Hawaii Entertainment Book Review Year 2009; Hawaii Discount Coupons
Alert: Entertainment wants you to buy a 2010 for $35 and get a 2009 for free. If this doesn’t make sense to you, you can still get the 2009 for $9.99! while they last (this is the longest they’ve every lasted so buy now!) Click through and type in Honolulu, HI or click on view Hawaii under Top Travel Destinations, then click on Buy the Book, then look for a teeny link under the picture of the book on the left that says Just want the 2009 book for $9.99? Buy Now.
Buy the 2009 Entertainment savings Book here - type Honolulu, HI into the search box on the next page.
The 2009 book is currently being sold - the discount coupons are good from NOW till November 2009.
The book has coupons for all the major islands: the most for Oahu, 2nd most for Maui, then the Big Island, then Kauai.
I live on the Big Island, but I still buy the book every year because I ALWAYS make more than my money back easily just by using one to two coupons.
Someone visiting Hawaii for a week or two could easily save over $300 using these coupons for food and activities.
I bought the book online
I have bought the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Hawaii book online, following the same link you would: The 2009 Entertainment savings Book - type Honolulu, HI into the search box on the next page.
The Offers
First off is the Save $20 at Safeway coupon - this is actually 4 coupons, each quarter of the year you can get $5 off a $50 shopping trip. Not so awesome for visitors but pretty cool for locals. I like to take this coupon out of the book and use it all year, saving my $20, then sell the book on Ebay for about what I bought it for (sharing the fact that I took these coupons out of course). If you wait until the books are sold out (sometime in the late spring usually) and then sell your partially used book on Ebay you can *really* make your money back and then some 
unless you used the heck out of it and then you might not be able to sell it for much - in which case you got more than your money back anyway.
Next is a new offer - 4 coupons from the Chart House Waikiki. $20 off a purchase of $80 (excluding tax, tip, and alcohol), then $15 off $60, then $10 off $40, then $5 off 20. That’s nice - good coupon for hawaii locals too
Next is a Chilis coupon - $5 off $20, excluding tax, tip, and alcohol. Chilis is only on Oahu, but there are 5 of them there.
Next is Papa Johns offers - four of them. The best seems to be Buy One Get One Free large pizza. Papa Johns is also only on Oahu.
Next is Polynesian Adventure Tours’ two coupons for half off a second ticket for any land tour on Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, and Kauai and 2 10% off a fly away tour for any island.
Next is something new and nice - $10 off your next entertainment book. Nice for me as I buy one every year and as sson as they come out usually. Entertainment has various deals throughout the selling year and if you wait till spring you can get a book for $10 usually but if you wait too long they might sell out - so I just buy mine as soon as they start selling them and this will be a nice way to save money on it.
Dining Out
over 24 offers, 1 on the Big Island, 7 on Maui, 18 on Oahu.
Examples are 25% off Breakfast or Brunch Buffet at Pagoda Floating restaurant in Honolulu, Buy one get one free dinner entree up to $22.00 at Tanaka of Tokyo in Waikiki and Honolulu, Buy one get one free lunch or dinner at Lulu’s in Kailua, Kona, and 25% off dinner luau for up to 4 people at Royal Lahaina Luau.
Casual and Family Dining
over 50 offers, 6 on the Big Island, 9 on Maui, 1 on Molokai, and the rest on Oahu.
Examples are Buy one Large get one medium free pizza at Pizza hut, Buy One get one free lunch or dinner at Stopwatch Sportsbar and Grill in Makawao up to $10, Buy one get one free at Kona Katch Kafe in Kailua-Kona up to $8, Buy one get one free entree at Dreamers home style cafe up to $8 in Honolulu, and buy one get one free entree at Holimoli’s Hawaiian plate luch up to $10 in Honolulu,
Fast food and Carryout
over 26 offers, 9 on multiple islands, one on the Big Island, 2 on Maui, and the rest on Oahu
Examples are Buy one get one free loaf of bread at Great Harvest Bread Co in Honolulu and Kailua up to $5, buy one get one free menu item at Maui Coffee roasters, buy one get one free dazzler frozen dessert at Haagen Dazs on Maui and Oahu, and buy one get one free menu item at Planet Smoothie on Oahu.
Entertainment and Sports
over 27 offers, 1 on Kauai, 4 on Maui, 2 on the Big Island, and the rest on Oahu.
Examples are A-1 tours on Oahu, $100 off skydiving tandem jump, 50% off one helicopter tour, half off jetski or parasail or scuba diving or snorkeling - hmm, nice coupon. 4 coupons like $10 off game play with purchase of $10 at Dave and Busters on Oahu, $15 off a yurt rental at Camp Timberline on Oahu, $7 off adult admission to Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park or $5 off kids for up to 4 people, 25% off Air Kauai Helicopter tour for up to 6 people, half off a weekly snorkel rental at Maui Boss Frogs, and Buy one get one free adult cruise on Body glove cruises in Kailua-Kona.
