Effective Date: May 12, 2026
Last Updated: July 1, 2026
These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of HawaiisBestTravel.com, including all content, our website, podcast, newsletters, free guides, paid guides, downloadable PDFs, digital products, trip-planning tools, AI planning hubs, social media content, affiliate content, sponsored content, and related services provided by Shorebreak Media Group LLC, doing business as Hawaii’s Best.
For purposes of these Terms, “Hawaii’s Best,” “Hawaii’s Best Travel,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Shorebreak Media Group LLC, d/b/a Hawaii’s Best. “You” and “your” refer to any visitor, reader, listener, subscriber, purchaser, client, or user of our website, content, products, services, or related platforms.
By accessing or using this website, subscribing to our emails, downloading a guide, purchasing a product, booking a consultation, listening to our podcast, clicking affiliate links, or interacting with our content, you agree to these Terms of Service.
If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use this website, content, products, services, or related materials.
1. Business Information
Legal Business Name: Shorebreak Media Group LLC
DBA: Hawaii’s Best
Website / Brand Name: Hawaii’s Best Travel
Website: https://hawaiisbesttravel.com
Email: contact@hawaiisbesttravel.com
Mailing Address:
200 N Vineyard Blvd Ste A325 #1170
Honolulu, HI 96817
United States
Hawaii’s Best Travel is the travel media website and podcast operated by Shorebreak Media Group LLC, doing business as Hawaii’s Best.
Our business is based in California, United States.
2. Use of This Website
This website and related content are provided for general informational, educational, editorial, and trip-planning purposes.
You may use this website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
You agree not to use this website or related content to:
- Violate any law or regulation
- Infringe upon our rights or the rights of others
- Copy, scrape, republish, or misuse our content
- Interfere with website security or functionality
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
- Upload malicious code, spam, or harmful material
- Submit false, misleading, defamatory, abusive, or unlawful content
- Use automated tools to collect information from the website without permission
- Use our content to train artificial intelligence systems without express written permission
- Misrepresent your relationship with Hawaii’s Best
- Use our name, brand, logo, content, or likeness without permission
We reserve the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the website or services if we believe these Terms have been violated.
3. Informational and Educational Purposes Only
The content provided by Hawaii’s Best Travel is for general informational and educational purposes only.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Blog posts
- Podcast episodes
- Newsletters
- Social media content
- Free guides
- Paid guides
- Trip-planning tools
- Itineraries
- Recommendations
- Consultation notes
- Affiliate recommendations
- Sponsored content
- Downloadable resources
Our content should not be treated as legal, medical, financial, insurance, safety, emergency, or professional travel advice.
You are responsible for independently verifying important travel details before making decisions.
Travel conditions in Hawaiʻi can change quickly due to weather, ocean conditions, surf, closures, construction, emergency events, government policies, cultural restrictions, reservation systems, transportation changes, pricing, business operations, or other factors outside our control.
Always verify important details directly with official sources, including but not limited to:
- State and county agencies
- Parks and official reservation systems
- Airlines
- Hotels
- Tour operators
- Transportation providers
- Lifeguards
- Local authorities
- Medical professionals, when applicable
- Travel insurance providers
- Businesses you plan to visit
4. No Travel Agency Relationship
Hawaii’s Best Travel provides independent travel planning guidance and educational consulting services only.
We are not a travel agency, tour operator, airline, hotel, transportation provider, insurer, medical provider, legal advisor, financial advisor, or government agency.
Unless explicitly stated in writing, we do not:
- Book flights
- Book hotels
- Book tours
- Operate transportation
- Sell travel insurance
- Guarantee reservations
- Guarantee availability
- Guarantee prices
- Guarantee access to parks, beaches, trails, restaurants, attractions, tours, or activities
- Guarantee trip outcomes
- Assume responsibility for third-party services
- Act as your agent, broker, fiduciary, or representative
Any bookings, purchases, reservations, cancellations, refunds, disputes, injuries, losses, or issues involving third-party providers are strictly between you and those third-party providers.
