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Flying to Hawaii – How to Choose the Right Airport
So you’ve picked the Hawaiian island that’s perfect for you and now you must determine the logistics of getting there. Every first time visitor has faced the head scratching challenge of finding the right airport to begin their Hawaii vacation. I want to help you understand how to navigate with ease in Hawaii. As you may have been researching airport options in the Hawaiian Islands, you may have noticed that some islands have multiple airports. Though some islands may have a small regional airport that appears to be more convenient on paper, I recommend you opt to fly into the major airport of each island and here’s why: There’s many more flights and airlines servicing the major airports providing you more options to suit your time schedule. Larger planes fly into the major island airports, with the exceptions of Lanai and Molokai. That means that you are less likely to fly on a propeller-type aircraft. There’s significantly more car rental companies and rental car inventories at the major airports. The major airports are all within an easy driving distance (less than an hour) from all the major resort hotel areas. Let’s take an island by island look at the major airports and special flight considerations. OAHU Oahu’s major airport is in Honolulu with the airport code of HNL . It’s by far Hawaii’s largest airport and hub. Most transpacific flights fly into Oahu. As you research flights from your home airport, you’ll likely discover that almost all your options require you to fly into Oahu first. From Oahu’s HNL, you can easily connect to any other island in Hawaii. MAUI Maui’s major airport is in Kahului with the airport code of OGG. There are a limited number of flights from the US Mainland that fly directly into OGG, but most visitors connect in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport. The only exception where you might want to consider flying into another Maui airport is if you plan on making secluded Hana (HNM) your Maui vacation base. KAUAI Kauai’s major airport is centrally located in East Kauai in Lihue with the airport code of LIH. There are a very limited number of flights from the US Mainland that fly directly to Kauai, but most visitors connect in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport. BIG ISLAND (West Kona Side) Most folks coming to the Big Island for a vacation tend to stay on the west side of Hawaii’s Big Island in Kailua-Kona, Keauhou, and the Kohala Coast. The major airport on this side of the island is north of Kona in Keahole with the code of KOA. Just like Maui and Kauai, there are a limited number of flights that arrive directly into Kona (KOA) from the mainland, but connecting in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport is easily done. BIG ISLAND (East Hilo Side) Though the west side of Hawaii’s Big Island is home to the beautiful beach resort hotels, the east side does have its attractions, namely Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the active volcano, Kilauea.For first time Big Island visitors with a week or more vacation, I recommend you fly into the east side airport of Hilo with the code of ITO to begin your vacation exploring the volcano wonders. Then drive over to the West side for your beach vacation. See more on where to stay on Hawaii’s Big Island . Just like Maui and Kauai, there are a limited number of flights that arrive directly into Hilo (ITO) from the mainland, but connecting in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport is easily done. LANAI Lanai’s major airport is near Lanai City with the airport code of LNY. To fly into Lanai, you must connect in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport. MOLOKAI Molokai’s major airport is Kaunakakai in with the airport code of MKK. To fly to Molokai, you must connect in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport. If you are visiting Kalaupapa National Historic Park, you will need to fly into Kalaupapa Airport with the code of LUP. — I hope you’ve found this guide to flying into Hawaii to be useful. If your Hawaii vacation includes visits to more than one island, please review my guide to inter-island travel in Hawaii .
