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DEPT · 07 News & journal

What's actually changing, in order

New pages, structural changes, and the occasional field note — posted as it happens, at least weekly.

UPDATE Culture department triples in size — hula, lei traditions, mythology, holidays, plus the two islands you can't visit Today

UPDATE Helicopter tours, kayaking, happy hour by island, and two more sample itineraries This week

UPDATE Budget breakdown, stargazing, whale watching, poke bowls and a second hotel review This week

UPDATE First hotel reviews are live — 4 independent property reviews plus the site's first sample itinerary This week

UPDATE 6 more guides published — travel insurance, surfing, waterfalls, farmers markets and shave ice This week

UPDATE 7 more guides published, plus French — packing, car rental, Kauaʻi areas, hotels directory, bakeries, coffee farms This week

UPDATE 6 new guides published — Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui & Big Island stay guides, a luʻau guide and food trucks This month

NEW Welcome to Totally Hawaii — why we're building this, in the open This month

DEPT Plan, Stay, Do and Culture departments now live with starter guides This month

ISLAND All 6 islands now have full standalone guides This month

NOTE How we vet every recommendation before it's published This month

ROADMAP 16-language rollout continues — Spanish, Japanese and French homepages are up This month

SITE Totally Hawaii is live — 70 pages, 8 departments, 6 islands mapped This month

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