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Maui Dive Shop- Snorkeling on Maui, Maui Activities, Maui Snorkel Trips, Maui Snorkeling Locations Home | Dive Trips | Snorkel Trips | Online Store | Dive Courses | Rental Equipment | Specials 3 Hour Molokini and Turtle Town Snorkel Each day, we offer a 3-hour snorkeling trip to both Molokini and Turtle Town departing from the Kihei boat ramp at 7:00 and 10:15 a.m. All trips include use of our dry snorkel sets and wetsuit tops or floatation devices. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are complimentary. Molokini is a marine reserve with spectacular water clarity and a pristine coral reef. Rated one of the best snorkeling spots in the world this reef has a variety of beautiful reef fish and animals. More than 400 varieties of fish are found in Hawaiian waters and more than 33% of these are endemic, they are found only here in Hawaii. Occasionally we see dolphins, whales, manta rays and Hawaiian monk seals. Turtle Town offers a reef formed on lava that flowed from Haleakala centuries ago. The caverns and ledges in the lava as well as the lava fingers nearing the surface create the perfect habitat for sponges, corals, octopus, fish, eels, and shrimp. The highlight of this reef is the number of Green Sea Turtles that gather here to be "cleaned" by a fish known as the Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse. The Green Sea Turtles are an endangered species and must not be touched or harassed. They are very curious animals and often allow snorkelers a good look from just a few feet away. TIME - 7:00am or 10:15am PLACE - Maui Dive Shop - Outlet Store. DAYS - Daily PRICE - $49.95 / Adult - $44.95 / Ages 4-12 NEEDS - Swim Suit, Sunscreen, Towel, Sunglasses, Light Jacket MIN AGE - 4 PRIVATE RATE - $900.00 All Prices are subject to change without notice. Tax not Included. 1-800-542-DIVE | info@mauidiveshop.com E-Mail A Friend | Add to your Favorites Visit other Maui Dive Shop Websites 2004 All Rights Reserved

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Kauai Gifts and souvenirs: Information about where to buy Hawaii gifts for Christmas, weddings, and other special events. Kauai Hawaii Gifts - Kauai vacation and tourist information directory Home Kauai Activities Kauai Luxury Rentals Kauai Weddings and wedding Coordinator Kauai Wedding Photography Kauai Hawaii Photographer Kauai Sailing tours and Boat Charters to the Napali Coast Kauai vacation rentals Kauai Catamaran Kauai Motorcycle Rentals Kauai Rentals Kauai Bed and Breakfast Kauai Cottage Kauai Hotels Kauai Inn Kauai Condos Kauai Art Galleries Kauai T-Shirts Kauai Wedding Flowers Kauai Hawaii Gifts and online shopping Kauai Artist and Painter Kauai Video Production Kauai Bars, Restaurants, and entertainment Kauai Real Estate agents Kauai Music and wedding Musicians Hawaii Travel Agents Poipu Vacation Rentals Poipu Oceanfront Rentals Poipu Condos Princeville Condo Sayulita Mexico vacation rentals Hawaii Music Kauai Rental Cars KAUAI GIFTS AND SOUVENIRS Here at Tropic Isle Music among the thousands of Hawaiian gifts and authentic products from Hawaii, you can easily find the perfect Hawaii Christmas gift, Anniversary, Wedding or Birthday present. Our online Hawaii shopping mall is filled with unique tropical Hawaii products - Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry, a large selection of Hawaiian music and art, Hawaiian Books, Hawaii hula skirts and aloha shirts, Hawaiian gift baskets, Hawaiian Christmas gifts, Hawaiian food and much more. Click here to visit the web site Custom Hawaii t-shirts make perfect gifts for any occasion. Kauai's own Nite Owl T-shirts have created the finest original Hawaiian screen printed t-shirts you can find in the Islands. Nite Owl also offers a wide variety of high quality and original tank tops, beach cover-ups, sweatshirts and combination outfits. All designs are originally created and reflect the true spirit of aloha. Click here to visit the web site Creative Art Gifts, is a gallery of custom designed products that offer a unique way to get your creative juices flowing and to take part in designing your own gift for you or someone you love. Make your own custom designed gifts from our original artwork or send us your own images! Just imagine, creative art gifts such as coffee Mugs (11oz), t-shirts, Matted Prints (11x 14) Mouse Pads, ceramic