Continue reading...Flying to Hawaii – How to Choose the Right Airport
Thursday, January 5, 2012
So you’ve picked the Hawaiian island that’s perfect for you and now you must determine the logistics of getting there. Every first time visitor has faced the head scratching challenge of finding the right airport to begin their Hawaii vacation. I want to help you understand how to navigate with ease in Hawaii. As you may have been researching airport options in the Hawaiian Islands, you may have noticed that some islands have multiple airports. Though some islands may have a small regional airport that appears to be more convenient on paper, I recommend you opt to fly into the major airport of each island and here’s why: There’s many more flights and airlines servicing the major airports providing you more options to suit your time schedule. Larger planes fly into the major island airports, with the exceptions of Lanai and Molokai. That means that you are less likely to fly on a propeller-type aircraft. There’s significantly more car rental companies and rental car inventories at the major airports. The major airports are all within an easy driving distance (less than an hour) from all the major resort hotel areas. Let’s take an island by island look at the major airports and special flight considerations. OAHU Oahu’s major airport is in Honolulu with the airport code of HNL . It’s by far Hawaii’s largest airport and hub. Most transpacific flights fly into Oahu. As you research flights from your home airport, you’ll likely discover that almost all your options require you to fly into Oahu first. From Oahu’s HNL, you can easily connect to any other island in Hawaii. MAUI Maui’s major airport is in Kahului with the airport code of OGG. There are a limited number of flights from the US Mainland that fly directly into OGG, but most visitors connect in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport. The only exception where you might want to consider flying into another Maui airport is if you plan on making secluded Hana (HNM) your Maui vacation base. KAUAI Kauai’s major airport is centrally located in East Kauai in Lihue with the airport code of LIH. There are a very limited number of flights from the US Mainland that fly directly to Kauai, but most visitors connect in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport. BIG ISLAND (West Kona Side) Most folks coming to the Big Island for a vacation tend to stay on the west side of Hawaii’s Big Island in Kailua-Kona, Keauhou, and the Kohala Coast. The major airport on this side of the island is north of Kona in Keahole with the code of KOA. Just like Maui and Kauai, there are a limited number of flights that arrive directly into Kona (KOA) from the mainland, but connecting in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport is easily done. BIG ISLAND (East Hilo Side) Though the west side of Hawaii’s Big Island is home to the beautiful beach resort hotels, the east side does have its attractions, namely Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the active volcano, Kilauea.For first time Big Island visitors with a week or more vacation, I recommend you fly into the east side airport of Hilo with the code of ITO to begin your vacation exploring the volcano wonders. Then drive over to the West side for your beach vacation. See more on where to stay on Hawaii’s Big Island . Just like Maui and Kauai, there are a limited number of flights that arrive directly into Hilo (ITO) from the mainland, but connecting in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport is easily done. LANAI Lanai’s major airport is near Lanai City with the airport code of LNY. To fly into Lanai, you must connect in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport. MOLOKAI Molokai’s major airport is Kaunakakai in with the airport code of MKK. To fly to Molokai, you must connect in Oahu’s Honolulu (HNL) airport. If you are visiting Kalaupapa National Historic Park, you will need to fly into Kalaupapa Airport with the code of LUP. — I hope you’ve found this guide to flying into Hawaii to be useful. If your Hawaii vacation includes visits to more than one island, please review my guide to inter-island travel in Hawaii .
Continue reading...Hawaiian Islands Tour – A Client Testimonial
Thursday, January 6, 2011
A Client Testimonial About Lidia Fiandeiro, A Hawaii Travel Specialists with Travelwizard.com Our trip was wonderful. It was everything we expected. Our tour guide, Mike Murakami, was the best. We often commented that he never slept. He was there when anyone left on a tour and when we returned. He had everything planned down to the last detail. The tours that were included in our package were great and your list of opptional tours help us choose a few extra adventures. Our only complate was the airline. It was a very long flight and having to travel to Atlanta and then back track, made it even longer. On the return trip, the airplane was very cramped. No leg room at all. They did not even have and blankets or pillows on the Red Eye flight. The 757 is not a comfortable airplane. Next time will be checking our first class. We will diffentally be recommending Travelwizard.com to anyone looking for travel and tour information and hopefully, be traveling with you again. Thanks for all you help and advise. It really made things so much easier. Lorna Ellis TravelWizard.com: Specialists in the Art of Travel: Call 1-800-330-8820
Continue reading...Kauai’s Secret/Sacred Falls Kayak & Hike
