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Hawaii Tips and FAQs
Note:
This section contains suggestions or opinions of various TUG
members.
Remember
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has different tastes or/and experiences, so use these tips
accordingly.
Also, some information may get out
of date so please let us know of any
changes or new Tips!
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Update: January 21,2006
Hawaii
Tips and Frequently Asked Questions
This section contains Tips and F.A.Q.s (Frequently Asked
Questions) for Hawaii. We need your input to help
this section be
as useful as possible. Please send us any suggestions that you have for
additional topics and/or tips/FAQs. Also if there are any topics that
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be removed, let us know. This section is intended to save those good
tips
that aren't archived from the BBS. Corrections are appreciated.
The
information here comes from TUG member recommendations and comments in
the Hawaii section of the BBS. Information from other sites is included
as appropriate.
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All you Hawaii experts (and future experts)...
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This is not an attempt to duplicate the tons of information and sites
available on the internet. It is a small subset of the information from
the web pages/sites on the internet. Please use one of the many
internet
search engines to get a larger view. Also, this is not a
recommendation
of the various web pages or sites, just some to get you started.
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are working links as of the date
they are added to this page. However, many sites will change or may no
longer be available in the future so the link may be lost in the
future.
Please let us know of any problems with the various links. We will
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to correct or remove the link if it is no longer valid.
Please
send any updates, corrections, suggestions to:
Bill
Hall hawaii-rep@tug2.com
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General
Information and Tips
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Anytime
you can!!! The north and east sides of each
island (windward sides) tend to be wetter and cloudier, particularly in
fall and winter (Nov - Mar). The resort areas on the sunnier (leeward)
sides are Kaanapali/Lahaina and Kihei/Wailea on Maui, Poipu on Kauai,
Waikiki
on Oahu, and Kona/Kohala/Waikoloa on the Big Island. The only major
resort
area on the rainier side is the Princeville/Hanalei area of Kauai. The
winter months are also a little rainier on the sunny sides, but
remember,
even in winter, the sun shines more than it doesn't. Hurricane season
is
roughly the same as in the Atlantic (June - Oct), but hurricanes rarely
threaten Hawaii. Hurricane Iniki in 1992 was a rare exception. When is
the best time to visit Hawaii? IMHO - ANYTIME! |
7/1/99 |
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January
thru March is "Whale Season". It's worth taking
a chance on a little rain to see these great animals. We've had pretty
good weather in Jan/Feb, but you do have a somewhat higher chance of
rain,
but in my opinion, it usually isn't a major problem or everyday event
if
you're staying on the sunnier leeward shores (Lahaina, Kaanapali,
Kihei,
and Wailea on Maui; Poipu on Kauai; Waikiki on Oahu; and Kona/Kohala on
the Big Island). We had four days of rain in Lahaina once in November,
so it can happen anytime, if your luck isn't with you. May through
September,
however, is the driest season - but no whales. |
5/30/99 |
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Effective:
January 6 2003, HawaiianAir is eliminating coupons and will primarily
use e-tickets ($25 fee for paper tickets). The following is excerpted
from their announcement.
Prices on most reservation sites (airline and travel ) seem to be close
to these prices at this time. It appears that the peak times (e.g.
Interisland to Honolulu to meet the afternoon flights to the mainland
(or vice versa) ) are a bit higher (i.e. $71-$75)
Hawaiian’s published interisland fares start at $66 (all taxes and fees
included) for ticketing at least seven days prior to departure and $70
if purchased at least three days before departure -- both comparing
favorably to the prevailing “street” price of coupons at $72.00.
Hawaiian’s unrestricted, no-advance-purchase fare good for any
available coach seat on most routes is $75. Fares for travel to and
from Lanai and Molokai, as well as all two-segment connecting flights
are $17.50 higher, consistent with higher costs associated with
providing these services.
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1/8/03 |
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Tips:
Getting the best price or deal:
- Buying tickets:
- Many times during the year
airlines have sales from the mainland to Honolulu (e.g. tickets drop
from $1200 to $700 or less) but the sale does not include the other
islands (e.g. to HNL the price may drop to $700 while to Kauai/Maui/etc
the price is still $1300 or more). So, you should always compare. You
can always (usually) get cheaper separate interisland reservations.
Just make sure your connection time in Honolulu is enough (i.e. most
airlines state 90 minutes).
- Be sure to have everyone's
preferred FF number added to the reservation. Every additional mile
helps. Aloha partners include United Airlines. HawaiianAir partners
include American Airlines, NorthWest and Continental. Note: decide
which is the best for your plans e.g. Hawaiian usually gives 250 AA
miles for each destination (not segment LIH-HNL-KOA
(Kauai-Honolulu-Kona(Big Island) ) is 1 destination ). Hawaiian will
give 500 Hawaiian miles for the same flights (and sometimes bonuses).
Of course, Hawaiian FF miles can be used for future Interisland flights.
- Using Frequent Flyer miles/points
(hotel, airline, etc):
- Many airlines offer interisland
roundtrip awards for 5000 or 10000 air miles. Compare to decide what is
the best use of miles (i.e. saving miles for the more expensive
mainland to Hawaii versus the relatively cheaper Interisland).
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1/8/03 |
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If
you get the tickets/coupons before you leave, you
can make a reservation with Hawaiian/Aloha airlines.You can check your
baggage all the way through to your destination island from your origin
airport. This is a lot better than picking up the luggage in Honolulu
just
to transfer it. |
1/08/03 |
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Hawaiian Air
800-367-5320 Interisland: 800-882-8811 Schedules,reservations,etc are
on
the web page. |
7/31/99 |
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Aloha Airlines
800-367-5250 Schedules,reservations,etc are on the web page |
1/08/03 |
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What
time is it in Hawaii? Hawaii
does not follow daylight savings time so in the winter they are 2 hours
behind the USA west coast (East Coast minus 5). In the Summer, west
minus
3 hours/ east coast minus 6. |
5/30/99 |
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Food
- Fish - Try the different
kinds of fresh local fish, the variety is just not available in the
mainland.
We like Ono the best...firm, easy to grill, delicious. In Kapaa Kauai,
Safeway is a good place to buy fish (was good also on Maui): fresh
everyday,
very friendly seafood counter staff offering good advice on fish
selection. |
9/28/99
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What
are your favorites? |
7/31/99 |
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Don't
assume Lei greetings are automatically given
to all guests. This went away many years ago. If you are part of a
packaged tour or a large tour group it may be included but don't assume
if you want that special event. There are always
plenty of Lei stands in the airports. If you want that "extra special"
Lei greeting on arrival, you can arrange it before you go! |
5/30/99 |
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Mango
Rose's All Island Airport Arrival Flower Lei Greetings I've
used Mango
Rose twice with great results. |
5/30/99 |
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There
are several others that you can find doing a
search on the Web including Lei
Greeting Service |
5/30/99 |
Other Web
Pages
These are various links that we've used... Some are commercial, some
have
useful info.
Good information on some. No recommendations |
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