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You can choose the hotel by rating: 5-star (Hyatt, Ritz-Carlton, etc.), 4-star (Sheraton, Embassy Vacation Resort), 3-star (Outrigger, ResortQuest), or 1-star and 2-star (economy hotels). Here is what one of our customers said about his Hawaii package deal: I am a planner, and I contacted many companies to find the best price for our honeymoon. Everything was over our budget, until I found Hawaii Travel Bureau. We were able to have our "Dream Honeymoon" because we could afford the package deal that you offered. Going through your company really made our trip stress-free. Everything was arranged for us - the flight was a breeze, and we loved the hotel (Pacific Beach Hotel) and our room. Leroy N., Salt Lake City, UT Lowest-Priced Luxury Packages Price for 2 people Package description 5-star resort on Oahu From $1,380.00 + airfare at our discounted rate At Hyatt Regency Waikiki , you can go swimming or snorkeling on a beautiful white-sand beach in the morning, then hit Waikiki's exciting shops or trendy nightclubs. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in mountain view room at Hyatt Regency Waikiki, airport transfers with flower lei greeting, full buffet breakfast daily... More details 5-star resort on Maui From $1,820.00 + airfare at our discounted rate Sheraton Maui Resort is known for the best snorkeling on the island - you'll be surrounded by tons of bright fish in crystal-clear water. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in garden view room at Sheraton Maui Resort, cool convertible car... More details 5-star resort on the Big Island From $1,630.00 + airfare at our discounted rate The Fairmont Orchid can cure even the worst stress with the unique outdoor spa, hidden Jacuzzi, and secluded lagoon with green sea turtles. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in moderate room at The Fairmont Orchid, cool convertible car... More details 5-star resort on Kauai From $1,518.00 + airfare at our discounted rate Kauai Marriott Resort has a gorgeous private white-sand beach and the largest swimming pool in Kauai. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in garden view room at Kauai Marriott Resort, cool convertible car, $75 food credit per stay... More details Affordable Oceanfront Deals Price for 2 people Package description Best oceanfront deal on Oahu From $808.00 + airfare at our discounted rate Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in oceanfront room at ResortQuest Waikiki Beachside (3 stars), airport transfers with flower lei greeting, continental breakfast daily... More details Best oceanfront deal on Maui From $1,017.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in oceanfront studio at ResortQuest Mahana at Kaanapali (3 stars), compact car... More details Best oceanfront deal on Kauai From $1,042.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in 1-bedroom oceanfront at Castle Kaha Lani (3 stars), compact car... More details Honeymoon Deals Price for 2 people Package description "Romantic Honeymoon That Won't Leave You Poor" (Oahu) From $608.00 + airfare at our discounted rate ResortQuest Waikiki Joy is a small boutique hotel 3 blocks from the beach. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in superior room at ResortQuest Waikiki Joy, in-room jacuzzi bathtub, space available upgrade to club suite, airport transfers with flower lei greeting, continental breakfast daily, split of champagne when you arrive... More details "Ocean Is Outside Your Window" (Big Island) From $854.50 + airfare at our discounted rate At Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, lapping crystal-blue waves and green sea turtles are right outside your door. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in partial ocean view room at Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, free guaranteed upgrade to ocean view, compact car, full buffet breakfast daily, bottle of champagne... More details "You've Never Seen a Suite Like This" (Maui) From $1,682.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Embassy Vacation Resort Kaanapali offers 820-sq-ft suites with corner bathtub big enough for two, and a long lanai that easily fits two loungers and a table. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in 1-bedroom scenic view suite at Embassy Vacation Resort Kaanapali (4 stars), compact car, full buffet breakfast and cocktail party daily, bottle of champagne... More details "No Need to Rob a Bank" (Maui) From $934.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Maui Coast Hotel has large pool with 2 Jacuzzis on the grounds, and the beach is across the street. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in deluxe alcove suite at Maui Coast (3 stars), in-room jacuzzi bathtub, space available upgrade to 1-bedroom suite, compact car, bottle of champagne... More details "You Can Have It All: the Beach and the City" (Oahu) From $1,560.00 + airfare at our discounted rate At Hyatt Regency Waikiki , you can start the day by swimming or snorkeling on a beautiful white-sand beach, then hit Waikiki's exciting shops or trendy nightclubs. