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PACIFIC CROSSING: Hawaiian Airlines will add four extra flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago, American Samoa, beginning Dec. 19.
The extra flights will be: Dec. 19, 23, 30, and Jan. 2. On those days, Hawaiian's Flight 1465 will depart Honolulu at 5:05 p.m. and arrive in Pago Pago at 9:30 p.m. Return Flight 1466 will depart Pago Pago that same evening at 11:20 p.m. and arrive in Honolulu the following morning at 5:30 a.m.
These flights are in addition to the twice-weekly service that Hawaiian provides between Honolulu and Pago Pago on Sundays and Thursdays.
OUT ON THE RANGE: Parker Ranch's new fall tours include:
• Cattle Country Tour: A four-hour tour that explores the ranch's 160-plus-year heritage via sites not generally open to the public. Passengers take an escorted tour to the two Parker Ranch historic homes in Waimea then head out on one of the oldest roads on the island, Mana Road. Stops are made at rustic and still utilized cowboy stations. The turnaround is at historic Makahalau Cowboy station. $135 per person and includes picnic lunch and beverage.
• The hourlong Parker Ranch Mana Road Tour takes a shorter trip back in history down the ancient Hawaiian highway. $50 per person includes snack and beverage. Both tours have a maximum of six passengers, minimum of two.
• Authorized game hunts on Parker Ranch land for Polynesian boar, Spanish ibex goat, Vancouver bull and upland bird hunting with guides Jack Ku and Guido Giocometti. Cost is $800 for boar hunts to $2,250 for the Vancouver bull. Upland game birds are hunted on preserve land and are regulated by the point system with a maximum of 14 points per day per hunter. Cost is $475 to $1,300. Upland bird hunting is October through February while turkey hunting is permitted from March 1 until April 15. All hunting adventures are arranged directly with the guide. The ranch sells preserve hunting licenses for those without a Hawai'i license. 877-885-7999, e-mail activities@ParkerRanch.com.
GIRLS WEEKEND: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Kahala Hotel & Resort's "Girls Go Kahala" weekend promotion includes accommodations in a courtyard view room, spa treatments for two and afternoon tea for two on the Veranda; larger parties can be arranged. Cost is $550 per night for kama'aina for Friday and Saturday stays through Dec. 20. During October, 10 percent of proceeds will support the Kapi'olani Women's Ambulatory Cancer Center. 808-739-8888, www.kahalaresort.com.
HILTON WAIKOLOA VILLAGE's Golf & Spa Escape package starts at $239 per night for a deluxe room and choice of one of following: two rounds of golf at the Waikoloa Kings' Course or Beach Course; two Kohala Sports Club & Spa treatments, or one round of golf on either course and one Kohala Spa treatment. Valid until Dec. 28. www.HiltonWaikoloaVillage.com.
RESORT DISCOUNT: ResortQuest Hawaii guests who book a stay by Dec. 1 for travel between Jan. 2 and Dec. 21, 2009, will receive discounts of up to 20 percent off best daily rates at select ResortQuest Hawaii properties statewide.
Guests also receive an "Aloha Book" (one book per room) with offers worth more than $1,000 to enjoy culture, history, cuisine, and attractions on each island. Kids play and eat free — up to a $300 value — when accompanied by one paying adult. Kids also stay free at ResortQuest Hawaii properties when using existing bedding.
To view ResortQuest Hawai'i participating properties on Kaua'i, O'ahu, the Big Island and Maui, www.resortquesthawaii.com, 866-774-2924
