So Much More Hawaii: A Blogger’s View of Paradise
Earlier this year, the State of Hawaii, Hawaii Tourism Authority tested the social media waters by launching a familiarization tour using bloggers with a substantial and global reach. Many balked at the idea for their own reasons, but I embraced it because it was a ray of sunlight on social and new media in an otherwise dark room. Known as “So Much More Hawaii” the goals were not only to introduce HTA to social and new media, but for the bloggers to experience so much more of Hawaii rather than a shuttled, packaged tour. To accomplish this and inspired by the late Rap Reiplinger, I reached out to my network for “Puka Shell Tour Guides.”
This pairing of local with visitor, whether blogger or not, was one of the successes of the tour. Another success, is the embracing of the tour’s official website, So Much More Hawaii: A Blogger’s View of Paradise by the State of Hawaii now managed by the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau.
During the month of October, I’ll be sharing articles about my Hawaii and the things that I do with Lilinoe and our children to give visitors an idea that there’s so much more about Hawaii.
My first article is already posted about the time Lilinoe and I went parasailing. Check it out, and I hope you get inspired to book a reservation: Water Activities: Parasailing
