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The holiday season is around the corner, and I’ll be spending it in my lovely sunny Hawaiian home. Unfortunately for many other Hawaii-enthusiasts across the globe, Hawaii won’t be on their holiday itinerary. Instead, give them a little piece of the islands with these seventeen gifts from Hawaii that you can buy online.

I have an obsessive personality. When I say obsessive, I MEAN obsessive. One of my biggest obsessions to date was that of the TV show LOST. I spent hours everyday watching episodes, going on fansites, formulating theories, buying weird LOST related items on eBay – I was totally crazy for the show. And what better way to feed my obsession than by going to see the exact place where LOST is filmed. Fortunately, my boyfriend at the time was equally as infatuated with the show as I was, so we booked our tickets for Hawaii, and we were off! Not wanting to spend our whole holiday running around squealing because we’d found a restaurant where a character once ate (trust me… I’d do that), we decided to limit our time to spend just 48 hours driving around searching for as many LOST filming sites as possible. There are hundreds of resources online giving maps and directions to near enough every filming spot, so it wasn’t too hard finding all of these places. What w...

So you’re going to Honolulu . You want to see as much of the island of Oahu as possible, but you don’t really like guided group tours, and you don’t want to spend the money on a rental car. What do you do? You take TheBus , of course. Honolulu’s public bus system services the entire island of Oahu. This may sound impressive at first, but you have to remember that the island is only 44 miles long and about 30 miles wide. Meaning that it’s entirely feasible to use large buses to cart people all around it. Yes, using TheBus on Oahu can definitely save you some cash if you plan to do a lot of traveling. But, if you’re not familiar with city bus travel or with the city of Honolulu, it can be a bit daunting. What bus should you take? How much will it cost? Where all can you go? To help you out, I’ve compiled a few tips on using TheBus to navigate your way around Oahu. Use a Google Maps App Before you even head to a bus stop, download the free Google Maps app for your smartphone. Bel...