tiles, or greeting cards that can be designed by you from our on-line gallery of innovative images by Hawaii Artist: K. Richardson Click here to visit the web site Kela's is an experienced online art glass gallery representing over 120 fine glass artists whose work is not only a pleasure to own, but they also make unusual and unique gifts. Browsing this art glass gallery will provide you with a myriad of Christmas gift ideas, as well as birthday, anniversary, and wedding gift ideas. As a purveyor of contemporary glass art, our gallery seeks out and finds outstanding blown glass art work. They are the only exclusively contemporary glass art gallery in the State of Hawaii. Click Here to visit the web site KAUAI AIR TOURS KAUAI HELICOPTER TOURS KAUAI ATTRACTIONS KAUAI ATV TOURS KAUAI BICYCLE TOURS KAUAI ECO TOURS KAUAI HIKING TOURS KAUAI HORSEBACK RIDING TOURS KAUAI LAND TOURS KAUAI LUAUS KAUAI ZIP LINE TOURS ( KAUAI ZIPLINE TOURS ) KAUAI DIVING TOURS KAUAI FISHING CHARTERS KAUAI KAYAK TOURS KAUAI SAILING TOURS KAUAI SNORKELLING TOURS KAUAI SURFING AND WINDSURFING LESSONS KAUAI TUBING ADVENTURES NAPALI COAST BOAT TOURS © 2004 Kauai Hawaii Web Design All rights reserved 808-742-7893 Email No portion of this information may be reproduced without express permission of Hawaii Web.

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Warning : virtual(): Unable to include '/cgi-local/ax.cgi' - request execution failed in /export/home/aia/public_html/miller-molokai/index.php on line 2 Molokai Vacation Rental Lodging Molokai Villa Private Pool For Rent By Owner Molokai Hawaii Lodging Accommodations Molokai Vacation Rental Lodging Molokai Villa Private Pool For Rent By Owner Molokai Hawaii Lodging Accommodations Molokai Vacation Rental Private Molokai Villa For Rent By Owner Miller Molokai Vacation Rental Private Molokai Lodging Villa For Rent Molokai vacation rental home surrounded in tropical gardens... Nightly Molokai Rental Rates $350 to $515 (plus deposits & taxes) sleeps 8 TO 12 Check Our Calendar Link Below For Availability Or Call Us At 800-471-2234 (Mon - Fri) Molokai vacation rental villa with private swimming pool sleeps 8 to 12 for rent by owner. Bedroom suites with ensuite bathroom are four 1-bedroom huts, separated from one another and from the villa's long house by fragrant, tropical gardens. Your adventure in paradise begins as you drive 20 minutes from the Molokai landing strip towards the sunny west-end of the island; over Molokai's windblown headlands, down the leeward slopes, past the wildlife preserve, through the Kiawe wood to the Papohaku Ranchlands and the lush gardens of 'true' Hawaii. MILLER MOLOKAI Rustic luxury, Miller Molokai graciously invites guests outdoors with a large deck area, bubbling Jacuzzi, sparkling, private swimming pool ...can you imagine the night sky? amenities... Stereo (cassette + CD) 19" TV VCR (No DVD) Washer & Dryer Phones in all suites Clock radios in all suites Extra beach towels (appx 9) Boogie Boards (appx 5) Misc games (Genga, Checkers, Backgammon, puzzles) Books Snorkeling gear for 1 Charcoal BBQ Coffee Maker Bean Grinder Teapot Electric Wok Toaster Cheese Grater Roaster Pan Rice Cooker Blender Broiler pan Misc pots/pans/measuring cups Misc cooking utensils Silverware/dinnerware Iron /Ironing Board -- "Private Hawaiian Lodging On Beautiful Molokai. Luxury Accommodations With All The Amenities!" Serene vacation rental privacy, Miller Molokai vacation rental providing lodging amenities such as... room phones, TV/VCR, CD, completely equipped kitchen, place settings for 20, laundry facilities, Jacuzzi, swimming pool, barbecue & romantic lanais which open wide to the sweet trade winds, tropical birdsong & surrounding gardens. Of the 4 cottage suites or 'huts', 3 feature queen-size beds and the 4th is furnished with 2 single-sized twin-beds. Four cots are available for sleeping on thelanais. 