Hawaii roundup: Hawaiian Airlines’ $50 credit offer; new Maui and Lanai sub-and-snorkel package; robotic dinosaurs arrive in Honolulu

– Hawaiian Airlines is giving away $50 “eCertificates” for use on future travels. Here’s the skinny: Book a flight between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii for travel between now and Dec. 11, and you’ll receive a $50 credit to your HawaiianMiles account, which can be applied to any transpacific flight that you book for travel between Jan. 11 and March 11. You must book your initial flight before Oct. 7 to take advantage of this offer.

– Visitors to Maui can now take advantage of a new marine package that features two unique touring experiences for one discounted price. With Atlantis Submarines, you get a submarine ride off Maui, descending to 150 feet. With Maui Adventure Cruises’ Lanai Dolphin Adventure, you cross the Maui channel to Lanai aboard a 49-foot boat, and then get to the serious business of snorkeling. Booked together, the sub-and-snorkel package costs $159 per adult and $80 per child, pretax. (Booked separately, the cost is over $178 per adult for the two tours.) Contact Atlantis Submarines (hyperlinked above) for more information.

– See a 22-foot-high Tyrannosaurus rex taking on an also-gigantic triceratops on the outdoor grounds of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. In the “Dinosaurs Unearthed” exhibit, which opened Saturday and runs through Jan. 4, you’ll see a whole population of large, robotic dinosaurs inside the museum too, like an 11-foot-tall parasaurolophus and a winged pterosaur. Also on display are fossils and dinosaur skeletons.

– Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Photo: The Atlantis submarine moves along off Maui with Lanai in the backdrop. Credit: Atlantis Submarines

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