a lot.
The stuff of life is just plain thirsty. Embedded in that hamburger is perhaps 630 gallons of water--most of it going to grow the corn to feed the cow. And that cotton T-shirt probably gulped some 760 gallons between field and factory. The mobility of our lives takes water, too--about 13 gallons of H2O for every gallon of gasoline at the pump.
Added all up, the average American lifestyle demands nearly 2,000 gallons a day--about twice the global average. If there's going to be sufficient water to meet everyone's needs--and those of rivers and fish and birds and mussels, too--we're going to need to shrink our footprints and share Earth's finite water more equitably.
Saving water at home--indoors and outdoors--is an important place to start, because it helps protect your drinking water source. But on average, home water use makes up only 5% of the average American's daily water footprint. Diet--at 55 percent--accounts for the lion's share, followed by electricity use and transportation at 35 percent. Purchases of clothes, computers, magazines and other consumer goods make up the remaining 5 percent.

Tip from Dr. Weil - Going Green

Pull the plug.

Even if they are not in use, common household appliances and electronics such as microwaves, computers, DVD players and televisions use power when simply plugged in. This not only increases your electric bill but increases overall energy consumption - a television that is plugged in but not turned on can consume as much as 20 watts per hour. Help curb your energy consumption: unplug items you rarely use, once portable devices are charged up unplug the charger from the outlet, and use electronics only as needed.

A simple step to a healthier planet!

Miscellaneous Recycling Facts

An estimated 80,000,000 Hershey's Kisses are wrapped each day, using enough aluminum foil to cover over 50 acres of space -- that's almost 40 football fields. All that foil is recyclable, but not many people realize it.

Rainforests are being cut down at the rate of 100 acres per minute!

A single quart of motor oil, if disposed of improperly, can contaminate up to 2,000,000 gallons of fresh water.

Motor oil never wears out, it just gets dirty. Oil can be recycled, re-refined and used again, reducing our reliance on imported oil.

On average, each one of us produces 4.4 pounds of solid waste each day. This adds up to almost a ton of trash per person, per year.

A typical family consumes 182 gallons of soda, 29 gallons of juice, 104 gallons of milk, and 26 gallons of bottled water a year. That's a lot of containers -- make sure they're recycled!
These recycling facts have been compiled from various sources including the National Recycling Coalition, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Earth911.org. While I make every effort to provide accurate information, I make no warranty or guarantee that the facts presented here are exact. We welcome all polite corrections to our information.

Please also feel free to contact us if you have additional recycling facts to share.

Links to our web site are always welcome. Feel free to use any information listed on our site for your own not for profit educational purposes. A link to our site as your source is appreciated.

For even more information and additional recycling facts, you can visit
http://www.nrc-recycle.org

Sage advice from Dr. Weil:

For most of the United States, and especially in the desert states, there is only so much water to go around. You can help lower your water bills and conserve water for future use with this one, simple step: Turn off the faucet when you brush your teeth. This can save hundreds of gallons per month, with no sacrifice required. A simple step to a healthier planet!

Solid Waste and Landfills

About one-third of an average dump is made up of packaging material!
Every year, each American throws out about 1,200 pounds of organic garbage that can be composted.
The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year. This means that 5% of the world's people generate 40% of the world's waste.
The highest point in Hamilton County, Ohio (near Cincinnati) is "Mount Rumpke." It is actually a mountain of trash at the Rumpke sanitary landfill towering 1045 ft. above sea level.
The US population discards each year 16,000,000,000 diapers, 1,600,000,000 pens, 2,000,000,000 razor blades, 220,000,000 car tires, and enough aluminum to rebuild the US commercial air fleet four times over.
Out of every $10 spent buying things, $1 (10%) goes for packaging that is thrown away. Packaging represents about 65% of household trash.
On average, it costs $30 per ton to recycle trash, $50 to send it to the landfill, and $65 to $75 to incinerate it.

Glass Recycling Facts

Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these jars are recyclable!

The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours or a compact fluorescent bulb for 20 hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.

A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years or more to decompose -- and even longer if it's in the landfill.

Mining and transporting raw materials for glass produces about 385 pounds of waste for every ton of glass that is made. If recycled glass is substituted for half of the raw materials, the waste is cut by more than 80%.