5. Travel Risks and Personal Responsibility
Travel involves risk.
Hawaiʻi travel may involve additional risks related to:
- Ocean conditions
- Surf
- Snorkeling
- Swimming
- Hiking
- Driving
- Weather
- Flash flooding
- Sun exposure
- Wildlife
- Remote areas
- Trail closures
- Road closures
- Cultural sites
- Private property
- Emergency response limitations
- Natural disasters
- Health or mobility limitations
You are responsible for your own safety, choices, conduct, physical ability, health considerations, travel insurance, compliance with laws, and decisions made before, during, and after travel.
You agree that any actions you take based on information from Hawaii’s Best Travel are taken at your own discretion and risk.
We are not responsible for injuries, losses, delays, cancellations, expenses, legal issues, medical issues, travel disruptions, or damages resulting from your use of our content, products, services, recommendations, or third-party links.
6. Consultations and Travel Planning Services
Hawaii’s Best Travel may offer one-on-one consultations, itinerary reviews, travel planning calls, digital resources, or similar services.
These services are intended to provide general guidance, education, recommendations, and planning support.
By booking or participating in a consultation, you understand and agree that:
- We provide guidance only.
- We do not book or guarantee travel services.
- You are responsible for making and confirming all reservations.
- You are responsible for checking current conditions, closures, laws, rules, pricing, and availability.
- You are responsible for your own travel decisions.
- We cannot guarantee that any recommendation will remain available, safe, legal, open, appropriate, or suitable for your specific circumstances.
- We cannot guarantee a particular trip outcome.
- We are not responsible for third-party errors, cancellations, delays, safety issues, or service failures.
You should not rely on consultation guidance as a substitute for official sources, professional advice, medical advice, legal advice, travel insurance advice, or direct communication with travel providers.
7. Purchases, Payments, and Digital Products
We may offer paid or free products and services, including but not limited to:
- Digital guides
- Downloadable resources
- Consultations
- Trip-planning tools
- Courses
- Templates
- Memberships
- Other travel-related products or services
Prices, features, availability, and descriptions may change at any time without notice.
We reserve the right to refuse or cancel any order, booking, or purchase for any reason, including suspected fraud, technical errors, pricing mistakes, misuse, or violation of these Terms.
Payment processing may be handled by third-party providers. We are not responsible for payment processor outages, errors, fees, delays, or security practices.
8. Refunds and Cancellations
Unless a separate written refund or cancellation policy applies, all sales of digital products are final.
For consultations or services, any cancellation, rescheduling, or refund terms will be stated on the applicable booking page, checkout page, invoice, or service description.
If no separate refund terms are listed, the following default terms apply:
- Digital products are non-refundable once delivered or accessed.
- Consultation fees are non-refundable once the consultation has occurred.
- Missed consultation appointments may be treated as forfeited unless we choose otherwise in our discretion.
- Rescheduling may be allowed if requested within a reasonable time before the appointment.
- We reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a consultation due to illness, emergency, technical issues, scheduling conflicts, or other reasonable circumstances.
Nothing in this section limits rights you may have under applicable law.
9. Email, Newsletters, and Communications
By subscribing to our email list, downloading a free guide, booking a consultation, purchasing a product, or submitting a form, you may receive communications from us.
These may include:
- Travel tips
- Podcast updates
- Newsletters
- Free resources
- Transactional emails
- Consultation-related emails
- Product updates
- Promotional emails
- Affiliate or sponsored recommendations
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us at:
contact@hawaiisbesttravel.com
We may still send transactional, administrative, legal, or service-related emails when necessary.
You agree that information you provide to us is accurate and that you have permission to use the email address or contact information submitted.
10. Affiliate Links, Sponsorships, and Advertising
Hawaii’s Best Travel may participate in affiliate programs, sponsorships, advertising relationships, referral programs, and brand partnerships.
