Posts Tagged ‘ San Jose ’

Alaska Air Expands Kona Service

March 11, 2012
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Alaska Airlines is expanding its flights between Oakland, California, and San Jose, California, and Kona.  Starting Monday, March 12, it will offer daily flights from Kona to both Oakland and San Jose.  Up until now there have been three flights a week between Oakland and Kona, and four flights a week between San Jose and Kona.

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Top Amateur Golfers at Kings Course This Week

February 2, 2012
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The top three World Golf Amateurs highlight this year’s field at the 22nd Annual Amer Ari at the Waikoloa Beach Resort, through Friday,  February 3, on the Waikoloa Kings’ Course. UCLA’s Patrick Cantlay, Texas’ Jordan Spieth and Stanford’s Patrick Rodgers, ranked 1-3, will be leading their respective schools in the 20-team competition.   The tournament field includes eight of the top 14 NCAA Division I teams. The list includes host University of Hawaii at Hilo, top-ranked Texas, 2nd-ranked Oregon, 4th-ranked UCLA, 5th-ranked Washington,, 8th-ranked Stanford, 11th-ranked Georgia Tech, 12th-ranked USC and 14th-ranked Oklahoma State. The…

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Kona Girl Wins Stand Up Paddling Award

September 23, 2011
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Kona resident and Stand Up Paddling Ambassador for The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, Jenny Kalmbach, took out the title of “Female Paddler of the Year” at the 2011 Stand Up Paddling (SUP) Awards in San Clemente California Thursday night, September 22. Kalmbach was born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica.  After graduating from University of British Columbia in 2005, she moved to Hawaii.  She got a job at the Kukio Golf and Beach Club.  That’s when she took up Stand Up Paddling. This honor adds to an impressive list of career victories…

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Hawaiian Airlines Removing Minimum Mile Credit

May 29, 2011
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Hawaiian Airlines Removing Minimum Mile Credit

Hawaiian Airlines will no longer award a minimum of 500 miles for short flights, the airline said in an e-mail to HawaiianMiles members Friday. The removal of the minimum earning for short flights will apply to reservations booked after September 1. HawaiianMiles members currently earn the actual mileage of a flight–with a minimum of 500 miles if their flights are shorter than that length.  All of Hawaiian’s flights within the Hawaiian Islands are shorter than 500 miles.  The longest flight is Honolulu to Hilo at 216 miles; the shortest is Kahului to Kona at just…

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