In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first voyage across the Pacific, received from a Polynesian priest named Tupaia an astonishing gift—a map ...

Polynesia certainly has some of the most famous Pacific islands anywhere in the world — Bora Bora and Tahiti among them — and ...

Surrounded by the South Pacific Ocean and blessed with ample sunshine and rain, Tahiti is an ideal spot to harvest seafood and grow fresh produce. Fish reigns supreme on menus in the restaurants ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Less than a day after getting federal approval, Alaska Airlines already closed its $1.9 billion deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines. Alaska made the merger a done-deal the ...

The best time to visit Tahiti is between May and October. Although the temperatures are balmy year-round, Tahiti's winter season enjoys less humidity. Tahiti really only experiences two distinct ...

With Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines on the verge of approval by US aviation regulators, Hawaiian will be guided through the combination process by an “interim leadership ...

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday it had agreed to allow Alaska Airlines to close on its $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, after the carriers agreed to maintain ...

Alaska Airlines’ merger with Hawaiian Airlines was finalized on Wednesday with both carriers maintaining their brand identity. The merger, which cleared hurdles from both the Department of ...

The airline’s chief executive, Ben Minicucci, said in an interview that closing its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines would allow it to expand, including on international routes. By Niraj Chokshi ...

All the chatter in the airline break room is about the Alaska Airlines acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. After the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Transportation (DOT) had a chance to review ...