This means we may earn commissions, referral fees, advertising revenue, free products, hosted experiences, discounts, or other compensation when you click links, make purchases, book services, or interact with certain content.
Affiliate or sponsored relationships do not guarantee that a product, service, business, activity, lodging option, tour, restaurant, or destination is suitable for you.
We do not control third-party providers and are not responsible for their:
- Products
- Services
- Prices
- Availability
- Policies
- Safety
- Accuracy
- Cancellations
- Refunds
- Representations
- Data practices
- Customer service
- Actions or omissions
You are responsible for reviewing all terms, policies, prices, restrictions, and safety information directly with third-party providers before making purchases or bookings.
Please review our Affiliate Disclosure for more information.
11. Sponsored Content and Reviews
We may publish sponsored content, hosted experience content, reviews, recommendations, interviews, or brand features.
We aim to provide honest, good-faith opinions and maintain editorial independence.
However, you understand that:
- Sponsored relationships may exist.
- We may receive compensation or other benefits.
- Opinions are based on our experience, research, editorial judgment, or available information.
- Your experience may differ.
- We do not guarantee results, satisfaction, safety, availability, or suitability.
Sponsored content or affiliate relationships will be disclosed as required by law and platform policies.
12. Third-Party Links and Services
Our website, podcast pages, newsletters, social media content, and digital products may include links to third-party websites, platforms, businesses, tools, booking services, maps, videos, podcast players, advertisements, affiliates, sponsors, or other resources.
Third-party links are provided for convenience, reference, editorial context, advertising, or affiliate purposes.
We do not own or control third-party websites or services.
You agree that Hawaii’s Best is not responsible for:
- Third-party content
- Third-party privacy practices
- Third-party terms
- Third-party prices
- Third-party products
- Third-party safety practices
- Third-party availability
- Third-party booking systems
- Third-party errors
- Third-party cancellations
- Third-party injuries, losses, or damages
Your use of third-party websites or services is at your own risk and subject to the terms and policies of those third parties.
13. Intellectual Property
All content on this website and related platforms is owned by Shorebreak Media Group LLC, d/b/a Hawaii’s Best, or used with permission, license, attribution, fair use, or other lawful basis.
Protected content includes, but is not limited to:
- Text
- Articles
- Blog posts
- Podcast content
- Audio
- Video
- Images
- Graphics
- Logos
- Branding
- Guides
- Downloads
- Email content
- Social media content
- Page design
- Layout
- Templates
- Itineraries
- Tools
- Original research
- Copywriting
- Digital products
- Course materials
You may view, download, or print content for your own personal, non-commercial use only.
You may not, without prior written permission:
- Copy our content
- Republish our content
- Sell our content
- Modify our content
- Create derivative works from our content
- Upload our content to another website
- Use our content in paid products
- Use our content in commercial materials
- Scrape our content
- Use our content to train artificial intelligence systems
- Remove copyright, trademark, or attribution notices
- Use our brand name, logo, or likeness in a misleading way
All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
14. Limited License
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use this website and its content for personal, informational, educational, and non-commercial purposes.
This license does not transfer ownership of any content or intellectual property rights to you.
We may revoke this license at any time if you violate these Terms or misuse our content.
15. User Content
If you submit, post, email, upload, tag, message, or otherwise provide content to us, including comments, reviews, testimonials, photos, videos, itinerary details, feedback, social media posts, or other materials, you represent that you own the content or have the necessary rights to share it.
By submitting content to us, you grant Shorebreak Media Group LLC, d/b/a Hawaii’s Best, a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, edit, publish, display, distribute, excerpt, and promote that content for business, editorial, marketing, social media, and promotional purposes, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
We may identify you by first name, last initial, social media handle, or other information you provide, unless otherwise agreed.
You agree not to submit content that is:
- False
- Misleading
- Defamatory
- Harassing
- Abusive
- Obscene
- Illegal
- Infringing
- Spam
- Malicious
- Violent
- Discriminatory
- Invasive of privacy
- Containing confidential information you are not authorized to share
We reserve the right to remove or refuse user content for any reason.