Plastic Recycling Facts

Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour! Most of them are thrown away!
Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures every year!
Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.
Americans throw away 25,000,000,000 Styrofoam coffee cups every year.

Paper Recycling Facts

To produce each week's Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down.

Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees.

If all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year!

If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we would save about 25,000,000 trees a year.

If you had a 15-year-old tree and made it into paper grocery bags, you'd get about 700 of them. A busy supermarket could use all of them in under an hour! This means in one year, one supermarket can go through over 6 million paper bags! Imagine how many supermarkets there are just in the United States!!!

The average American uses seven trees a year in paper, wood, and other products made from trees. This amounts to about 2,000,000,000 trees per year!

The amount of wood and paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years.

Approximately 1 billion trees worth of paper are thrown away every year in the U.S.

Americans use 85,000,000 tons of paper a year; about 680 pounds per person.

The average household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year. Most is packaging and junk mail.

In 1993, U.S. paper recovery saved more than 90,000,000 cubic yards of landfill space.

Each ton (2000 pounds) of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water. This represents a 64% energy savings, a 58% water savings, and 60 pounds less of air pollution!

The 17 trees saved (above) can absorb a total of 250 pounds of carbon dioxide from the air each year. Burning that same ton of paper would create 1500 pounds of carbon dioxide.

The construction costs of a paper mill designed to use waste paper is 50 to 80% less than the cost of a mill using new pulp.

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Recycling - Aluminum

Aluminum Recycling Facts
1. A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf as a new can, in as little as 60 days. That's closed loop recycling at its finest!
2. Used aluminum beverage cans are the most recycled item in the U.S., but other types of aluminum, such as siding, gutters, car components, storm window frames, and lawn furniture can also be recycled.
3. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline.
4. More aluminum goes into beverage cans than any other product.
5. Because so many of them are recycled, aluminum cans account for less than 1% of the total U.S. waste stream, according to EPA estimates.
6. An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now!
7. There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum can be recycled.
8. We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans every year.
9. At one time, aluminum was more valuable than gold!
10. A 60-watt light bulb can be run for over a day on the amount of energy saved by recycling 1 pound of steel. In one year in the United States, the recycling of steel saves enough energy to heat and light 18,000,000 homes!

an opportunity for your favorite Hawai'i Park to receive a $100,000 grant from Coca-Cola through the National Park Foundation

The National Park Foundation and Coca-Cola are encouraging Americans to be active outdoors in their national and state parks with the launch of the "America Is Your Park" campaign. Through this campaign, an online voting center has been created to let individuals cast a vote for their favorite park. The national or state park that receives the most votes by August 31st wins a $100,000 grant made possible by Coca-Cola's Live Positively initiative. No sign-up or registration is necessary to participate and individuals can vote as many times as they want until the voting closes on August 31st.
To vote, begin by clicking here
http://www.livepositively.com/#/americasparks
(you may have to cut and paste since i cannot get the "insert link" button to work 8-( - sorry)
Then simply:
1) Click the "Vote for your Park!" button.
2) Type the name of the park you'd like to vote for in the "Search" box in the upper left corner, and hit the Enter key. (You may also search for parks by state or zip code.)
3) Click on the red "Vote" button next to the name of the park you support.
On Hawai'i's Big Island, we have five national parks, including of course Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, the only World Heritage Site in Hawai'i, plus 14 state parks - and all of them can use your votes!
In addition, for every vote cast, Coca-Cola will also donate $1 to the National Park Foundation up to a total donation of $200,000.
Please cast your votes today and spread the news to your friends, families and colleagues! Let's hope that one of our wonderful Hawai'i Island parks is selected as America's favorite and bestowed with this generous grant from the good people at Coca-Cola! Together we can make it happen! Warm aloha, George Applegate
Executive Director, Big Island Visitors Bureau

Gene Simmons, Kiss and the Military - priceless

Great Special Fares to Hawaii on Hawaiian Airlines

Extended summer fares starting at $398* RT
Book your vacation TODAY!

