Although we don't know the exact date of the postcard, the publisher (Wall, Nichols & Co.) stopped production in 1912, so I suspect ...

Help yourself. Then afterward you can go for another paddle in an outrigger canoe in front of the hotel. You can still stay at the Halekula...

You may think I'm just relaxing and having a good time here in Honolulu, but if you could only imagine how hard I had to work to sculpt ...

A drive around the island of Oahu is a great way to spend the day. Starting out in Honolulu, you stop in Haleiwa for lunch and make addition...

Is this your vision of tropical paradise? Well, it may not be, but in 1966 when this photo was taken, this shopping mall was a very big d...

A hundred years ago people were going to Pali Lookout near Honolulu, Hawaii to enjoy the view. Today, people still go there and the view is ...

It's the second day of our cruise to Hawaii, and today we're going to spend some more time on Waikiki Beach. You can see Diamond Hea...

As early as 1908, passengers could travel by ship from the west coast of the United States to Hawaii. In the 20s and 30s, the few accommodat...

As I mentioned, I'm in Hawaii this week. If you would like  a postcard from Hawaii (a new one or a reproduction of an old one), let me ...

Well, you might not be off to Hawaii, but I am.  Don't feel bad though. The architect who steals my covers is staying home too to slave ...

If you subscribed or bought a Hearst Sunday newspaper on December 27, 1903, you would have received this free postcard supplement. Then you ...

Here's a photo of my Dad in Rotterdam in 1953 at the age of 18, setting off for a new life in the United States.  With little money and ...

Never mind the leis, I'd like to have his vintage shirt, please. There are still lei sellers at the Honolulu Airport, selling some ver...

Hawaii is a beautiful place, so it seems inexcusable to create ugly pictures of the islands, but there are lots of  them: The fact that th...

Here we have the Moana Hotel in Waikiki, circa 1956. It was the first hotel to be built in Waikiki, opening its doors in 1901. And there i...

Today is Kamehameha Day , a public holiday in the State of Hawaii (or Hawai'i.) It honors King Kamehameha, who first established the Kin...

This card leaves me speechless. What could I possibly add to this?

The 300-room Alexander Young Hotel was built in 1902 at a cost of $2 million (initially, it had just under 200 rooms.) The hotel was built b...