Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For the second year in a row, we are proud to announce that Holo Holo Charters has been voted #1 on Newsweek’s Best Boat Tour 2025 list. We are in incredible company alongside the nine other boat tours listed as this year’s winners. From Niagara Falls to the Nāpali Coast, Newsweek readers, travel experts, and destination specialists voted and decided on the best of the best for 2025: Holo Holo Charters | Eleʻele, Kauaʻi, HI Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise aboard First Lady | Chicago, IL Maid of the Mist | Niagara Falls, NY Go Rio: San Antonio River Cruise | San Antonio, TX Cap’n Rod’s Lowcountry Boat Tours | Georgetown, SC Killgore Adventures | White Bird, ID Sail the Outer Banks | Manteo, NC Spirit of Ethan Allen | Burlington, VT Red and White Fleet |…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi – February 13, 2025 – Adventure is calling, and Holo Holo Charters is ready to answer! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been nominated for Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice Best Boat Tour, and we need your help to claim the top spot! 🌊⛵ This isn’t our first…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, July 2, 2024 – Holo Holo Charters boat tour company is proud to announce the induction into two new programs: The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Qurator–the official mark of excellence for Hawai‘i-based and operating businesses; and the Hawaiʻi Green Business Program. Both designations are Hawaiʻi-based and in line with our…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, April 12, 2024 – Holo Holo Charters boat tour company was nominated for Newsweek Readers’ Choice Best Boat Tour. Readers are being asked to cast their vote  for best boat tour by May 2, 2024, with winners to be announced May 9, 2024. “We’re proud to have been nominated and…

Grand opening festivities included a traditional Hawaiian pi kai ceremony and a family-friendly 1950s-themed “Shop Hop.” June 27, 2022. Kauai, Hawaii. Construction is complete for Kauai tour boat company Holo Holo Charters’ new boat shop and maintenance facility. In 2019, the company purchased a one-acre plot of land in Port Allen from Alexander & Baldwin…

The national recognition affirms that the company is realizing the ideals set in its Mission Statement and provides motivation to keep raising the bar higher. Kauai, Hawaii, May 20, 2022. – Kauai boat tour company Holo Holo Charters has been voted the Number One Best Boat Tour in America by the USA Today 10Best Readers’…

The Kauai boat tour company is one of twenty unique American boat tour operators competing for this year’s title. Kauai, Hawaii, April 11, 2022. –Kauai boat tour company Holo Holo Charters was recently nominated as a candidate in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Award contest for Best Boat Tour in the U.S. and is…

Kauai Boat Tour Company Becomes First in State to Upgrade to Energy-Efficient Diesel Outboard Motors “Employing this cutting-edge marine technology gives Holo Holo Charters environmental bragging rights.” Port Allen, Kauai, Hawaii. March 24, 2022. Holo Holo Charters, a Kauai company that prides itself on its four Kauai-built tour boats has earned itself another distinction by…

Kaua’i Boat Tour Company Wins the Hearts of USA Today’s Readers “Find out why the owner of a New York Online Expedition Company, a Los Angeles TV Travel Host and the Black Tomato all nominated this Kaua’i Boat Tour Company for USA Today’s 2019 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards” Port Allen, Kaua’i, Hawai’i (June 27, 2019)…

Kauai Visitors Pledge Online to Holo Holo (Travel) Responsibly “It’s a win-win for the responsible traveler when they take the Holo Holo Pono Pledge”   Port Allen, Kaua’i, Hawaii – March 14, 2019 Did you know that traveling responsibly can lead to more exhilarating adventures? Holo Holo Charters, a 20-year-old, locally-owned boat tour company, understands…

New, Authentic, Hawaiian Cultural and Educational Tour Launches on the Oldest Island in Hawai’i – Kaua’i “Na Waiwai, native Hawaiian land & sea exploration fulfills biggest buzz word in Hawaii tourism industry.” Port Allen, Kaua’i, Hawaii – March 29, 2019 Are you looking for a purposeful activity, combined with cultural immersions, infused with the thrill of adventure? Holo Holo Charters teamed up with the National Tropical Botanical Gardens to launch Na Waiwai, an interactive guided land and sea tour rooted in Kaua’i history, for visitors of all ages. “Our goal at Holo Holo Charters is to provide memorable experiences for our valued passengers, while sharing the Hawaiian culture, history, and values. Our Kaua’i tour, Na Waiwai, gives visitors a one-of-a-kind Native Hawaiian cultural experience” says Chandra Bertsch, General Manager of Holo Holo Charters. According to Paula Simpson Takamori, owner of Travel…