What is NonstopHonolulu.com?

A team of former Honolulu Advertiser employees who produced Metromix Honolulu for the newspaper’s website has created a website that covers food, events and nightlife on O'ahu.  This is a great resource for locals and visitors alike.

NonstopHonolulu.com launched today with photo galleries, restaurant reviews, party pictures, event listings and blogs, with a similar look and feel to Metromix Honolulu.

The new site will include many former Metromix Honolulu personalities, including Tracy Chan, Melissa Chang, Mari Taketa, Catherine Toth and Edward Morita. NonstopHonolulu.com will be cross-promoting with partners Hawaii News Now and InsideOut magazine.

You can follow the team on Twitter too: www.twitter.com/nonstophonolulu !

**Photo Courtesy of NonstopHonolulu.com**

Hawaii - Researching, Writing, Reading

I have been on a "staycation" for the last week and have spent some time thinking about how to spice up my blog. I have been able to get in contact with some great Hawaii bloggers recently and I am working on a few different posts about these bloggers and what Hawaii means to them. I have also been watching the conversations on Twitter as they relate to Hawaii - there is a LOT of talk going on, mostly positive. It's hard to be constantly involved in these conversations while being in Seattle (although these conversations are online). That's something that I need to work on. I think it's important to be involved in the conversations, but you also need to listen to what others are saying - communication is a two-way street!

I Have the Twitter Bug

Twitter is everywhere these days. In fact, I think its almost safe to call it mainstream. For those who use it, I am sure you will agree with me that it is hard to stay up to date with the tweets of all the people that you follow. Twitter now has a number of programs that can help you keep your tweets and followers organized, my favorite being Tweetdeck. With this program I can keep lists of the people I am following by category, with Hawaii and PR being the two lists I read the most. Over the weekend I started following a bunch of new tweeps, mainly from Hawaii, so I want to call a few of them out - as I am looking forward to reading their tweets and connecting online about a topic that is close to my heart - The Islands:

A Maui Blog (@AMauiBlog)

Nathan Kam (@nathankam)

Aloha Blog (@alohablog)

Aloha New Media (@alohanewmedia)

e-hawaii (@ehawaii)

Amy Hennesey (@hiloprgal)

DavidHTA (@DavidHTA)

If you are on Twitter and not following these peeps, you should be - they are some of the great people who have a lot to share on Twitter, especially about Hawaii. Happy tweeting.