Hawaii's New Honorary Consul for Denmark: Claus Z. Hansen

I've joined the diplomatic ranks as the newest Honorary Consul. The Queen of Denmark has approved me in May as the Royal Danish Consulate, representing Hawaii. More »

The Man with the Golden Arm, Part II

This month part II of "The Man with the Golden Arm" interview with Sr. VP of the Downtown Region, John Repetti (who was the General Manager) and Casino Manager, Jeff Weiss (who was the Shift Manager) of the California Hotel when Stanley Fujitake set the record for the longest roll in the history of craps 3 hours and 6 minutes, 118 rolls. More »

How to get a Free Room in Las Vegas Part I

People think that because I write a column about Las Vegas that I get free rooms all the time. The truth is sometimes I do and sometimes I don't get a free room because of my writing. However I always get a free room in Vegas and I've stayed at the Wynn, Paris, Venetian, Rio and many others using the secret I'm about to share with you. More »

Peru: Nice But No, Gracias

Rated 3.7 Stars

From the mighty Amazon River, to the biological diversity of the national parks, to the snowy peaks and the gaping valleys of the mountains, gorgeous Peru has it all for the nature oriented traveler. More »

Our Top Ten Favorite Wooden Roller Coasters

Since September of 2003, we've been writing our columns extolling the virtues of roller coasters in America's amusement parks. Being from Hawaii, and with limited vacation time, we planned our trips to experience not only the highest and fastest, but also rides that have been highly rated and/or have historical significance. Many remain on our "to do" list including the famous Coney Island Cyclone and The Boss in St. Louis. More »

How to Win Playing Slot Machines

This is easily the question people ask me most frequently... a Google search of the term "Slot Machine Secrets" returned no less than 156,000 entries. Many of these secrets are for sale for $4.95 to $59.95. But for today and today only... right here on Oceanic Time Warner's Around Hawaii these secrets won't cost you $59.95 or $24.95 or even $4.95 they are absolutely free (but you must act now). Best of all I guarantee they'll work or I'll double... no I'll quadruple your money back! More »

Secrets of the Zig Zag Method Part II

Rated 3.5 Stars

I cannot stress enough that slot machines are required by law to be fair and in Nevada all slot machines must payback at least 75% of all the money they take in. At the big name casinos Downtown and on the Strip the payback percentages are likely to be 92% or better. More »

Bad Casino Bets

Are slot machines a bad bet? Is playing a progressive machine a waste of money? I heard the odds in 3 card poker really favor the house. Are the hard ways in craps all sucker bets? More »

The Man With the Golden Arm, Part I

On May 28th, 1989, a Hawaii man walked up to "Craps Three" and set a record that stands to this day. Stanley Fujitake held the dice for 3 hours and 6 minutes, 118 rolls. On the anniversary month of this historic event almost 19 years later Kimo's Vegas talked with the Sr. VP of the Downtown Region, John Repeti (who was the General Manager) and Casino Manager, Jeff Weiss (who was the Shift Manager) of the California Hotel when the longest roll in craps history happened. More »

New Music CD Hopes to Boost Tourism to Big Island

Will tourists want to experience the Big Island through the magic of song? A new Hawaiian music CD released this fall exclusively features songs and musicians from the Island of Hawai'i. More »

How to Save Money Shopping in Vegas!

Rated 4.0 Stars

One of the most popular pastimes after gambling and eating in Las Vegas is shopping. A quick trip to WalMart, Sam's Club, Costco, Sears, Longs or Kmart on a Saturday is proof positive that local people love to shop. The natural extension of this logic is that a local person in Vegas will go shopping even if it's only for the requisite omiyage. So how can you save money shopping in Vegas? More »