'click here' or on the floorplan to see a more detailed image! Miller Molokai overlooks Papohaku Beach, the longest and widest beach in the entire 1,000 mile Hawaiian archipelago. The beach is accessible by a path from the house or easy road access a block away. Nearby Activities Ironwood Hills a private 9-hole layout built in 1928 as a recreation facility for the Scottish plantation workers. The course was actually cut out of the cypress and Ironwood forest on the upper slopes of Molokai in a little over 3 months. In 1990 the course underwent a redesign and the length was increased to the present range. From here the view of Molokai and the outer islands is breathtaking. The refurbished Kaluakoi golf course alongside the ocean reopened January 1, 2003. Molokai Ranch Lodge at Maunaloa is a uniquely beautiful lodge providing fine dining, horseback adventures and outrageous bikingopportunities. Fishing charters are also available in the town of Kaunakakai only 25 minutes away. Locals claim, the best of Molokai is discovered in exploring the trails... Trails which lead you through the forests, mountains, ranchlands and through the tropical, fish-filled corridors of the Pacific. Trails which lead you ever further towards adventure and wonder! Ah Moloka'i! click here to read what others say ... Miller Molokai's Guestbook Miller Molokai Rates Molokai Vacation Rental Villa Seasons Nightly 1 - 2 Suites $350 3 - Suites $425 4 - Suites $515 Each suite sleeps 2 adults plus a fold out cot. 100% refundable deposit of $1,000 to secure reservation. No cleaning charges. Molokai State Tax 11.25% and rates are subject to change, holiday rates may be slightly higher. click here to check our ... Availability Calendar Contact Form Your Name Email Address Daytime Phone Evening Phone Your Mailing Address City, State and Postal Code Number of Guests & Ages Of Children Your Arrival Date & Length of Stay Second Choice of Arrival Dates Comments, Questions and 4 FAST Answers about Availability... Miller Molokai Rustic Luxury Molokai's West End Vacation Rental Villa Moloka'i Hawaii toll free phone... 800.471.2234 international phone... 503.222.2234 Be sure to mention... JOY@lodging4vacations.com when you respond to this ad. click here to see ... Miller Molokai's Driving Map Member Since 1991 ~~~~~ Remember to 'send off' the contact form above, before you click away on these fun and informational links below.... Links Welcome to Molokai ...The Most Hawaiian Island. Often called "The Friendly Island" because the aloha spirit flourishes here. Aloha!!And welcome to Molokai, The Most Hawaiian Island.We are the one-stop center for all your vacation needs on Molokai ... click here see. Rich in Archeological sites and legends... The "Birth Place Of The Hula" Domain of the "Poisonwood Kalaipahoa Gods" Sacred monuments and shrines Ancient adze pits and petroglyphs... click here to learn more about the mo'olelo, or storytelling, integrated into these unique hikes brings West Molokai's cultural past alive. Molokai Fish & Dive... over the years, the owner Jim Brocker, has taken thousands of superb photographs of Molokai and her people. Combing these photos with creative writing abilities he has authored Molokais two best selling books and a 'once-a-year' calendar which lists state and local holiday events along with 13 beautiful scenes from Molokai... click here to learn more. Hawaii Vacations and Travel at andhawaii.com Hundreds of Hawaii travel articles & Hawaii Vacation Hotels Hawaii Guide & Island Search private-holiday.com - holiday rentals UK Search for a private holiday property to rent. click here to visit my VRBO page Click here to see more... 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Best Gardening Resources Here Best Gardening Resources Here Gardening--Fun and Frugal! Gardening--Fun and Frugal! by: Cyndi Roberts Whether you are an avid vegetable gardener, a beginning herb gardener or just like to have a pretty yard, these frugal tips may help you save a little money! 1. Stale coffee and coffee grounds make great organic fertilizer. They provide many trace minerals and low, gentle levels of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous. 2. Remember that a good soaking of water less often is better than a light sprinkling every day -- for veggies and for your lawn. 3. If your neighbor has a plant you particularly like, ask for a cutting, instead of going to the nursery and buying one. Maybe you could trade a cutting from one of your own plants. 4. To easily water a tomato plant, bury a bottomless coffee can next to the plant and pour the water into the can. This allows the water to go straight to the roots. 5. Plant marigolds in your vegetable garden. They will attract insects that eat aphids and other pests. 6. My husband bought some used carpet at a garage sale, cut it into wide strips and laid it down between the rows in our garden. Now we can pick peas with getting our shoes muddy. 