• Spot and Win: Escape to Hawaii with Foodspotting!

    Ever wish you could turn on your favorite app – Foodspotting, of course! – and win a trip to Hawaii just for recommending the Mai Tai you're having? Well, you're in for a treat!

    Starting today and ending on September 18th, if you spot one of many qualified Hawaii dishes, you'll be automatically entered to win a trip for two to experience the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival on the island of Oahu.

    SPOT TO WIN
    – 2 round trip coach airline tickets from the U.S. Mainland to Oahu and one compact rental car for duration of the stay courtesy of Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.
    – 4 nights accommodations in an ocean view room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
    – Admission for two to Mauka to Makai: Hawaii's Sustainable Future grand tasting event on Saturday, October 1st, part of the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival.

    THE RULES
    Spot one of the dishes listed below. Each eligible foodspotting counts as a separate entry, so spot as many qualified dishes as you'd like to increase your chances of winning. Quality photos are encouraged as always and inaccurate sightings will be disqualified. The contest will end on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at midnight PT. Winner will be randomly selected from the pool of candidates. For legal reasons, the contest is only open to U.S. residents age 21 and older. For more details on the rules, click here.

    ELIGIBLE DISHES INCLUDE...
    – Hawaii is the only US State to grow chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Any dish or drink that is already a type of chocolate, vanilla or coffee qualifies.
    – Kalua Pig or Kalua Pork
    – Poi, Taro, Kalo
    – Moi, Ahi, Mahi Mahi
    – Poke (raw fish salad)
    – Pineapple, Guava, Lilikoi, Coconut
    – Mai Tai, Lava Flow, Piña Colada
    – Plate Lunch (any type)
    – Shaved Ice
    – Macadamia Nut
    – Saimin
    – Fruit Punch

    With Summer coming to a close, this is our attempt to extend the remaining sun-filled days for you. Happy spotting, and tell your friends about Foodspotting! As the people of Hawaii would say... Mahalo.

    Photo courtesy of Hawaii Food & Wine Festival

    • over 1 year ago.
      On my iPad, so I may be missing it - but how do you actually enter the contest? I have a photo, but I'm not sure where to send it. Please help!
    • over 1 year ago.
      Download Foodspotting and upload a photo to it. It must be of one of the dishes above and the dish name needs to match one of those exactly. Hope this helps!
    • over 1 year ago.
      great- don't have one of those phones...RATS
    • over 1 year ago.
      The end date for the contest is listed as Thursday Sept 18. Sept 18 is a Sunday. So when does the contest actually end?
    • over 1 year ago.
      no hashtags needed or anything for photo upload? thanks! can't wait to try my luck....I'm dying for some island food!
    • over 1 year ago.
      Hi Raquel, good catch! The contest ends on Sunday, September 18th. Thank you for letting us know.
    • over 1 year ago.
      Done - thanks for your help!!
    • over 1 year ago.
      Awesome!!! I sooooo need a trip to Hawaii! What a once in a life time opportunity....
    • over 1 year ago.
      Very excited about this promotion and glad we were able to pull it together in time. Mahalo to Alexa, Seth, Fiona and the Foodspotting team for the support. Here we go...spot away people. See you in Hawaii!!
    • over 1 year ago.
      This is the perfect reason to order lots of pina coladas, chocolate, and ahi tuna!!
    • over 1 year ago.
      Geez, the reason I need a trip to Hawaii is because it's hard to find that stuff here in Wichita…
    • over 1 year ago.
      missing one important thing on that list....spam musubi! ;)
    • over 1 year ago.
      i came here to say just that ^^^^^ SPAM IS DEF HAWAII!
    • over 1 year ago.
      YEAH spam musubi! what sucks is that i'm from hawaii & have some of those things in my cabinet, but home-cooked things don't count :(
    • over 1 year ago.
      I am super excited 4 this contest to have the chance to go to the mauka to makai event :)) mahalo!
    • over 1 year ago.
      If I have mahi mahi dishes posted already do I need to repost?