There's a new source of trips to Hawaii, and judging from its initial offerings (which launched the program just a few weeks ago), it will be giving the traditional Hawaiian tour operators a hard fight. Known for its travel products to everywhere except Hawaii, Gate 1 Travel (www.gate1.com) has apparently decided to enter hula-land with a bang -- and the result is some outstanding opportunities for your next vacation: deals that include round-trip airfare to the islands (from San Diego) and yet start at just a hair over $100 per person per day for stays at beachside resort hotels. For the time being, and until the standard Hawaiian tour operators fight back, Gate 1 will occasionally be the source (not always, but occasionally) for your lowest-price vacations to the Islands.
 
There are, to begin with, several single-island air-and-land packages listed by Gate 1 for stays of three nights, from only $479 to Oahu, $519 to Maui, and $589 to the Big Island -- always including round-trip air from San Diego (departures from other cities add from $22 to $300).
 
However, the really intriguing bargains are the weeklong, multi-island deals: three nights on each of two or three islands, with trans-Pacific airfare as well as airfare between the islands thrown in, starting at $769 per person.
 
Or go for broke on a 9-night/10-day, three-island package (Oahu, Big Island and Maui; or Oahu, Kauai and Maui) for just $1,099. Again, including airfare to and within the islands.
 
There's also a 12-night/13-day blowout that covers all four islands (Oahu, Big Island, Kauai and Maui) from just $1,399.
 
Those prices all include fuel surcharge, but not airport taxes and fees (which can add $65 to $80), nor breakfast at most hotels (save, refreshingly, at the cheapest option on Oahu, where breakfast is included), nor any hotel "resort fee" of $10 per day (though that is only charged at two of the hotel options on Kauai).
 
For more details, go to Gate 1's Hawaii deals page.