7. Use grass clippings as mulch around your vegetable plants to keep moisture in and weeds out. Just don't use the clippings right after you have fertilized your grass or treated for weed control. 8. If you have access to them, pine needles make excellent mulch. 9. A natural, frugal garden pest spray: mix 1 tablespoon of liquid dishwashing soap and 1 cup of cooking oil. Use 3 tablespoons of this mixture to 1 quart of water and spray on plants. 10. In the herb garden, to keep plants like mint from taking over too big an area, put it in a clay pot and simply plant the whole pot! "He who plants a garden, plants happiness." About The Author Cyndi Roberts is the editor of the "1 Frugal Friend 2 Another" bi-weekly newsletter and founder of the website of the same name. Visit http://www.cynroberts.com to find creative tips, articles, and a free e-cooking book. Subscribe to the newsletter and receive the free e-course "Taming the Monster Grocery Bill". editor@cynroberts.com

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Honolulu Star-Bulletin Business — ADVERTISEMENT — Sunday, October 17, 2004 DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Yoshi Takahashi amuses his friends Kimi Toi and Michi Ogino with a wetsuit that's a little too small at the Xcel store in the Ward Village Shops. Hey! Big spenders New research shows just where tourists drop their money during stays in Hawaii By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@starbulletin.com ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRYANT FUKUTOMI / BFUKUTOMI@STARBULLETIN.COM China / South Korea travelers » More than 50 percent of these Asian visitors are first-timers and about a quarter of them come as part of a package tour. » Most come to visit friends or family (more than 28 percent), on business, or as part of a stopover, as stringent Visa requirements and a lack of flights has made Hawaii a difficult vacation destination. » In terms of activities, they are statistically similar to Americans, but plan to spend more money. » Most plan to attend a luau and 30 percent intend to play golf, the most of any other group surveyed. United States travelers » American travelers plan to stay longer and spend the least amount of money on retail and souvenirs. » They are most likely to engage in sports like running, scuba or going to the gym, but have the smallest percentage of people who planned to swim or sunbathe. » Americans are more likely to attend a luau, go to a Hawaiian history or cultural event and buy Hawaiian clothing and souvenirs than Japan or other Asian travelers. » They enjoy shopping at convenience stores, malls or hotel stores. They are also the most likely to go to a museum or art gallery or eat in high-end restaurants. Japan travelers » More than 60 percent of Japan travelers come to Hawaii as part of a package group. » These visitors plan to stay the least amount of time and spend the most money. » They are most likely to come to Hawaii to celebrate a wedding or honeymoon than any other group. » They are most interested in going to the beach and shopping while in Hawaii, but few plan to do any activities or eat in high-end restaurants. » They enjoy shopping across the board from outlet and discount stores to designer boutiques. While tourists from Japan and the mainland still pump plenty of money into Hawaii's retail stores, a more global mix of visitors is at the heart of Hawaii's improved tourism outlook, and their preferences are worlds apart. A new cross-cultural study from the University of Hawaii is available to help retailers take stock of what tourists buy, so local stores can match merchandise with spending habits. University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears randomly surveyed more than 1,000 Waikiki tourists to determine cultural differences regarding their reasons for coming to Hawaii, their desire to shop and what purchases they planned to make during their stay. "Not all tourists are alike," Rosenbaum said. "Your target market should greatly impact how you merchandise and what products you stock." Hawaii's retail history gives businesses strong reasons to diversify their customer base, said retail analyst Stephany Sofos. "In the 1980s, the Japanese people came fast and furious and those who didn't cater to them were left out. Now it's changing, and as