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in ocean view room at Hyatt Regency Waikiki (5 stars), airport transfers with flower lei greeting, full buffet breakfast daily, bottle of champagne... More details "Affordable Deluxe Resort" (Kauai) From $1,132.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Kauai Beach Resort fronts a secluded 3-mile white sand beach perfect for walking and suntanning. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in mountain/garden view room at Kauai Beach Resort (4 stars), free space available upgrade to lagoon view, compact car, bottle of champagne... More details "Glamorous Honeymoon Hollywood-Style" (Maui) From $2,517.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Grand Wailea Resort is Hawaii's most luxurious resort with 6 fantasy pools, world's only water elevator, hip bars and nightclubs, Spa Grande, and 3 golf courses. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in terrace view room at Grand Wailea Resort (5 stars), compact car... More details "Pristine Beach and Huge Pool" (Kauai) From $1,370.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Kauai Marriott Resort offers a gorgeous uncrowded white-sand beach and the largest swimming pool in Kauai. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in garden view room at Kauai Marriott (5 stars), free space available upgrade to pool/partial ocean view, compact car, $75 food credit per stay, 2 tropical cocktails when you arrive... More details "Secret Getaway of Celebrities" (Lanai) From $2,652.00 + airfare at our discounted rate Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay is a fabulous ocean resort that feels like a deserted island. No traffic lights, nightclubs, or sight-seeing... just pure romance. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in ocean view room at Four Seasons Resort Lanai (5 stars), full American breakfast daily, bottle of champagne when you arrive... More details Family Condo Deals Price for 4 people Package description 3-star condo on Maui From $1,364.50 + airfare at our discounted rate ResortQuest Kaanapali Shores has more family activities than any other condo - 2 pools, free scuba lessons, tennis, video game room, and children's program. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in 1-bedroom ocean view at ResortQuest Kaanapali Shores (3 stars), $100 food credit per stay, compact car... More details 4-star condo on Oahu From $2,152.00 + airfare at our discounted rate ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower offers truly luxurious 1,200-sq-ft condos with gourmet kitchen, private lanai, washer/dryer, and maid service twice a day. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in 2-bedroom partial ocean view at ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower (4 stars), airport transfers with flower lei greeting... More details 3-star condo on Kauai From $982.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Outrigger Lae Nani is located on a lava-rock-protected swimming beach, safe even for small children. The condos are surprisingly quiet and private. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in 1-bedroom ocean view at Outrigger Lae Nani (3 stars), compact car... More details 4-star condo on the Big Island From $1,154.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Outrigger Kanaloa at Kona condos overlook the black-rock beach, dolphins playing in the water, and incredible blazing-orange sunsets. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in 1-bedroom ocean view at Outrigger Kanaloa at Kona (4 stars), compact car... More details Best Bang for the Buck Price for 2 people Package description "Waikiki Is At Your Doorstep" (Oahu) From $456.00 + airfare at our discounted rate Aqua Aloha Surf is a nice and simple hotel 3 blocks from the beach. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in standard room at Aqua Aloha Surf (2 stars), continental breakfast daily, airport transfers with flower lei greeting... More details "Smells Like Plumerias" (Kauai) From $822.00 + airfare at our discounted rate ResortQuest Islander on the Beach is a plantation-style oceanfront hotel surrounded by blooming plumerias. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in garden view room at ResortQuest Islander on the Beach (2 stars), economy car... More details "Fun in Kailua-Kona Town" (Big Island) From $855.00 + airfare at our discounted rate King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Resort is the only hotel in Kona town that fronts a small sheltered white-sand beach, a rarity for the Big Island. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in partial ocean view room at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Resort (2 stars), full buffet breakfast daily, economy car... More details "Maui on a Budget" (Maui) From $626.00 + airfare at our discounted rate Aston Maui Lu is a quiet economy hotel across the street form the beach in Kihei. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in superior garden view room at Aston Maui Lu (1 star), economy car... More details Unique Retreats Price for 2 people Package description "Welcome to the 19th Century" (Kauai) From $1,197.50 + airfare at our discounted rate ResortQuest Waimea Plantation Cottages are restored plantation homes in a grove where coconut, mango, and banana trees grow wild. So romantic! Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in 1-bedroom ocean view at ResortQuest Waimea Plantation Cottages (2 stars), Jeep Wrangler... More details "Old-Fashioned Aloha Spirit" (Maui) From $1,555.00 + airfare at our discounted rate Kaanapali Beach Hotel is warm and inviting like a friend's house. You can kick back on the beach, read a book by the pool, learn how to make a lei, or carve a pineapple. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in partial ocean view room at Kaanapali Beach Hotel (3 stars), full buffet breakfast daily, cool convertible... More details "Ocean View Instead of TV" (Maui) From $2,612.50 + airfare at our discounted rate At Hotel Hana-Maui, you can break free from Internet, TV and bars, and rejuvenate yourself with natural spa treatments, delicious cuisine, horseback riding, and even a couple of hula lessons. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in ocean view room at Hotel Hana-Maui (4 stars), full buffet breakfast daily, Jeep Wrangler... More details "All About Volcanoes" (Big Island) From $1,412.50 + airfare at our discounted rate At Volcano House, you sleep on the edge of the crater and watch glowing lava right from your room. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in crater view room at Volcano House (2 stars), Jeep Wrangler... More details "Your Wish Is Our Command" (Lanai) From $3,070.00 + airfare at our discounted rate At Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay , every day you get to choose one out of 10 adventures: 4-wheeling, horseback riding, spa treatment, sailing, kayaking and snorkeling, sporting clays, and everything will be arranged for you. Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in garden view room at Four Seasons Lanai (5 stars), full American breakfast daily, one adventure per day... More details "For a True Golfer" (Kauai) From $2,827.50 + airfare at our discounted rate Princeville Resort operates the world-famous Prince Course, rated #1 in Hawaii by Golf Digest . Package includes: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in ocean view room at Princeville Resort (5 stars), a bucket of range balls, shared cart, 50% off green fees at Prince and Makai golf courses, full buffet breakfast daily, compact car... More details Hotel Specials: 5-Star Hotels Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Maui Garden view room $406.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 6th night free, full buffet breakfast daily Check availability JW Marriott Ihilani Resort, Oahu Mountain view room $389.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, $75 food credit per stay Check availability Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai Pool/partial ocean view room $355.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, $75 food credit per stay Check availability The Fairmont Orchid, Big Island Garden view room $362.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, full buffet breakfast daily Check availability Hotel Specials: 4-Star Hotels Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, Oahu City view room $233.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, $50 resort credit per stay, Big Kahuna Funpack (beach bag and accessories) Check availability Embassy Vacation Resort Kaanapali, Maui 1-bedroom scenic view $375.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, full buffet breakfast daily and cocktail party nightly Check availability Sheraton Kauai Resort, Kauai Garden view $325.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, full buffet breakfast daily, parking and resort fee included Check availability Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort, Big Island Ocean view $358.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, full buffet breakfast daily Check availability Maui Prince Hotel Makena, Maui Ocean view $342.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, $100 food credit per stay Check availability Hotel Specials: 3-Star Hotels Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, Big Island Ocean view $197.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, full buffet breakfast daily Check availability Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber, Oahu Partial ocean view $156.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free Check availability ResortQuest Waikiki Sunset, Oahu 1-bedroom ocean view $209.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, 2-for-1 luau certificate Check availability ResortQuest Maui Hill, Maui 1-bedroom ocean view $198.