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Hawaiian island of Kauai offers an abundance of land and water adventures. Perhaps the most perfect adventure of them all is the Sacred Falls Paddle and Hike with Kayak Kauai . What makes it great? It combines kayaking, hiking, and swimming all in some of the most picturesque tropical scenery on earth . At first you might think that this tour is daunting. I want you to know that you don’t have to be an Olympic athlete to enjoy this adventure. On our tour there were kids of all shapes and sizes with ages ranging from about 8 to somewhere in their 60’s. There was one family spanning three generations in our tour group. The kayaking is pretty gentle and the hiking doesn’t require extreme elevation changes that get you huffing and puffing. At the south fork of the Wailua River, where the kayaking adventure begins After the logistics of checking in, the adventure begins at the south fork of the Wailua River. What a beauty this river is! The river edge is surrounded by all sorts of thriving greenery from the river’s edge up to the surrounding mountain tops. I was particularly enamored with the twisted thickets of Hau trees lining the river. A view from the kayak on the Wailua River After the two-ish mile kayak up the river, you put out the kayak to begin the hike into the depths of a Kauai forest. The hiking portion is approximately one-mile long and as I mentioned, it’s not particularly strenuous. Along the way, we enjoyed the seeing the native trees and hearing the sounds of the waterfall and river. Just one of the many pleasant views from the hike to Secret/Sacred Falls. Your hiking is rewarded by arriving at a natural pool feed by a 100-foot, bridal-veil waterfall. The waterfall’s Hawaiian name is Uluwehi, but it commonly called Sacred or Secret Falls. Here, you can choose to take a swim in the refreshing waterfall-fed pool or you can park yourself on a boulder to be mesmerized by the waterfall. We opted for a little of both. Our tour included an excellent picnic lunch at the waterfall with wraps, chips, cookies and freshly sliced pineapple. Uluwehi Falls is also known as Secret and Sacred Falls After the dip and rest stop at the falls, you hike back to the kayaks and paddle back down the Wailua. What to Know When You Go Based on our excellent experience, I can recommend Kayak Kauai’s tour . The cost is $85 for adults and $60 for kids 12 and under. I felt like the quality of the stable kayaks, tour guide, and lunch was at a high standard in comparison to what I saw from other companies. By the way, the folks at Kayak Kauai “invented” this tour in 1988 per their website. Wear sunscreen and a hat or visor. Bring a swimsuit and towel if you plan to swim at the waterfall. Kayak Kauai provided a dry bag to store our towel and camera. Bring a camera that’s waterproof. Wear shoes or sandals that are designed for hiking in wet areas. For example, I wore these shoes and they were perfect. I never had to take them off, even when I went swimming. Do be careful with your footing over roots and rocks on the trail and the slippery boulders in the pool. I asked our guide if he thought there was a better time of day to go on this tour depending on the season. He seemed to think that in the winter, the afternoon tour tends to be better and dryer. In summer months, he said the morning tour might be the best choice as it’s slightly cooler. Here’s a link to a video from a Bay Area show with scenes from this tour. I’m “borrowing” the map shown below that indicates all the key points of this tour. Have you been to Kauai’s Sacred/Secret Falls? How was your adventure? © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .
Continue reading...How to Pick the Best Hawaiian Island(s) For Your Vacation
Monday, June 28, 2010
With six great Hawaii islands that you can visit, how do you choose the best island(s) for you? That’s a question that many potential Hawaii visitors wrestle with. Trust me, I’ve been there. I’ve seen a few surveys that ask a handful of questions and supposedly result in an answer of the perfect island for you. Though I’m often called a Hawaii expert, just for fun, I take these quizzes to see the result. After the result displays, I have to wonder how’d they come up with that answer? The trouble with these surveys is that they are too short and ask odd questions like, “Your perfect day includes hiking to a volcano or lounging on the beach or pampering in a spa or searching for beautiful waterfalls.” Well, I don’t know about you, but I want to do all of the above! I think the results of these simple questionnaires are as effective as picking an answer out of a hat. Does your ideal vacation include shopping and nightlife? Oahu may be a good fit for you. So, how on earth do you pick an island or two to visit on your vacation? I have some suggestions and can point you to some great resources that will help you get started. 