Hawaii’s Vacation Rental Industry Struggles with Low Occupancy Rates

HONOLULU, Sept. 23, 2009 — HawaiiGaga.com, the search engine for Hawaii vacation rentals, has concluded a yearlong study of vacation rental occupancy rates. Occupancy rates for Maui, Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island were 62%, 61%, 57% and 50% respectively.
The study was based on 2,373 vacation hom…

‘The Gentleman Host: A Cruise Ship Nightmare’

VICTORVILLE, Calif., March 27, 2009 — A serial killer makes the ocean his playground as he poses as a suave gentleman host on cruise ships in Dwight Norris’s thriller, “The Gentleman Host: A Cruise Ship Nightmare” (published by iUniverse).
Without explanation, middle-aged…