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Destination Resorts Hawaii is offering a Maui Mystery Vacation deal for stays through Dec. 18. Book a six-night vacation and receive discounts of at least $60 a night with a stay at a company-picked condo or villa in any of the eight resorts in the Wailea or Makena areas. Package is $1,080 for six nights for two in a studio or one-bedroom unit; rates at the company's eight resorts start at $240 per night. 866-384-1366, www.drhmaui.com.
Volcano Winery and Tea Hawai'i's Wine & Tea package ($25) offers guided tours through a tea field and vineyard, plus a wine- tasting and gift pack, and 10 percent off all store merchandise. The Wine & Tea package extends the experience with a farm visit and tea-tasting at nearby Tea Hawai'i & Co.; $45. Reservations required, 808-967-7772. Free vineyard and tea field tours at 9:30 a.m. daily. www.volcanowinery.com.
Lava Ocean Adventures' new 34-foot vessel Lavakai takes 24 passengers, has covered seating, a marine toilet, and guaranteed lava sighting, backed by a $25 refund. Lava Ocean Adventures offers dawn and dusk tours along the Puna coast to the ocean entry area near Kalapana. Private tours available. Rates from $199 for adults and $149 for children under 12. 808-966-4200, www.lavaocean.com.
Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa's "Take it to the Nines" wedding special: Get married on any day in 2009 that includes a "9" (excluding the year) or any day in September and receive:
Mauna Lani Resort offers golfers the chance to play on the original 18-holes Classic Course, which opened at the resort in 1981. The Classic Course is comprised of nine holes on the South Course and nine holes on the North Course. The Classic Course will be available for play on select days from Oct.1 through Dec. 14, after which the North and South courses will be available for play through winter.
For tee times, call the Mauna Lani Resort Golf Shop at 808-885-6655, 800-367-2323, www.maunalani.com.
Free travel talk: "Visiting Kyoto By Yourself" by "Uncle Jack" Christensen offers tips for a "do-it-yourself adventure" with a rail pass to the Land of Rising Sun. Christensen gives suggestions on his 40 top-rated travel spots and to lesser-known but worthwhile places not included in commercial package tours. 6 p.m. Thursday in the Liliha Public Library. 587-7577.