16. Testimonials and Reviews
If you provide a testimonial, review, comment, message, email, or feedback, you agree that we may use it for marketing, social proof, editorial, or promotional purposes unless you clearly tell us otherwise.
Testimonials reflect individual experiences and do not guarantee that others will have the same results.
We may edit testimonials for length, clarity, formatting, grammar, or privacy, provided we do not materially alter the meaning.
If you want a testimonial removed, contact us at:
contact@hawaiisbesttravel.com
We will review reasonable removal requests.
17. AI-Assisted Tools
We may use artificial intelligence tools, automation tools, transcription tools, editing tools, research tools, analytics tools, or workflow tools to support business operations and content creation.
These tools may assist with:
- Drafting
- Editing
- Transcription
- Research organization
- Content planning
- Search optimization
- Customer support
- Data analysis
- Administrative tasks
Published content is reviewed by a human before publication.
You may not use automated systems, bots, scrapers, or AI tools to extract, reproduce, summarize, republish, or commercially exploit our content without prior written permission.
18. Accuracy, Availability, and Updates
We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate and useful information.
However, we do not guarantee that any content is complete, current, accurate, available, suitable, or error-free.
Travel information changes often.
This may include:
- Prices
- Business hours
- Reservations
- Park rules
- Permits
- Closures
- Safety conditions
- Weather
- Surf
- Transportation
- Flights
- Hotel policies
- Tour availability
- Restaurant operations
- Laws and regulations
- Local guidance
We may update, revise, remove, or change content at any time without notice.
You are responsible for confirming important information directly with official sources and third-party providers.
19. No Warranties
This website, content, products, services, downloads, consultations, podcast episodes, newsletters, and related materials are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to:
- Warranties of accuracy
- Warranties of completeness
- Warranties of merchantability
- Warranties of fitness for a particular purpose
- Warranties of non-infringement
- Warranties of availability
- Warranties of uninterrupted access
- Warranties of error-free operation
- Warranties of suitability for your specific trip or circumstances
We do not guarantee that the website will be secure, uninterrupted, error-free, free of viruses, or available at all times.
20. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Shorebreak Media Group LLC, d/b/a Hawaii’s Best, and its owners, members, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, partners, contributors, sponsors, advertisers, service providers, successors, and assigns shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, or other damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the website, content, products, services, consultations, links, recommendations, or third-party resources.
This includes, but is not limited to, damages related to:
- Travel disruptions
- Cancellations
- Delays
- Injuries
- Illness
- Death
- Medical expenses
- Lost reservations
- Missed activities
- Changed conditions
- Closures
- Incorrect or outdated information
- Third-party actions or omissions
- Affiliate links
- Sponsored recommendations
- Website errors
- Security issues
- Data loss
- Business interruption
- Lost profits
- Emotional distress
- Legal issues
- Property damage
- Financial losses
Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the website, content, products, or services is to stop using them.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some limitations may not apply to you.
21. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Shorebreak Media Group LLC, d/b/a Hawaii’s Best, and its owners, members, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, partners, contributors, sponsors, advertisers, service providers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses, or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from or related to:
- Your use of the website, content, products, or services
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your violation of applicable law
- Your travel decisions or actions
- Your booking or use of third-party services
- Your user content
- Your infringement of intellectual property or privacy rights
- Your misuse of our content
- Your negligent, reckless, unlawful, or wrongful conduct
22. Privacy
Your use of this website and our services is also governed by our Privacy Policy.
Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, share, and protect information.
23. Copyright Complaints
If you believe content on our website infringes your copyright, contact us at:
contact@hawaiisbesttravel.com
Please include:
- Your name and contact information
- A description of the copyrighted work
- The URL or location of the allegedly infringing material
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized
- A statement that the information you provide is accurate
- Your physical or electronic signature
We may remove or disable access to allegedly infringing material and may terminate repeat infringers where appropriate.