Don't Let Summer Pass You By.
Book: July 7 - July 12, 2010
Travel: July 7 - August 22, 2010

Go to:

http://www.hawaiianair.com

DRAWING FOR A FREE WEEK AT THE CASTLE IN HAWAII

The drawing for a free week starts tomorrow.
Please read the rules (you can scroll down or)
go to: http://castleinhawaii.blogspot.com/2010/06/drawing-for-free-week-at-castle-in_12.html

Good luck and a hui ho!

Thanks (Mahalo!) For Protecting Us

Right now in appreciation for ALL civil servants (military, police, etc.) we are having a special promotion to celebrate the return of summer.

Book three or more nights and the suites are ONE HALF OFF!

Hey if they can put themselves in harm's way for us, we can give them a cheaper vacation. It's the least we can do.

All Hawaiian Airline folk - we appreciate the incredible service for over ten years so this offer applies to you as well.

CastleJohn IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PROJECT

CastleJohn (John Williams, builder of castles and sweetheart cottages) has just finished his current project.

In Kehena Beach - it's the brand new yellow house if you live in the neighborhood... and his clients are estatic!

He is now available for other projects... and YOUR vision... if you ask him why he built a castle... he says, "a man's home is his..." what's yours? Email or call him.

WHY? (people are asking "WHY are you giving it away?")

There are a few reasons.

#1- It’s good business. To make a name and a reputation (and a brand) it’s GOOD to “give it away”. People LIKE to get things for free (I know we sure do). And a contest is exciting and fun. Something to look forward to. Also we hope to create a buzz about our service. We hope people will share their experience. We have a passion for what we do and LOVE connecting with people from all over the world and learning about them. We have a passion to serve!
And also (about giving), we believe you must give in order to receive. Didn’t your Mom always tell you that while you were growing up? We believe it’s a blessing to give AND to serve.

#2 - Supposedly social networking is the “thing” now. This is a test, this is only a test… does it work? We’ll see. There is a “tracking” device on the site so we have something to compare to. Call it an “experiment”. If you’d like to know how the “experiment” worked after the fact, we’d be glad to share, You can email castleinhawaii ( at ) hotmail ( dot ) com with “results of experiment” in the subject line. You will get a reply by 11/1/10.

And

#3 - We wanted to share our online grocery store. It's probably hard to get excited about groceries, but when you are saving so much...
We like to think “outside the box”… We know people are skeptical nowadays (we are too). But we found something so amazing we wanted to PROVE it and put our “money where our mouth” is. These groceries are “Cheaper to your door than going to the store.” We’re convinced that once people actually see the prices and savings of brands & things they are already buying, they will LOVE it. Who wants to pay more for something than you have to? Hence another blessing by adding something of value to peoples’ lives.

RULES FOR FREE WEEK DRAWING

DRAWING FOR A FREE WEEK AT THE CASTLE IN HAWAII
GOAL – A MILLION EYEBALLS ON THE SITE
www.CastleInHawaii.com

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN

RULES

Eligibility: Drawing for a free week (FIVE DAYS AND FOUR NIGHTS) at the castle in Hawaii is open to everyone, world-wide, 18 years of age or older. The Contest is null and void wherever prohibited by law. Officers, directors, and employees of Sponsor, as well as immediate family members and residents of their households are not eligible.

Promotion Period: Begins on June 28, 2010 and ends on October 1, 2010, at midnight HAWAII TIME.

LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY per person/per email address EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO

#1 “FRIEND” us on Facebook (search: CastleInHawaii and request)
#2 “FOLLOW” our blog
#3 “FOLLOW” us on TWITTER AND TWEET: “CONTEST 4 FREE week http://www.castleinhawaii.com-Click on website, then click on blog (bottom left link) @CastleInHawaii”
Make sure you include the url of the tweet to your additional entry with the date and time of posting.
#4 POST THE LINK SOMEWHERE (A BLOG OR ON YOUR FACEBOOK) TO THE www.CastleInHawaii.com site.
POSTING: Make sure you write instructions to click on the “castle” link/site first and then on the blog link (for example: “FREE week at http://www.castleinhawaii.com CONTEST starts 6/28/10! Click on the website, then click on blog (bottom left link)”.
#5 BLOG ABOUT THE CASTLE/DRAWING ON YOUR BLOG.
Begin or end your post with: “FREE week at http://www.castleinhawaii.com CONTEST starts 6/28/10! Click on the website, then click on blog (bottom left link) for details.”
Make sure to include the url (link) where you posted the link on your additional entry. Participants MAY follow, post and tweet for additional entries PRIOR to the commencement of the promotion period (6/28/10) BUT MAY NOT enter until 6/28/10.
Any entries sent prior to 6/28/10 will be discarded and will not count. All postings/additional entries/links will be verified at the time of the drawing.

