There’s a lot to love about Kauai—its lush landscape, its dramatic valleys and cliffs, its small-town feel, and its beautiful beaches. If you’re considering a move to Kauai, you might be wondering what your life could look like on the Garden Isle, including the kinds of things you’d do on your days off. Below, we’ve put together a list of popular activities, attractions, and things to do on the island, so you can start to get a picture of what it would be like to not just visit, but actually live on Kauai. Let’s start with Kauai’s North Shore, home to one of its most...

Working from home was but a dream to many employees prior to the coronavirus pandemic. In fact prior to 2020, only about 7% of employees in the U.S. regularly worked remotely, according to a Pew Research Center report. However, as of October 2020, Gallup reported that 33% of the U.S. were working remotely all the time and 25% were working remotely sometimes. Additionally, many large tech companies—Facebook, Twitter, VMWare, Salesforce, and Shopify among them—have announced long-term remote working policies. This has opened the doors for employees to take a hard look at their current lifestyle and wonder whether they might be happy living (and working!)...

When it comes to fragile items that people worry about when they move, artwork, paintings, frames, and mirrors top the list. (This is especially true for moves between the mainland and Hawaii, when you’re sending your treasured piece of art ~2500 miles across the Pacific Ocean!) If you’re doing a door-to-door move, your moving crew will take care of everything for you. However, if you’re doing the packing yourself, not to worry. We’ve got some DIY tips that will make it easy to pack your artwork, frames, paintings, or mirrors—and feel confident that they’re prepped well for the journey. (And, if you’ve decided to ship...

If you’re considering a move to Dallas, you’ll be in good company! The Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington area is one of the fastest-growing metropolises in the country. Between 2010 and 2019, its population grew by 19%, or more than 1.2 million residents, to bring the population total to just over 7.5 million. To put that in perspective, Oahu’s population is right around 980,080, with those people spread across 597 square miles. The city of Dallas alone, by comparison, has about 1.3 million residents within about half that space: 343 square miles. If these figures give you the feeling that living in the Dallas area will offer a...

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who hire movers and those who are determined to do it themselves. If you fall in the latter category, more power to you! You might not know this, but Royal Hawaiian is rooted in a moving business that started with two men and a truck. In other words, the “can do” attitude is in our DNA, so we’d love to help you make your DIY move a safer and easier one. In that spirit, we talked with Frank Valenti, our Safety and Technical Training Director, to get his tips on how you can protect your...

After you’ve lived in paradise, what’s your next move? You might be surprised to know that Arizona makes many people’s lists as the 10th most popular state destination for former Hawaii residents. What draws people to Arizona, and, more specifically, its capital city, Phoenix? We’ll take you on a brief tour of all that Arizona’s Urban Heart has to offer, including where to live and what to do on your days off. And, if you’re currently living in Phoenix, we’ll talk about the differences between the two places. That way, you can get a sense of whether or not you might want to do the...