While the future of the economy may be hard to predict, Hawaii-bound bargain hunters can take advantage of new and existing trends that make Aloha State vacations more affordable — and more appealing than ever. Here are five ways to experience the...

Terry Richard/The OregonianA 50th anniversary Alaska license plate on a vehicle parked on the streets of Portland. When Alaskans found out that the U.S. Senate passed the Statehood Act in June 1958, sirens blared, crowds gathered and celebrated around bonfires....