Travel and Hotels
over 40 offers, not exlusively Hawaii
Examples are American Airlines, 5% off any fare worldwide for up to 6 passengers, Avis $25 off a weekly rental, a free weekend day, free upgrades, Coupons for Budget Car rental, Hertz, $50 off vacation deals at cheaptickets, $50 or $200 off vacation deals at orbitz, more money off for longer stays.
Many hotel programs, like up to 20% off Hotel chains like Days Inn and Econolodge (almost none of these in Hawaii), guaranteed best rate with rebates, and Direct to Hotel deals.
Retail and Services
This section is really growing - a lot of it is national, and plenty of offers are on Oahu. Most of these offers in Hawaii would be for locals - stuff like 15% off at Sports Authority and 10% back at Circuit City of 20% off regular price of an item up to $100 at Honolulu Furniture Antiques and Gallery.
Leave Honolulu, Hi in the search box no matter which island you will be visiting and hit search to go directly to the Hawaii book
So what has your experience with the Hawaii Entertainment book been like? Did you save money? Did you use a lot of the coupons? Leave me a comment - I’d love to hear from you.
28 Responses to “Hawaii Entertainment Book Review Year 2009; Hawaii Discount Coupons”
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Lisa 22 September 2008 @ 7:42 pm
I just received this question on the book:
Thank you for your great review of the 2009 Entertainment book. I would really like to know if there is a discount page for Waimea Plantation Cottages on Kauai. We go there often and the desk clerk said that’s the best way to save but I don’t want to buy the book if that particular value doesn’t appear.
and I said:
Yes, Waimea Plantation Cottages is listed under the Direct to Hotel Program where you identify yourself as an Entertainment member, book your rate of ‘up to 50% off rack rates’ and then present your Entertainment card on check in. Just so you know though, the hotels sometimes only offer so many of these types of specials at a time and once they sell out, you will be told there aren’t any available.
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Al 4 October 2008 @ 7:54 pm
Are there enough restaurants on Maui to merit purchase? What activities/entertainment would there be? That’s the only island we’re visiting. We’ll be there late Oct, early Nov.
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lisa 5 October 2008 @ 5:58 pm
Yes - there are several coupons for maui - soon I’ll be putting up a better representation of them here on this page but here’s some of them.
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse - Buy one get one free dinner entree - up to $20 value
Spices Restaurant - Buy one get one half off dinner entree
Bada Bing Italian Restaurant - Buy one get one free lunch or dinner - up to $18 value
HeCocks Oceanfront Dining - Buy one get one free dinner entree up to $17 value
Royal Lahaina Luau - 25% off the regular price of a Dinner Luau show for up to 4 people
Royal Ocean Terrace - Buy one get one free dinner entree - up to $23 value
Stopwatch Sportsbar and Grill - Buy one get one free lunch or dinner - up to $10 value
Maui Ocean Grill - buy one get one free menu item - up to $9 value
Nazo’s Restaurant - Buy one get one free dinner entree - up to $6 value
Maui Thai Restaurant - Buy one get one free lunch or dinner - up to $11 value
Life’s a Beach - buy one get one free lunch or dinner - up to $10 value
more maui
Alexair Helicopters - Mini circle island flight for up to 6 passengers at 25% off
Maui Boss Frogs Dive and Surf - 50% off any whale watch or weekly snorkel rental
Maui Ocean Activities - Buy one get one free windsurfing or surfing lesson
Makena Coast Charters - up to 4 Scuba adventures at 25% off
South Pacific Kayaks one turtle reef intro tour at 25% off
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Iris 10 December 2008 @ 5:44 pm
Thanks for your review. On tripadvisor I found several references on coupon book for PCC - is there a coupon for the poly. cult. center in 2009?
Besides polyad - are there any other tour companies covered? We’ll be visiting in April - and plan to go to Oahu, Hawaii and Mauii
Great idea about selling on ebay - thanks!
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lisa 16 December 2008 @ 7:13 pm
Yes, there is a buy one get one free coupon for the Polynesian Cultural Center. Up to $43 value. There are no other major tour companies represented but there are a few smaller ones.
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Chandi 17 December 2008 @ 1:44 pm
Are the coupons in the book good for the entire year of 2009? They are not month specific? Example only good for the month of July 09.
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lisa 17 December 2008 @ 2:44 pm
The coupons are normally good from the day the book is first sold (usually sometime in the fall of the year before) till November 1st of the Year of.
Practically all of the coupons in the 2009 book say ‘good till November 1, 2009′ and I just saw a car rental one that said ‘good till July 10, 2010′.
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Amy 19 December 2008 @ 9:51 am
What does a luau usually cost per person or couple? Does this book offer a price list of things to do, excursions,etc?
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lisa 22 December 2008 @ 3:58 pm
Well, a luau with show and food can cost as little as $60 to $70 per person .. or more. The book does not offer a price list, but does offer an index for dining, fast food, activities, etc.
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Rachel 6 January 2009 @ 11:19 am
Where is the best site to purchase the entertainment book and how long does it take to arrive?
