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Maui Surf Pool
Posted in: Blog, Maui by MauiHawaiiUpdates on September 11, 2011 | No Comments
It’s back in action! Da Rush Hawaii, a Flowrider wave pool, has recently been reopened by entrepreneur Christopher Williams of south Maui. This is Maui’s only man-made wave and available to the public in Kihei, Maui.
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Road to Hana CD
Posted in: Blog, Maui by MauiHawaiiUpdates on May 13, 2011 | No Comments
We’ve recently become acquainted to a new product on Maui called “Experiencing The Road to Hana and Beyond”, which is an audio CD for visitors to Hana.
You can visit them at Road to Hana CD.
At first, we thought it was just another Hana CD sending visitors to the best spots on the way to Hana. After closer examination, I found some characteristics that have earned our respect.
Here are a few of those points:
Upcountry Maui Rental
Posted in: Blog, Maui by MauiHawaiiUpdates on April 8, 2011 | No Comments
Just minutes away from Makawao town is the beautiful Upcountry area of Kula, Maui. Here you’ll find large expanses of rolling pastures sitting high above Maui’s central valley. Very few people take advantage of vacation rentals up in this area. Most people crowd beaches in front of costly resorts and try to relax. At the Kula Cottage, you can truly relax by being high above the hustle and bustle. Read more…
Visiting Maui
Posted in: Blog, Maui by MauiHawaiiUpdates on April 1, 2011 | No Comments
The one thing we would encourage visitors to do while visiting Maui is to make an effort to experience the people and land. Luaus are all good fun, but take it a step further by immersing yourselves in the culture. Read more…
Tour Hana, Maui
Posted in: Blog, Maui by MauiHawaiiUpdates on March 30, 2011 | No Comments
We’ve had the pleasure of getting to know the owners of Valley Isle Excursions, whom from what we understand are the only locally owned and operated Hana tour company on Maui.
On their Hana tours, Valley Isle Excursions go above and beyond what is expected for a tour around the east of Maui. Read more…
Pride of Maui
Posted in: Blog, Maui by MauiHawaiiUpdates on March 9, 2011 | No Comments
With all the businesses on Maui that squeak by even though they have poor business practices, it’s nice to see a company that handles themselves correctly. The teams behind Pride of Maui charters have their priorities in order. Their focus is on giving their guests an experience beyond expectations. It’s quite obvious that the level of enthusiasm for the ocean and the activities done on it is higher on the Pride of Maui than on most other boat crews. Read more…
Growing Your Maui Business
Posted in: Blog, Maui by MauiHawaiiUpdates on March 2, 2011 | No Comments
Growing a business in Hawaii in a down economy is no easy task. We’ve outlined a few things that have worked for us.
Baby steps - don’t over extend yourself. There’s no shame in growing slowly. Take your time and proceed cautiously. This means being frugal and working within your financial, emotional and time limits.- Goals – have goals all along the way. Set small ones and big ones. We started with “get up in the morning and have some coffee then work.” checking things off a list promotes motivation. Make daily goals, monthly, and yearly. Don’t make them unrealistic! If you’re likely to not reach them, it can be daunting and set you back. There’s a fine balance because you don’t want to think too small either.
- Keep costs down – BUT don’t cut where it counts. A lot of businesses cut advertising and marketing when the economy goes into the pooper. Big mistake! Marketing should be the last thing you cut. How else do you intend to drum up business? If you do anything with marketing, be more diligent in seeing where your leads and sales are coming from. Measure your analytics in every channel of promotion. If you decide to cut, cut what isn’t working. This should be a regular practice in any economy.
- Be prepared – if your business is growing, or even just maintaining, you’re succeeding with this economy. Be prepared for a jump in business as things speed up. Just like booming businesses in a good economy need to prepare for a slow down, you need to be ready for a push. Don’t expect it, but be ready for it if it happens. We believe that companies that succeed when beginning in a bad economy are more likely to last for the long haul.
HWG State Of The Group
Posted in: Blog, Graphic Design, Hawaii Videos, Maui, SEO, Social Media, Twitter, Web Design by MauiHawaiiUpdates on February 3, 2011 | No Comments
Here at Hawaii Web Group, we believe in being transparent. This is why we’ve decided to issue a yearly “State of the Group” to let our clients and our ohana know where we stand.
2010 HWG Traffic
After reviewing our analytics in 2010, we’ve found that our small network of Maui/Hawaii websites (owned and operated by HWG) brought in the following traffic. All of the numbers below come from Google Analytics. (If anyone shows you numbers for their sites that are derived from some other analytic program, be wary! We only trust Google for this.)
Increase in traffic
In the last 31 days, our websites have increased in traffic by over 55.92% across the board. Read more…
Haleakala Observatories
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Haleakala Observatory - Click to Enlarge
Incongruous in the cinder desert, like a science-fiction movie set, this cluster of white-domed buildings connects Haleakala to outer space. The domes house powerful telescopes for the defense and scientific communities.
Observatories were built near the highest point on Maui because the site offers the fourth-best viewing conditions on the planet. Here above the clouds the atmosphere is clear and dry, with minimal air and light pollution. Read more…
Facebook Fan Page Problems and Poor Support
Posted in: Blog, Maui, SEO by MauiHawaiiUpdates on December 16, 2010 | No Comments
We’ve had a fan page up for several months to help promote the island of Maui, Hawaii (See here…maybe: Maui Facebook.) We’ve used both paid advertising and our own organic linking skills to drive traffic to the page, which now has over 3,400 fans. Everything was working successfully. We used many of the available embedded tools from Facebook to set up “Like Buttons” and “Profile Streams” around the Internet on relevant Maui websites. Read more…