How to Enter: (By Email Only)
Send an Email to: Contest ( at ) CastleInHawaii ( dot ) com with the word: "ENTRY" in the subject line and in the body of the email:
First and Last Name:
Phone number with area code (indicate if the number is your home, work or cell):
Email address:
Twitter “handle” (if you have one):
Facebook url (how to find your page if you have one):
Snail mail address including zip code:
For additional entry only: link where you posted our link (to the Castle: http://castleinhawaii.com) or link to your tweet posting with date and time of your post.

Entrants must complete all required information as specified above
or entry will be deemed void.

Drawing: On or about 10/3/10, the Sponsor will draw one name from all entries submitted. There will be one winner who will be notified by phone and/or email and/or US mail.
Prize, Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) & Odds: One (1) Grand Prize: a week stay (four nights and five days) at the castle in Hawaii vacation rental. (ARV: $975).
No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prize is permitted except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All federal, state and local taxes, and all other costs associated with acceptance or use of the prizes, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Odds of winning prize depends on the number of entries received. Unclaimed prize will not be awarded, but sponsor reserves the right to re-post drawing to get a winner. Free week is not transferable. Accommodations subject to availability, winner must call before making travel plans. Reservation must be made by 12/31/11 and used by 12/31/13.

General Rules/Disclaimers: All federal, state and local laws apply. Winner will be required to call before making travel plans with exact date(s) needed, and then sign a Rental Confirmation agreement with all the details. After signing, if winner cancels reservation, no re-booking will be permitted. Winner may purchase additional nights to ADD to winning week only, at $100/night (half price). Winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability and a Publicity Release within seven (7) days of attempted delivery or prize will be forfeited. The return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable or failure to return any documents in a timely manner may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be chosen. By participating, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor from and against any and all liability or damages associated with this Promotion or acceptance, use or misuse of any prize received in this Promotion. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer or administration of the Promotion. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use winner’s name and likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in this Promotion, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, stolen, illegible, inaccurate, damaged, incomplete, non-delivered entries; or for printing, distribution or production errors or for technical, hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Promotion, or by any human, or other error, which may occur in this Promotion. If there is any suspected or actual evidence of tampering with any portion of the Promotion or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Promotion, the Sponsor reserves the right to void suspect entries and/or modify and/or terminate the Promotion and/or conduct a random drawing to award the prize using all known eligible non-suspect entries received. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Promotion or Castle Website or acts in a disruptive manner. This Promotion is offered worldwide and is governed by the laws of the State of Hawaii. By entering, entrants irrevocably consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Hawaii located in the county of Hawaii for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Promotion. By participating in this Promotion, participant waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages, attorneys’ fees or any damages. By participating in this Promotion, participants agree that they have read and agreed to these rules.
Sponsor: Castle Enterprises, Box 166, Pahoa, HI 96778

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HAWAII BRINGS ITS BRAND OF SUMMER FUN TO LOS ANGELES WITH NINE EVENTS THROUGHOUT JUNE - Hawaii Shares Its Sights, Sounds, Fragrances, Flavors, and Aloha Spirit -
HONOLULU - The Islands of Hawaii will be sharing its style of summer fun with greater Los Angeles area residents throughout June with nine Hawaii-themed events showcasing the destination's unique culture and history, natural beauty, music and entertainment, culinary flavors, and familiar aloha spirit.

Under the theme, Perfect Moments in the Islands of Hawaii, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), with the support of its Island Chapters and industry partners on Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Hawaii's Big Island, will charm Los Angeles residents with a month-long promotion proving there is so much more to experience in the Hawaiian Islands beyond beautiful palm-fringed tropical beaches and sunshine. Details of the events in Los Angeles can be found on HVCB's website at


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