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, 2-for-1 luau certificate Check availability Castle Kaha Lani, Kauai 1-bedroom ocean view $186.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free Check availability Hotel Specials: 1-Star and 2-Star Hotels Aqua Aloha Surf, Oahu Standard room $100.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, continental breakfast daily, 2-for-1 luau certificate and discount card Check availability ResortQuest Islander on the Beach, Kauai Garden view $163.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, 2-for-1 luau certificate and discount card Check availability ResortQuest Paki Maui (condo) 1-bedroom garden view $155.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free, 2-for-1 luau certificate Check availability Aston Maui Lu Superior garden view $138.00 (incl. 11.416% room tax) 5th night free Check availability home | plan your trip | specials | faqs | about us | contact us Contact Hawaii Travel Bureau: phone 1-800-873-0370, e-mail aloha@hawaiitravelbureau.com © 1999-2006 Hawaii Travel Bureau. 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Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features Advertisement - Click to support our sponsors. Thursday, February 17, 2000 Margaret Wood Margaret Wood found inspiration for this quilt in the jewelry of Hopi artist Charles Loloma. The quilt hangs against a black backdrop. Indians first made quilts with European patterns, but have since incorporated traditional tribal designs. Quilt show honors Native American tradition By Cynthia Oi Star-Bulletin WHY did primitive humans peck at rocks to form bowls, then take the time to decorate them with patterns and lines on the outside? Some, like Margaret Wood, believe such labor stems from the desire to create. So it is with Wood and other artists who have transformed utilitarian bedspreads into beauteous quilts that will be displayed at Bishop Museum. "To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions" is a traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian Institution. It showcases 45 quilts by Indian and Hawaiian textile artists and quilting groups from across the United States. "Native quilting happened as the westward movement of Anglos happened," said Wood, a Navajo-Seminole who came to the islands to present a lecture and to help with the exhibit. "The lifestyle changed for Native Americans as they were conquered and subdued," Wood said, and as the animals whose hides traditionally served as blankets and clothing were killed off. At the same time, manufactured fabrics became available and Indian women began to learn to use them instead. By Ken Sakamoto, Star-Bulletin Margaret Wood poses with a mixed media quilt she calls "Hand." The dots are mother-of-pearl disks, which also decorate her dress. "The wives of military men and missionaries started giving the women sewing lessons at the forts and missions, and provided them with manufactured cotton and wool," she said. At first, Indians made quilts with European patterns, but over time, they began incorporating tribal designs that they had been using in beadwork or other media, Wood said. "For instance, the Odawa quilt, one of the oldest in the show, has the lone-star design, but the corners and the triangular areas are filled with a floral design that's common to the Odawa people. So the missionary design is combined with traditional tribal design." While there are fine examples of antique quilts made by European Americans, few native quilts have survived. Anglo women could afford to make quilts that were purely decorative, Wood said. "They tended to make a very special quilt out of satin and expensive fabrics and they would save them for an heirloom and they would only bring them out on Sunday when the preacher came to dinner. "But the native people lived much closer to the Earth. I believe there were many heirloom quality quilts made, but the native people didn't have the economics. If there was a bad winter and you weren't able to get the buffalo hides or deer hides for bed coverings, you couldn't hold on to that heirloom quilt. Your babies were cold." As quilts became part of the Indian household, different tribal groups gave the quilt different significance, she said. Not only were they items of comfort, they became gifts of honor. At an Indian school in South Dakota, for example, each member of the graduating class is presented with a quilt. Margaret Wood "Charlie Wood's Stoma Quilt" honors Margaret Wood's father, who had radiation therapy for throat cancer. The line border represents cigarettes, the hands, people who had helped him. "The mothers take it upon themselves to make sure that every graduate has a quilt draped on their chair when they come in for the ceremony," Wood said. If the child doesn't have a mother or a person who sews in the family, other mothers will make one for the graduate. "It's honoring them. It is a significant gift," she said. Hopi culture requires a naming ceremony for a new