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NEWS · 03 News & journal

7 more guides published, plus French

Packing, car rental, Kauaʻi areas, a hotels directory, bakeries, coffee farms — and the site's third language.

Another week, another batch

Six new guides published last week, seven more this week, plus a new language. This is roughly the pace to expect going forward — see our board for the running list.

Plan department: packing and car rental

Two of the most-requested practical guides are live: a packing list covering what actually catches first-timers out, and a car rental guide covering when you genuinely need 4WD and what the insurance fine print actually means.

Stay department: Kauaʻi areas and a hotels directory

Kauaʻi areas compared completes the area-comparison set for all four main islands. Alongside it, our first pass at a hotels & resorts directory is live — a starting shortlist of well-known properties by island, honest about being a shortlist rather than a full review yet.

Food department: bakeries and coffee farms

Two more additions: a guide to Hawaiian bakeries (Portuguese sweet bread, malasadas, manju, mochi) and a guide to Kona coffee farm tours, including what actually separates a good tour from a gift-shop stop.

New language: French

Following Spanish and Japanese, the homepage is now live in French — the third of the planned 16 languages. See our language rollout plan for what's next.

What's next

Individual hotel and resort reviews, a farmers-markets-by-island guide, and a shave ice map are next on the board.