About

About H&S Publishing, LLC / Best Places HawaiiH&S Publishing, LLC, founded in 1985, is a Hawaii-based, privately held technology and media company headquartered on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. H&S Publishing, LLC produces Internet and print products/services primarily focused on the pre-arrival travel and tourism marketplace. The company's high-traffic volume travel websites are Best Places on Earth and Best Places Hawaii. The Destination Marketing System, the company's proprietary Internet marketing program, generates leads from pre-qualified vacationers and delivers them to affiliated clients on a commission-free, high margin, direct-to-consumer, retail basis. Best Places Hawaii is also home to the popular "Love Stories of Hawaii" where visitors can submit their Hawaii-related romantic stories. In addition to its websites, H&S publishes Kauai Magazine, Kauai Real Estate Magazine, the Hawaii Data Book & Newcomers Guide Series, maps, and print-on-demand books. Access to all websites and to online versions of the magazines is available through the company's portal site Hawaii Gateway. The company's clients include major travel companies, such as Hyatt, Marriott, Hawaiian Airlines, Starwood (Sheraton), Aloha Airlines, Aston Hotels and Resorts, Pleasant Holidays/Pleasant Hawaiian, United Vacations, Radisson, Coldwell Banker, Century 21, RE/Max, and others. The State of Hawaii has designated Best Places On Earth a "qualified high technology business," making the company and its investors eligible for investment tax credits and other tax benefits. Click on Investor Relations to learn more. Best Places Hawaii has placed as one of Hawaii's 50 fastest growing companies per Pacific Business News (American City Business Journals), PricewaterhouseCoopers, and First Hawaiian Bank in these sponsors' annual "Hawaii's Fastest 50" ranking for 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Visit Hawaii Gateway for more information about and access to H&S Publishing, LLC and Best Places Hawaii's products and services.