visitor groups change, retailers are having to figure out what their market is from one day to the next," Sofos said. The University of Hawaii study can help tourist-dependent businesses identify how to best keep their customers happy and how to increase spending from other visitor groups, Spears said. Their research showed that Japanese tourists plan to spend $1,400 on gifts and souvenirs during their stay in Hawaii, which is substantially more than all other visitor groups. According to the study, Chinese and Koreans spend about $750 on retail items and Americans spend around $600. They also found differences when it came to purchasing local foods, clothing and engaging in outdoor activities as well as differences in why these tourists groups were coming to Hawaii. For example, Americans and Japanese came to Hawaii primarily to vacation, while the Chinese and South Korean visitors were in Hawaii primarily to visit family members. Chinese visitors can only travel for leisure to a few designations, which does not include Hawaii. "Most Japanese will spend their vacation shopping at both high-end and discount retailers," Rosenbaum said, adding that data also confirmed the love-affair Japanese have with designer items. Nearly 60 percent of the Japanese visitors surveyed planned to visit Hawaii's designer boutiques; in contrast, only 35 percent of Americans planned to do so. However, the number of Japan travelers who plan to purchase products made in Hawaii, such as coffee, food and clothing, is lower than other groups. "The Japanese are the answer to our luxury business - not our economy," Rosenbaum said, adding that purchases of locally made products create more jobs and ultimately bring more benefit to the state. Visitors, who spend about $3 billion annually on retail goods in Hawaii, make up about 15 percent of the state's $19 billion retail market, said Carol Pregill, president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii. The islands drew 6.4 million visitors last year, about two-thirds of them from the mainland. "Shopping is the third largest expenditure, next to food and lodging, for visitors," Pregill said, adding that about 20 percent of visitor expenditures can be attributed to shopping. "That's huge when you consider that shopping is a discretionary expense," Pregill said, and is an important part of a visitor's experience. But to make Hawaii shopping attractive to visitors it has to be distinctive, said Frank Haas, marketing director for the Hawaii Tourism Authority. "You can shop in Hong Kong and Las Vegas; what we need to know is what's distinctive about shopping in Hawaii," Haas said. As Oahu's visitor market stays strong, many retailers are going to take advantage of more visitor-based opportunities, said Jeffrey Hall, senior director of research at CB Richard Ellis. "There's huge amount of interest in redoing resort retail, especially in Waikiki," Hall said. According to market reports, Waikiki has a high number of retail vacancies, but in three to four years the sector will be more bullish as Waikiki renovation projects come to fruition, Hall forecasts. "The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center is rapidly changing. The Beach Walk and the International Market Place projects are just getting under way," Hall said. "Expect that in a few years Waikiki will be an entirely different place." Any shift in visitor demographics changes the way businesses advertise their products. "It's important to know who is coming and what you need for inventory," Pregill said. "Inventory is a huge expense and no one wants to be stuck with goods that no one want to buy." That's where the Rosenbaum and Spears study comes in, said Anne Murata, marketing director of the Festival Cos., which manages the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. Murata said she purchased the study because it's the first retail survey in Hawaii that breaks data into small categories such as visitors' reasons for traveling to Hawaii, ability to spend and where they spend their money. Retailers are especially interested on the data about Chinese and South Korean visitors, she said. While Chinese and Korean visitors have more in common with Americans in terms of overall spending, their spending habits are very similar to the Japanese visitor market when it was new, Murata said. In the 1990s, when the Japanese tourism