infant. As part of that, each female member of the baby's family presents the child with a naming quilt. "If the baby has a large family, the baby may be given 20 naming quilts. So you'll see pictures of this big pile of quilts around this tiny baby. But that's part of their culture now, part of their ceremony," Wood said. She became a member of the planning committee for the exhibit in the mid-1990s, but the idea for the show began more than a decade ago. Getting grant money, deciding the focus and parameters of the exhibit and putting together a well-researched companion book took much of the time. An Arizona native, Wood, 50, mother of two boys, has degrees in teaching and library science. She had a successful business selling contemporary clothing adapted from Indian designs when she took up quilting as a sideline. "I found that the quilts were a much more creative thing. There was less marketing and more creativity." In 1990, she switched the emphasis of her business, "and I'm really glad that I did. I'm having a lot of fun with quilts." Her pieces aren't for spreading across the mattress; she designs them to be hung on walls and each has a reason for being. One is called "Charlie Wood's Stoma Quilt," and honors her father. At the center of the quilt is a plastic mask that was used in her father's radiation therapy after he was diagnosed with throat cancer. "The doctor offered it to my father, but he didn't want it, so I took it," she said. Red and white borders representing the lighted cigarettes that caused the cancer surround imprints of hands. "They are helping hands, actual tracings from some of the people who helped him get back on his feet," she said. "Quilts all have stories." On Exhibit What: "To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions" When : 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through May 7 Where: Bishop Museum Admission: $7.95, $6.95 for children, seniors, military; includes all museum exhibits Information: 847-3511 Also: Museum staff quilt show, through May 7, Castle Memorial Building Also Lectures and workshops complement the exhibit. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. at Atherton Halau; cost is $5 each or $36 for the series. Information: 848-4144 or 848-4110. Here is the schedule: March 7 : "Hannah Baker and Her Legacy," by quilter and historian Elizabeth Akana March 11: Quilt pattern tracing workshop, Elizabeth Akana* March 14: "Meet Harriet Soong," who will discuss her work March 21: "Redwork Embroidery: The 'Other' Hawaiian Quilt," by Laurie Woodard March 25 : Redwork embroidery workshop, Elaine Zinn and Woodard* March 28: "History of Hawaiian Quilts," by Woodard April 4: "Inspirations for Hawaiian Quilts," by Lee Wild April 11: "Bishop Museum Quilt Treasures," by Betty Lou Kam April 18: "Native Plant & Animal Quilts," by entomologist Dean Jamieson April 25: "Quilt Care and Identification," by Woodard, Wild and Barbara Harger *Workshops run from 9 a.m. to noon at the museum's Paki Conference Room. Cost: $10 per workshop; reservations required. Click for online calendars and events. 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Hawaiian Cruise

CANOE Travel - Activities - Hawaiian lines crusing -- January 25, 2006 Canada USA Mexico Central America Caribbean Africa Asia Australia/Oceania Europe South America Tips Trends Cybertrips Q&A Books -- Active Vacations Adventure Art Cruises Cultural Cybertrips -- Fall Getaways Families Golf Holidays Romantic Ski More -- Bed & Breakfast VIA Rail Canada All-Inclusive Vacations starting from C$747 Discount Travel Deals Tips on managing your debt -- Contest E-cards Newsletter Forum Feedback Atevo Travel Guide Currency Calculator Weather Travel Advisories Passport Canada Info Canada Customs Info Travel Health Tips World Airports Links Great Canadian Lakes Great Canadian Parks Great Canadian Places Great Canadian Rivers Natural Tourist Park Wardens Ski Canada -- Destination: HONOLULU, Hawaii Hawaiian lines crusing Norwegian Cruise Lines finds success in Hawaiian waters By JAYMES SONG -- Associated Press Cruise liner on the move at night. -- Photographer: Andrew Gunners, Getty Images Hawaii's cruise ship industry floundered in the days following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as the state's sole interisland cruise operator was flooded with cancellations while bookings plummeted by 50 percent. American Classic Voyages Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection just 38 days after the attack and shut down its Hawaii operations, scuttling plans for two new ships. Since then, however, the Hawaii cruise ship industry has made an aggressive recovery. It has seen unprecedented growth, led by Norwegian Cruise Line and fueled by vacation-starved baby boomers. What used to be a seasonal business with a few ships making calls here, is now a year-round mainstay with Hawaii's ports bustling with activity. "For us, it's a huge market," said Robert Kritzman, NCL's executive vice president and managing director of Hawaii operations. "Very few people have cruised Hawaii. There's an untapped market still there and Hawaii is a phenomenal place to come through." Norwegian, which operates the U.S. subsidiary NCL America, is betting big on Hawaii, spending $1.4 billion on three luxury liners to serve the islands. The Miami-based company estimates it will own about 85 percent of the cruise ship market here by 2007. The 1,900-passenger Pride of Aloha was the first, introduced in 2004. Formerly the Norwegian Sky, it was redesigned with a Hawaii theme and reflagged to a U.S. vessel, allowing it to carry passengers solely between U.S. ports. The brand new 2,100-passenger Pride of America made its debut in June 2005 as the largest U.S.