For more information, please review our DMCA / Copyright Policy.
24. Accessibility
We aim to make our website and content reasonably accessible to visitors.
If you experience difficulty accessing any content, contact us at:
contact@hawaiisbesttravel.com
We will make reasonable efforts to address accessibility concerns.
For more information, please review our Accessibility Statement.
25. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms at any time.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of the website, content, products, services, emails, consultations, or related materials after updated Terms are posted means you accept the revised Terms.
We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
26. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the website, content, products, services, downloads, consultations, email list, or related materials at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms, misused our content, acted unlawfully, or harmed our business, users, or rights.
Sections that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including intellectual property, user content licenses, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, dispute resolution, and governing law.
27. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of California and applicable United States federal law, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Shorebreak Media Group LLC is a limited liability company formed and organized under the laws of the State of California. The company maintains a registered agent and operational mailing address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a registered agent in Riverside, California. Regardless of the location of these mailing and registered-agent addresses, California law governs these Terms and the company’s legal obligations unless otherwise required by applicable law.
28. Dispute Resolution — Mandatory Arbitration
Before filing any arbitration demand or legal claim, you agree to first contact us at contact@hawaiisbesttravel.com and make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.
If the dispute is not resolved informally, you and Hawaii’s Best agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, your use of the website, our content, products, services, consultations, or any other matter involving Hawaii’s Best, will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration — not in court — except as described below.
Arbitration Rules. Arbitration will be administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures (for claims of $250,000 or less) or its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (for larger claims), as applicable, and as modified by these Terms. The JAMS rules are available at jamsadr.com. The arbitrator will apply California substantive law.
Location. Arbitration will be conducted in Los Angeles, California, or — at your election — by telephone, video conference, or written submissions.
Costs. JAMS filing and administration fees will be paid as required by JAMS rules. For claims of $10,000 or less brought by you, we will pay the JAMS filing fee and arbitrator’s compensation.
Award. The arbitrator may award any relief available in court on an individual basis. The arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Exceptions. Either party may seek emergency injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction solely to prevent irreparable harm pending arbitration. Claims that qualify for small claims court may be brought in small claims court in lieu of arbitration.
Opt-Out. If you do not wish to be bound by this arbitration agreement, you must notify us in writing within 30 days of first agreeing to these Terms by emailing contact@hawaiisbesttravel.com with the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out.” If you opt out, disputes will be resolved in the courts described below, but the No Class Actions provision (Section 29) will still apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
If this arbitration agreement is found unenforceable for any reason with respect to a particular dispute, that dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts.
29. No Class Actions
Arbitration under Section 28 will be conducted on an individual basis only.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree that any dispute with Hawaii’s Best must be resolved individually and not as part of any class action, collective action, private attorney general action, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims or otherwise preside over any form of representative, class, or collective proceeding.
If the class action waiver in this section is found unenforceable — for example, with respect to claims that cannot be waived under applicable law — then the arbitration agreement in Section 28 will also not apply to those claims, which will instead be resolved in the courts described in Section 28. All other claims will remain subject to arbitration on an individual basis.
30. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
The invalid or unenforceable provision will be modified or interpreted to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, if permitted by law.
31. No Waiver
Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms does not waive our right to enforce that provision or any other provision in the future.
Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Shorebreak Media Group LLC.
32. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, Affiliate Disclosure, Cookie Policy, Editorial Policy, Accessibility Statement, DMCA / Copyright Policy, and any additional terms posted for specific products or services, form the entire agreement between you and Shorebreak Media Group LLC, d/b/a Hawaii’s Best, regarding your use of the website, content, products, and services.
33. Contact Information
For questions about these Terms, contact us at:
Shorebreak Media Group LLC
d/b/a Hawaii’s Best
200 N Vineyard Blvd Ste A325 #1170
Honolulu, HI 96817
United States
Email: contact@hawaiisbesttravel.com
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