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SPA DISCOUNTS: Mandara Spa at the Hilton Hawaiian Village is offering a 20 percent kamaäina discount on spa treatments. Disappear for an hour and enjoy a manicure, pedicure, facial or a massage and body treatment. Call 945-7721 and ask for the 20 percent kamaäina discount. mandaraspa.com. Hawaii ID required.
LEGACY BONUS: Mauna Kea Beach Hotel's Legacy Bonus Package offers a fourth night free for every three paid room nights plus a $500 resort credit toward dining, golf, spa and resort activities Rates begin at $550 per night, for bookings Nov. 7-21, and Nov. 28-Dec. 18 (all dates inclusive). http://princere sortshawaii.com/mauna-kea -beach-hotel.
PALACE REOPENS: Hulihee Palace, damaged by an earthquake three years ago, is renovated and offering self-guided tours. See furniture, historic relics and other items belonging to Hawaiian royalty. Tours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, on Alii Drive in the center of Kailua Village. $6 adults, $1 for children. Free admission 3-6 p.m. Nov. 6. 808-329-1877, www.daughtersofhawaii.org.
KIPUKA HIKE: Join Hawaii Volcanoes National Park rangers on a challenging 3-mile hike to a kípuka, or isolated geologic island of remnant native vegetation, to discover the rare plants and trees that live there. Participants are limited. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 19, at Hawaii Volcanoes Kahuku unit near mile marker 70 on Highway 11. 808-985-6166.
FIFTH NIGHT FREE: Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel offers a fifth night free from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Rates start at $399 in Terrace category. www.PrinceResortsHawaii.com, 866-774-6236.
DISCOUNT PACKAGES: King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel on the Big Island offers 30 percent off one to three nights, or 40 percent off four nights or more, through Dec.19. Rates begin at $109 per room per night, www.konabeachhotel.com.
CANCER RETREAT DISCOUNTS: Kokolulu Farm & Cancer Retreat Center in Häwí is taking $500 off the cost of a retreat of a week or more in length, thorough 2009. The retreat program is designed for people who have been diagnosed with cancer, been through treatment, and are now identifying ways to rekindle their spirit and live with passion, purpose, meaning, and joy. 808-889-9893, www.cancer-retreats.org. Request the Big Island special.
ART JOURNEY: Artists of all abilities are invited to Kona Village's Hawaiian Art Journey, directed by Robert Adams. HAJ facilitates drawing, painting and sculpting groups and classes. Seven-night inclusive program rates begin at $2,222 per person/double occupancy. www.HawaiianArtJourney.com, www.KonaVillage.com.
LONG-STAY DISCOUNTS: At Holualoa Inn, stay seven consecutive nights or longer and receive 10 percent off your reservation. Rates from $260 per night. Oct. 1 to Jan. 15. 800-392-1812, www.holualoainn.com.
EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNTS: Aston Hotels & Resorts offers early-bird discounts through Oct. 31 for travel from Jan. 3 to March 31: Aston Shores at Waikoloa (one-bedroom deluxe), $177 per night; Aston Kona by the Sea (one-bedroom partial ocean view suite), $175 per night; Aston Waikoloa Colony Villas (one-bedroom villa), $184 per night. www.astonhotels.com, 866-774-2924.
VILLAS WITH BREAKFAST: Halii Kai at Waikoloa Beach Resort rates include breakfast for two who book a luxurious one bedroom/two-bath garden view villa for $249 per night through Dec. 21. www.CastleResorts.com, 800-367-5004.