Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
•On Oahu: USS Arizona Memor-
ial at Pearl Harbor ( & 808/422-
0561; www.nps.gov/usar).
To find out more about Hawaii's
state parks, contact the Hawaii State
Department of Land and Natural
Resources, 1151 Punchbowl St., no.
130, Honolulu, HI 96813 ( & 808/
587-0300; www.hawaii.gov). The
office can provide you with informa-
tion on hiking and camping at the
parks and will send you free topo-
graphic trail maps.
HAWAII ON THE WEB
Listed below are some of the most use-
ful sites.
Hawaii Visitors & Convention
Bureau: www.gohawaii.com
Hawaii State Vacation Planner:
www.hshawaii.com
Planet Hawaii:
Oahu Visitors Bureau: www.
visit-oahu.com
• Big Island's Kona-Kohala Resort
Association: www.kkra.org
Big Island Visitors Bureau:
www.bigisland.org
Maui Visitors Bureau: www.visit
maui.com
Maui information: www.maui.net
Maui's Kaanapali Beach Resort
Association: www.maui.net/~kbra
Molokai information:
www.
molokai-hawaii.com
Kauai Visitors Bureau: www.
kauaivisitorsbureau.org
• Kauai's Poipu Beach Resort
Association: www.poipu-beach.
org
Weather information: http://
weather.hawaii.edu
or www.
weather.com
www.planet-
hawaii.com
3 Money
KEEPING COSTS LOW
Hawaii can be a very expensive desti-
nation, but with some planning and
flexibility, you can cut your costs sig-
nificantly.
• For the best bargains on hotels
and airfares, visit during the off
season, which is mid-April to
mid-June and again from Septem-
ber to mid-December. The
weather generally is great during
these months, and hotel rates and
airfares will be much cheaper than
during high season.
• Book a package deal that includes
airfare, rental car, and/or accom-
modations (either a hotel or con-
dominium). Check out Pleasant
Hawaiian Holidays ( & 800/2-
HAWAII; www.pleasantholidays.
com). See “Package Deals,” later
in this chapter, for additional rec-
ommendations.
Scour the Internet for cheap air-
fares, accommodations, and car
rentals. See “The 21st-Century
Traveler,” later in this chapter.
• Since public transportation is very
limited in Hawaii (only Oahu has
an island-wide bus service), you
most likely will need to rent a car.
Try to plan your vacation so you
can rent a car for a week —the
rates will drop considerably.
• Generally you can save money by
booking a condominium unit or
vacation rental home where you
have access to a kitchen and will
not have to go out to a restaurant
for every meal.
• Another great way to save money
on meals is to plan lunch or sun-
set picnics. Go to a nearby beach
park with an inexpensive plate
lunch or any of the many takeout
treats available from corner stores
and markets; or just get bread,
peanut butter, and jelly (try the
local guava). Be sure to check out
the deli counters and box lunches
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