Getaway to Favourite Places

Summer is almost here and the natural beauty and warmth of Hawaiʻi await your arrival. The island of Hawaiʻi is ramping up for a busy travel season filled with one-of-a-kind events and experiences.
 
In addition to its sandy beaches, clear blue waters and lush tropical rainforests, the island of Hawaiʻi offers experiences for visitors wanting to embrace the concept of mālama kuʻu home (“caring for my beloved home”). Visit the Queens' Marketplace for music, food, shopping, regular performances of live hula and more. Take your island of Hawai'i vacation to new heights with Paradise Helicopters air tours soaring above active and long extinct volcanoes and craters, emerald valleys, diverse landscapes, and white and black sand beaches. For a memorable sunrise experience, check out dolphins frolicking at Hilton Waikoloa Village's open-to-the-ocean saltwater lagoon. And finally, to maximize your Hawaiʻi Island experience, travel and visit pono (righteously) by participating in volunteer or other sustainable travel offerings giving back to the island's landscape and surrounding ocean.

Set for Independence Day from noon to 8 p.m., Queens' Marketplace's free, open to the public Fourth of July celebration will feature live entertainment from local musicians, face painting, popcorn, cotton candy and lots of family-friendly activities throughout the day, culminating with a spectacular fireworks display over Waikoloa Bowl at Queens' Gardens. For more information, call 808-886-8822 or visit www.queensmarketplace.com/events.

Paradise Helicopters offers carbon-neutral flights offset by the replanting of native and endemic trees in Hawaiʻi. For more information, visit www.paradisecopters.com.
 

South Coast Plaza celebrates its 55th anniversary with the arrival of more than 22 new or redesigned top boutiques and new restaurants.

As a leading international shopping and dining destination with 250 stores and 30 restaurants, South Coast Plaza attracts visitors with its unique collection of coveted luxury and contemporary brands from all over the world.

THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF LUXURY JEWELRY AND TIMEPIECE BOUTIQUES IN NORTH AMERICA
With the arrival of four new luxury watch brands this year, South Coast Plaza is home to the largest collection of luxury timepiece and jewelry boutiques – 35 stores under one roof – in North America. Breitling and Tudor will open later in the summer and Roger Dubuis and Hublot, in the fall. The breadth of the collection makes South Coast Plaza a single-stop destination for fine jewelry and watch aficionados.

NEW LUXURY AND CONTEMPORARY BOUTIQUES AND POP-UPS
From summer through the holiday season, South Coast Plaza welcomes the following boutiques, with more to come:

• A second Louis Vuitton boutique
• An expanded and completely redesigned Fendi
• Polestar and Pop Mart pop-ups
• A new location and design for Dior
• Redesigned locations for Omega, Coach, IWC, Mikimoto, John Varvatos, Christian Louboutin, Miu Miu, Weekend Max Mara, Wolford, Jo Malone London and Rimowa

Information: southcoastplaza.com