boom to Hawaii was growing, the state's largest industry went to great lengths to cater to their needs. Japanese signs ruled Waikiki marketing; but then the bubble burst and retailers had to regroup to stay in business. "We've been trained to think only in terms of U.S. westbound and Japan travelers," she said. "But our retail market is becoming increasingly global and we're starting to see more travelers from China, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the U.S. East." Japanese visitor arrivals to Hawaii, which peaked at 2.2 million in 1997, fell to 1.3 million last year in response to a weakened Japanese economy and geopolitical troubles. Retailers say the market has rebounded, but it's time for those eyeing Hawaii's improved market to use the isles' changing tourist patterns to help determine what's in store. Although the China travel market to Hawaii is small, representing less than 1 percent of Hawaii's total visitors in 2002, state officials have identified it as a market with enormous potential. New research shows that Chinese tourists are now the biggest spenders in the Asia-Pacific region by average credit card transaction size, according to a study released by Visa. The report, published last week in the Financial Times, said Chinese cardholders on average spent $253 per transaction while traveling. The World Tourism Organization has also estimated that China will produce 100 million outbound tourists by 2020 and members of Hawaii's public and private sector want their share. "Just like we geared retail to the Japan market in its heyday, someday I expect we'll see retail signs in Chinese and Korean, too," Murata said. According to the Rosenbaum and Spears survey, the Chinese, enjoy participating in new activities, but look for familiarity in restaurants - characteristics similar to Japanese visitors before Hawaii became a common destination, "They only want to eat in Chinese restaurants," Rosenbaum said. But, more important for retailers is that the Chinese also appear to have a taste for luxury goods. "The Chinese, like the Japanese, also want to purchase luxury goods as gifts to take home," Spears said. While retailers need accurate data to capture their audience, there is one sure plan that works across cultures, Murata said. "One thing you can always sell them is the aloha spirit - that's an approach that works with visitors from China to Lithuania," Murata said. BACK TO TOP | The Hawaii experience A new University of Hawaii study of tourist spending habits raised some interesting questions. For instance, do Japan travelers, who planned to spend $1,400 on gifts and souvenirs during their stay in Hawaii, really contribute the most money to Hawaii's economy? While Americans, who planned to spend about $600 on retail, and Chinese/ Koreans, who planned to spend about $750, lagged behind in overall spending, the data showed that these groups spent significantly more on made-in-Hawaii products. The percentage of visitors planning to buy each product: Items USA / Canada Japan China / South Korea Hawaiian coffee 53.1 38.4 70.8 Macadamia nuts 66.8 52.2 75.5 Pineapples 37.4 7.3 30.2 Hawaiian candies 35.7 12.3 35.8 Hawaiian clothing 47.3 21.7 43.4 Hawaiian souvenirs 60.9 41.1 58.5 Source: University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears Where it all goes Percentage of visitors doing the following activities: Activities U.S. Japan China/Korea Honeymoon/wedding 6.8 18.2 4.7 Visit family/friends 13.4 3.8 28.3 Part of Packaged tour 15.8 61.3 25.5 Buying designer clothes 29.2 34.9 37.7 Golf 16.0 5.6 30.2 Tour bus 30.9 25.2 37.7 Beach 77.4 78.3 84.0 Fine dining 58.2 8.5 49.1 Culture/History 64.2 27.3 43.4 Luau 59.7 16.1 62.3 Designer boutiques 35.1 59.2 41.5 Mall 65.4 74.5 75.5 Characteristics of visitors' stays: Visit U.S. Japan China/Korea Planned Expenditures $644 $1,416 $745 Length of Stay in Hawaii 12 days 7 days 11 days Source: University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears — ADVERTISEMENTS — — ADVERTISEMENTS — | | | PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION E-mail to Business Editor BACK TO TOP Text Site Directory: [News] [Business] [Features] [Sports] [Editorial] [Do It Electric!] [Classified Ads] [Search] [Subscribe] [Info] [Letter to Editor] [Feedback] © 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin -- http://starbulletin.com -Advertisement-