Ring in the holidays at Ulupalakua Sparkles on December 4 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Maui’s Winery and Ulupalakua Ranch Store invite guests to enjoy entertainment by award-winning Hawaii musicians Nathan Aweau and Jeff Peterson, mouth-watering food, free wine tastings, and more. Plus shop for only-on-Maui gifts for the entire family including wines made from Maui-grown pineapples or grapes.

This December, Santa will be stopping by The Kapalua Villas on Maui to spend the afternoon with guests of all ages. Keiki (kids) can enjoy cookies and milk with Santa when he visits on December 23 for Story Time With Santa.

Join the Maui Ocean Center for A Maui FISH-mas now through December 31. Celebrate the holidays with special presentations, exciting children’s activities, craft vendors, dining specials, and even a visit from Scuba Claus. Daily Ocean Naturalist presentations will highlight the aquarium’s unique marine animals named for their exceptional holiday-themed appearances, including the Angelfish, Christmas Wrasse, Snowflake Eel, Candy Cane Shrimp, and more.

Makena Beach and Golf Resort is getting into the holiday spirit with special Christmas and New Year’s events all month long. The festivities kick off on December 4 with a tree lighting ceremony including holiday refreshments, cider, caroling, a Keiki Hula Show, and an early appearance from Santa. In addition, kids can pose for photo opportunities with Santa on Maluaka Beach on December 24, build sand castles on December 27, make holiday arts and crafts on December 28, watch a balloon animal show on December 29, and “Makena Your Own Holiday Hat” on December 30.

City.Mobi

Also in US today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Honolulu.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

Honolulu.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.