Hawaii roundup: Honolulu City Lights begins Saturday; Ohana remodel special; free bags, no trees, on Superferry

The holiday season gets truly underway in Honolulu this weekend. I’ve got more on this for you, plus an Ohana hotel deal, a Superferry update and a look at tasty somethings for you to ponder for your next trip to Kauai.

Festival | The nearly monthlong Honolulu City Lights kicks off tomorrow (Saturday) night at Honolulu’s City Hall, with a tree-lighting ceremony, electric-light parade, musical entertainment and more. The exhibit, now in its 24th year, will color and illuminate downtown Honolulu daily and nightly through Jan. 1, 2009.

Hotel news | The Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber has announced completion of its interior renovations, part of a $21-million upgrade to the hotel, reports Pacific Business News. For those who want to get an up-close gander, the hotel is offering rooms starting at $139 per night (pre-tax) under its current “Re-introduction Special.” Note that the hotel’s pool and pool deck will be closed until construction on them is completed later this month; in the meantime, guests can use the pools at Ohana Waikiki East and Ohana Waikiki West hotels.

Superferry | If you’ll be in Hawaii over the holidays and are considering travel between islands via Superferry, note that you can check more bags than you may have thought, but don’t think about carting a Christmas tree. Now through Jan. 16, 2009, walk-on passengers are allowed to check in four bags for free, as opposed to the previously permitted two. But Christmas trees, fresh-cut or live, cannot be brought onboard, warns the Superferry homepage.

Food | Lastly, I’ll leave you with some food for thought. If you haven’t seen it already, read “Hawaii: meal deals in Kauai for under $20” to get those taste buds worked up for your next trip to the islands. Click on the photo above for a visual tour of the favorites.

- Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Photos: Top, a recent year's Honolulu City Lights, City and County of Honolulu; bottom, Tahiti Nui Restaurant, Kauai, by Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times]

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