As workers cut grass, brought in poinsettias and cleaned the beach yesterday at the upscale Kailua enclave where Barack Obama will arrive this afternoon to spend the holidays, neighbors and those who frequent …

As workers cut grass, brought in poinsettias and cleaned the beach yesterday at the upscale Kailua enclave where Barack Obama will arrive this afternoon to spend the holidays with family, neighbors and those …

Travel Beyond the beach By: Lisa Kadane KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — Driving through Hawaii’s Kohala Mountains, I have what can only be described as a senior’s moment.

Driving through Hawaii’s Kohala Mountains, I have what can only be described as a senior’s moment.

The strains of slack-key guitar and falsetto drifted on the trade winds yesterday from the Kapi’olani Park bandstand during the 26th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival.

All roads lead to Saskatchewan — I swear. Over the last 15 years, no matter where I’ve cared to venture, or how far afield I’ve managed to get, there’s always someone, or something, from my beloved province …

Seattle-Minneapolis flights begin Oct. 26, with Seattle-Kona to follow Nov. 17; Anchorage-Maui service to be expanded starting Oct.

Alaska Airlines announced two new destinations from Seattle on Tuesday — Minneapolis and Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island.