-flagged cruise ship ever. By the time its sister ship, the Pride of Hawaii, is built and arrives in the summer of 2006, the company will have three year-round lavish cruise ships -- as well as a seasonal foreign-flagged vessel -- carrying an estimated 8,000 passengers per week. "Being able to welcome an additional 8,000 people on a weekly basis will allow us to continue to grow our economy because we are almost at our capacity where our land-based accommodations are concerned," said Marsha Weinert, the state's tourism liaison. In July 2005, Hawaii hosted 22,725 cruise ship passengers, up 57 percent from July 2004, according to the latest state figures. Hawaii had 151,164 cruise passengers this year through July 2005, up 34.6 percent from the first seven months of 2004. About two-thirds of the visitors are extending their vacations and staying a couple days in hotels or time-share units. John Hansen, president of the North West Cruiseship Association, projects the number of cruise ship passengers in Hawaii will exceed 400,000 in 2006, up from about a peak of 150,000 annually before the 2001 terrorist attacks. However, the rapid growth can be seen worldwide. In 2004, nearly 10.5 million people took a vacation cruise, an increase of nearly 40 percent from 2001, according to figures on the Cruise Lines International Association's Web site. Hansen said that five years ago there were just four key cruise ports: Los Angeles, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, there are more than 20 key homeports that have emerged including Honolulu, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Boston, Baltimore, Norfolk, Va., and Jacksonville, Fla. Many states are pouring millions of dollars into upgrading their cruise facilities to cash in on the cruise boom. Kritzman said a major benefit of a cruise vacation is value. Included in the fare are transportation, lodging, food and entertainment. "We think it's a great way to see Hawaii, especially for the first-time visitor," he said. "They get to see all four major islands while packing and unpacking once." The ships also provide a unique vantage point of the islands, sailing sail past the glowing lava fields of Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, the remote green peaks of the Na Pali coast on Kauai's North Shore and the urban cityscape of Oahu. Kritzman said the growth wouldn't have been possible without federal legislation enacted after the terrorist attacks. The law exempts NCL's ships from a rule that prohibits foreign-built ships from operating between U.S. ports. It also requires the cruise line to employ American crews and abide by all U.S. labor laws, including paying overtime. NCL estimates that labor on a U.S. vessel costs more than three times that of a foreign-flagged vessel. But not everyone has been a fan of the cruise ships. Environmentalists say cruise ships harm Hawaii's sensitive ecosystem, including its pristine coral reefs, and threaten the rural charm of the islands. They have long complained about a lack of oversight and laws regulating the cruise ship industry in Hawaii. "This is not Florida. This is a fragile island that is creaking under the weight of people," said Cha Smith, executive director of KAHEA, an advocate for environmental and native Hawaiian causes. KAHEA is working on launching a program called, "Na Maka O Ke Kai," or the "Eyes of the Ocean," encouraging people to report fouled water or debris left behind by cruise ships, which they call "giant floating cities." Kritzman said his state-of-the-art ships go far beyond what is required by law. The ships are self-sufficient, each generating its own electricity and drinking water. The vessels also treat sewage through a high-tech filtration process with the sludge heated and dried to be offloaded or burned in the ship's incinerator. "I think this is a very low-impact form of tourism. We think this does not have the same impact as building a resort," Kritzman said. If You Go... NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE AND NCL AMERICA: http://www.ncl.com/ or (800) 327-7030. KAHEA: http://www.kahea.org/ or (808) 524-8220. 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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,

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