Hawaii.com The Magazine launches

A new interactive quarterly online publication called Hawaii.com "The Magazine" is offered by the vacation-planning website Hawaii.com. To see this new magazine with easy to use page-turning technology go to www.hawaii.com/magazine.

"The staff at Hawaii.com has worked to create a unique magazine that showcases the Sandwich Islands, with feature stories, great photography and fun tidbits you would never have known or even guessed existed in paradise," explained Rhett Long, president of Hawaii.com.

The May edition is 48 pages of interactive features with links to interesting web sites and embedded video clips giving you the feeling of really being right there in Hawaii.  These tools make it easy to peruse its pages including thumbnails of the entire edition, the ability to turn pages just like a paper magazine, zoom to 400 percent, to email a page to a friend or to print a page or the entire beautiful magazine.

Some of the features of the first edition include:

"Nine Things You Didn't Know About Hawaii" - A number of fun things to do that just maybe you did not know about, including finding petroglyphs and discovering little-known Kaho'olawe Island.

"Follow the Whales to Maui" - Humpback whales winter in Maui's welcoming waters and the Pacific Whale Foundation has been integral to saving the whale population.

"Touch the Spirit of a Saint" - Kalaupapa National Historical Park on Molokai honors the spirit of Father Damien.

"The Magic of Kualoa Ranch" - This place on Oahu has been held sacred by the people of Hawaii for centuries.

"A Hidden Island Gem" - Lanai is perhaps the least known of the Hawaiian Islands.

"This first issue only scratches the surface of what's to come, whether you dream of paradise or visit often, we hope readers will enjoy this inaugural issue and future issues," says Long.

Future quarterly issues will focus on the people who make our island home, special places that inspire the world's greatest photographers and writers, stories of legend and history, delicious food and spirits, beaches, golf, nightlife hotspots plus much more.

Of course, reading this magazine will entice readers to visit Hawaii and the best way to plan their trips is by visiting Hawaii.com.

"Research has shown that the most powerful tool for forming, planning, packaging and selling the dream is nothing more than an interactive shop window where consumers sit and dream. Since the launch of Hawaii.com travel site in 2002, our staff has wanted to create Hawaii.com "The Magazine." Now it's here," Long says.

Remember, information on the magazine and much more available on Hawaii.com, your source for everything Hawaii! You can book your trip right from its pages.