1. Review the visitors bureau Web site for each island. If a particular island looks interesting to you, order their free island guide. These sites and guides highlight the scenery, cultural activities, and island adventures. The island visitor bureaus give you a good flavor for what each island has to offer. Kauai: Visitors Bureau website and page to order free Kauai guide. Oahu Visitors Bureau website and page to order Oahu vacation planner. Maui Visitors Bureau website and page to order Maui vacation planner. Note that the Maui Visitor’s Bureau also includes the islands of Lanai and Molokai – two lesser visited, but fantastic islands. Big Island Visitors Bureau website and page to order a Big Island planner. Lanai Visitors Bureau website and page to order a free Lanai travel guide. Molokai Visitors Bureau website and page to order a free Molokai travel guide. You might also benefit from surfing the overall Hawaii Visitors Bureau ’s website where you can watch videos, find festivals and quickly get lost in discovering all the wonderful things the islands of Aloha have to offer. Enjoy hiking? Kauai's loaded with trails that'll get your heart pumping and your eyes popping at the views. 2. Take an island virtual tour. A picture is worth a thousand words and a virtual helicopter tour is worth even more! Though the Blue Hawaiian Helicopter island videos were not generated for the intent of helping a potential visitor choose an island, I think they’re great for just that. It’s one thing to see a still photo, but to see a video is even more useful. Here are links to the individual island videos: Kauai videos Oahu videos Maui videos Big Island videos Lanai videos Molokai videos 3. Review the newly revised, easy to use Go Visit Hawaii Vacation guides. Though not as fancy as the official visitor’s bureau sites, there’s a great depth of unbiased, practical advice in my island guides. Each guide offers photo highlights of each island, advice on when to go, where to stay, where to play, and where to dine. Kauai Vacation Guide Oahu Vacation Guide Maui Vacation Guide Big Island Vacation Guide I’ve not written Lanai or Molokai guides yet, but I’ve written plenty of articles about each island. See these links for Lanai articles and Molokai articles . There’s about a half a dozen videos or more for each island, so make sure you check them all out by clicking on the “Area of Interest” navigation on the left as well as the circles on the island maps. Do you want to go off the beaten path? Lanai has some fun off roading adventures waiting for you. 4. Ask an expert. I’ve vacationed on every island and I know them very well. So, if you have reviewed these resources and you are still not sure which island(s) best suit you, you can ask me. Use the comments to describe: What do you like to do on vacation? What don’t you like to do on vacation? What island(s) are you considering? Are you already leaning towards one or two? Have you already identified some must see sights? (For examples: active lava flow, Pearl Harbor, Na Pali Coast) What time of year you anticipate you’ll be visiting Hawaii? How many days you have in mind for your Hawaii vacation? (This will influence the number of islands I’ll recommend you visit.) 5. Don’t worry. You can’t make a bad decision. You can have a fantastic Hawaii vacation no matter which island(s) you choose. They all have their own personality and unique features for you to enjoy and admire. < a href="http://www.obrhi.com/hawaii/"> © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .
Continue reading...Guide for Hawaii Home Searches
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Looking for a better place in an island tropical paradise called Hawaii is a better option for an individual who loves to get passed the usual and boring life of continental living. The differences with Hawaii, aside from its beaches, are its peaceful and friendlier environment. No wonder you will surely get the worth of [...]
Continue reading...Making The Most Of Your India Vacation With An India Travel Guide
Saturday, January 9, 2010
If you’ve decided to travel abroad, why not make your first international trip one to a country with the widest possible range of attractions? And if you do, you won’t find any country in the world which has more to offer a first-time visitor then India. India, in fact, is so blessed with natural and [...]
Continue reading...Hawaii Vacation Packages: A Guide to Picking the Best Vacation Ever
Friday, January 1, 2010
Trying to pick the best Hawaii vacation packages can feel like trying to pick the prettiest lady in a Miss Universe pageant. It’s nearly impossible. Each vacation option seems to be more attractive than the last, and you’ve got so little time! Here’s a guide to help you design the Hawaii vacation package of your [...]
Continue reading...Lanai City is a National Endangered Place
Friday, May 1, 2009
In April of 2009 the National Trust for Historic Preservation included Lanai City on its list of the eleven most endangered historic places in the United States. The National Trust considers Lanai City to be "the last remaining intact plantation town in Hawaii". The Trust considers Lanai City to be endangered because the town owner has applied for a permit to tear down several historic buidings to make way for commercial development. Why Lanai City is Considered Endangered Photos of Lanai Attractions Visitor's Guide to Lanai Island
Continue reading...Lanai City is a National Endangered Place
Friday, May 1, 2009
In April of 2009 the National Trust for Historic Preservation included Lanai City on its list of the eleven most endangered historic places in the United States. The National Trust considers Lanai City to be "the last remaining intact plantation town in Hawaii". The Trust considers Lanai City to be endangered because the town owner has applied for a permit to tear down several historic buidings to make way for commercial development. Why Lanai City is Considered Endangered Photos of Lanai Attractions Visitor's Guide to Lanai Island
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