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Nikke 7 January 2009 @ 12:06 am
Does the book offer coupon for Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu….I know that it has in the past?
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Robin 8 January 2009 @ 12:39 pm
Is there a discount if you purchase more than one book?
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Linda 11 January 2009 @ 2:36 am
Are there enough coupons for Kauai in the book to make it worthwhile? Thanks for the input… it was very helpful.
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STEVE 12 January 2009 @ 4:53 pm
Mahalo:
As of Oct. ‘08 Hecocks in Lahaina had closed its doors. Absent re-opening with new owner will to accept coupons any ‘09 coupons are not usable.
Bada Bing is awesome for cool lunch on our leisure trips down Kehei way.
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lisa 12 January 2009 @ 10:26 pm
Just click through the link in my post and buy it from the original site. I think they have different shipping options.
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lisa 13 January 2009 @ 12:52 am
Yes, Polynesian Cultural Center offers buy one get one free adult - up to $43 off. 2009 edition.
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lisa 13 January 2009 @ 12:56 am
Linda –Honestly, for kauai, I don’t think I would buy it. There isn’t much. Robin .. Click through the link - I don’t know if there is a discount for more than one or not.
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kc 20 February 2009 @ 3:19 am
is it worth buying the 2009 hawaii entertainment book for a trip to the Big Island?
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lisa 23 February 2009 @ 5:50 pm
Sure - there’s not too many coupons but there’s some - mostly for Kona side. here they are (2009):
Lulu’s Buy one get one free lunch or dinner maybe up to $20
Pizza Hut Buy a large pizza, get a medium free maybe up to $7
Kona Katch Kafe Buy one get one free entree up to $8
Kona Mix Plate Buy one get one free lunch or dinner up to $9
Makalii To Go Buy one get one free entree up to $10
Pancho and Lefty’s (two of these coupons) Buy One Get one free lunch or Dinner up to $12
Royal Siam Thai Restaurant (hilo) Buy one get one free entree up to $6
Camelot Sportfishing Full or half day charter 25% off maybe about $32
Island Breeze Luau up to 4 adult admissions 25% off maybe about $30 for 2 people
Parker Ranchl Buy One Get one Adult Dual tour admission maybe about $10
Swing Zone 6 tokens 50% off, Buy one get one free round of miniature golf, Buy one get one free bucket of balls maybe about $20
Lyman Museum (hilo) 50% off admission of up to 4 adults about $10 for 2 people
Body Glove Cruises Buy one get one free adult ticket for snorkel/dolphin sail or sunset cocktail cruise, or whale watch cruise seems to be up to $100
Sea Quest Rafting Adventures afternoon snorkel tour for up to 6 people at 25% off about $36 for 2 people
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Helena 12 April 2009 @ 7:28 pm
Hi Lisa,
I just bought a book since our family will be going to Hawaii the beginning of May. I noticed the coupon for the Polynesian Cultural Center is 2-for-1 adult general admission. Would I need another coupon for my 2 children under the age of 11? I don’t really want to buy another book just for that. Any suggestions? Any other place to find a discount? Thanks.
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lisa 13 April 2009 @ 4:20 am
Hi Helena, well, it would seem buying another book will not help you since it is an adult admission coupon. I don’t know of another place to find a discount, but when you get to Oahu just look through the vistor guides you’ll find at the airport or anywhere. You very well could find one.
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confused 22 May 2009 @ 8:50 pm
Hello, I have read in a few of the blogs here that there are coupons for the Polyn. Cultural center and for Royal Lahaina Luau. I just ordered the Hawaii book per your suggestion and the listing of available coupons I get doesn’t list either one of those. Could there be a difference in the books? This one is the only one for Hawaii for 2009. Thanks for your time.
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lisa 23 May 2009 @ 1:49 am
the polynesian cultural center is page E18 and the Royal Lahaina Luau is page B23.
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confused 2 June 2009 @ 10:06 am
Hello Lisa,
Got the book in the mail and the coupons are EXACTLY as you said! Thanks for the awesome tip. We will be using both of those for sure and probably more! Aloha
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Hawaii Car Rental Coupons and Rental Coupon Codes 24 June 2009 @ 6:25 pm
[...] Entertainment Book always seems to have car rental coupons. I do a review of the Hawaii one every year here. Examples are: Save $25 on a weekly rental. Free double upgrade. 10% off standard daily rates. $20 [...]
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Margaret 25 June 2009 @ 5:48 pm
Is the 2 for 1 coupon for the Polynesian Cultural Center good for the Ambassador level the one that includes the Lu’au and guided tour, etc.
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lisa 26 June 2009 @ 12:52 am
I’m not sure. It doesn’t say. The value is up to $43 and it just says good for admission. My guess would be no.
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Lisa 4 July 2009 @ 1:44 pm
I just bought the Hawaii 2009 book for $9.99 (plus shipping)without having to order the 2010. Just look for the small print under the picture of the book on the left-hand side of the page where the new “deal” is offered.
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