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New Air Canada flights: Air Canada will offer nonstop, seasonal service between Calgary, Alberta, and both Honolulu and Maui, beginning in December.
Air Canada's Hawai'i-Calgary flights will also connect to and from Edmonton, Alberta, and other points in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Toronto and points across eastern Canada.
The service, which is scheduled to begin Dec. 5 to Kahului, Maui, and Dec. 6 to Honolulu, is the only nonstop flight from Calgary to the Islands.
The Montreal-based carrier plans to offer up to five weekly flights on Boeing 767-300ER aircraft: three flights to Maui and two to Honolulu.
Air Canada continues to offer 15 weekly flights between Hawai'i and Vancouver during the winter season.
Happy anniversary: The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel celebrates its 45th anniversary by offering four-course dinner menus at $45, and room rates at 30 percent off, plus $45 dining credit. Ocean-view rooms begin at $175 with a three-day minimum stay. Sept. 1 through Nov. 30. 923-1555, www.kaimana.com.
Save on a traditional Hawaiian experience: The Ka'anapali Beach Hotel — which prides itself on being a traditional Hawaiian hotel with Island quilt designs and furnishings — offers fall rates beginning at $143 per room per night through Dec. 22, a 28 percent savings. Guests are invited to the free Ohana Welcome Breakfast their first day at the hotel and also have access to free daily cultural classes including hula, lei and ti-leaf skirt making classes, lau (leaf) printing, cultural garden walks and lauhala weaving. The area's whale-watching program runs from December to May. 800-262-8450, www.kbhmaui.com.
Sail with Princess on new cruises: Princess Cruises has added new sailings to its 2010-2011 schedule aboard Sapphire Princess, including three additional Hawai'i cruises, and Pacific crossings between California and Sydney. The new cruises are in response to passengers' enthusiasm for the line's 2009 trans-Pacific sailing itinerary, said Princess Cruises executive vice president Jan Swartz. The voyages include:
Fares start at $199 per person for the two-day coastal cruise. Hawaiian Islands sails start at $1,995 per person; Pacific crossings start at $4,195 per person.
800-774-6377 or www.princess.com.
Starwood lends hand to hospital: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii supports Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children in the hospital's 2009 centennial of pediatric care by donating a portion of every package sold in Hawai'i or on the Mainland in its Endless Summer Escape campaign.
Starwood is also contributing 200,000 Starwood Preferred Guest "SPG" Starpoints as a grand prize in support of the Kapi'olani Story Project, a historic archive being compiled as part of the hospital's centennial.
To enter, families who have been touched by Kapi'olani and its predecessor, Kauikeolani Children's Hospital, may post their story at www.KapiolaniStoryProject.org. The award is equivalent to a five-night stay at the Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort and Spa annually for the next four years.
Or, 200,000 SPG Starpoints could be used for a three-week stay at The Westin Maui Resort & Spa or to buy 26 bottles of White Star champagne from the Sheraton Waikiki.
The winner will be selected Sept. 30. Endless Summer Escape rates start at $109 a night with no minimum stay and includes one category room upgrade; early check-in and late check-out; free daily parking and a 25 percent restaurant discount. Book by Sept. 22 for travel through Dec. 22. 866-716-8140 and ask for promo code HCS or www.endlesssummerescape.com/kamaaina.
