If you can't make it to Hawaii this year and you live on the East Coast, Hawaii is coming to you.

The Philadelphia International Flower Show is the oldest and largest indoor flower show in the USA and this March the show's theme is "Hawaii, Islands of Aloha."

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For those of us who follow motion pictures and television shows filmed in Hawaii, we received exciting news yesterday when The Descendants was nominated for five Academy Awards: Best Picture (Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers), Actor in a Leading Role (George Clooney), Directing (Alexander Payne), Adapted Screenplay (Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash), and Film Editing (Kevin Tent).

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Nominations for the About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Awards officially opened at 12:01 a.m. today. Awards are awarded in hundreds of categories across the About.com network.

For the first time since the inception of the awards, About.com Hawaii Travel will be accepting nominations in five categories and I definitely want to hear from all of you with your nominations.

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One of my favorite ways of planning a trip to Hawaii is to schedule my visit to coincide with one of the many great festivals or annual events that take place across the islands each year.

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_{Flags and Chinese Social Hall at Hawaii's Plantation Village}

We all know how rough the economy is and Hawaii has been hurt as much or in some areas more than the rest of the country. The state's homeless population is a serious problem and while recent "sweeps" in more popular tourist locations have taken place, the homeless have just been forced to move elsewhere. One area where the homeless population has increased on Oahu is at Waipahu Cultural Garden Park, just west of Pearl Harbor.

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If you planning a visit to Oahu in early March, you'll want to be sure to leave plenty of time to attend some of the free events during the 18th Annual Honolulu Festival which will take place over the weekend of March 3-4, 2012.

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On Monday we looked at some of the exciting news about new activities and special events on Hawaii Island, the Big Island.

Today we'll look at some of the packages and specials being offered by the hotels, resorts, bed & breakfasts and vacation rentals on the island.

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The new year starts of with lots of exciting activities, adventures and events on Hawaii, the Big Island. January 3 marked the 30th anniversary of the continuous eruption of Kilauea Volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Let's see what's new on Hawaii Island this January.

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It's been a long time coming, but the Hawaii Civil Union bill, now known as Act 1, went into law on January 1, 2012. heterosexual and same-sex couples can now legally enter into civil unions in the State of Hawaii.

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For the first time in several years, the LPGA will be returning to Hawaii in 2012. At one time there were three LPGA tournaments in Hawaii - the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, the Fields Open in Hawaii at Ko Olina Golf Club and the Kapalua LPGA Classic at the Kapalua Resort, Bay Course on Maui.

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