Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
WITH YOUR OWN
COMPUTER
Major Internet service providers (ISP)
have
local access numbers
around the
world, allowing you to go online by
simply placing a local call. Check your
ISP's website or call its toll-free num-
ber and ask how you can use your cur-
rent account away from home, and
how much it will cost.
Wherever you go, bring a
connec-
tion kit
of the right power and phone
adapters, a spare phone cord, and a
spare Ethernet network cable.
Most business-class hotels through-
out the world offer dataports for lap-
top modems, and a few now offer
high-speed Internet access using an
Ethernet network cable. You'll have to
bring your own cables either way, so
call your hotel in advance
to find out
what the options are.
USING A CELLPHONE
Just because your cellphone works at
home doesn't mean it'll work elsewhere
in Hawaii (thanks to our fragmented
cellphone system). Take a look at your
wireless company's coverage map on its
website before heading out.
If you need to stay in touch at a des-
tination where you know your phone
won't work,
rent
a phone that does
from
InTouch USA
(
&
800/872-
7626;
www.intouchglobal.com),
Roadpost
(
&
888/290-1606
or 905/
272-5665; www.roadpost.com), or a
car rental location, but be aware that
you'll pay $1 a minute or more for
airtime.
If you're not from the U.S., you'll
be appalled at the poor reach of our
GSM (Global System for Mobiles)
wireless network,
which is used by
much of the rest of the world. Your
phone will probably work in most
major U.S. cities; it definitely won't
work in many rural areas. And you
may or may not be able to send SMS
(text messaging) home. Assume noth-
ing—call your wireless provider and
get the full scoop. In a worst-case sce-
nario, you can always rent a phone;
InTouch USA delivers to hotels.
9 Getting There
Most major U.S. and many interna-
tional carriers fly to Honolulu Inter-
national Airport. Some also offer
direct flights to Kailua-Kona, on the
Big Island; Kahului, Maui; and Lihue,
Kauai.
United Airlines
(
&
800/225-
5825;
www.united.com) offers the
most frequent service from the U.S.
mainland, flying not only to Hono-
lulu, but also offering nonstop flights
from Los Angeles and San Francisco
to the Big Island, Maui, and Kauai.
Aloha Airlines
(
&
800/367-5250
or
808/484-1111; www.alohaairlines.
com) has direct flights from Oakland
to Maui, Kona, and Honolulu, and
from Orange County, CA, to Hono-
lulu and Maui. Aloha also offers
connecting flights from Las Vegas to
Oakland and Orange County.
Ameri-
can Airlines
www.aa.com) offers flights from Dallas,
Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Los
Angeles, and St. Louis to Honolulu,
plus several direct flights to Maui and
Kona.
Continental Airlines
(
&
800/
231-0856;
www.continental.com)
offers the only daily nonstop from the
New York area (Newark) to Honolulu.
Delta Air Lines
(
&
800/221-1212;
www.delta.com) flies nonstop from
the West Coast and from Houston
and Cincinnati.
Hawaiian Airlines
(
&
800/367-5320;
www.hawaiianair.
com) offers nonstop flights to Hono-
lulu from several West Coast cities,
plus nonstop flights from Los Angeles
to Maui.
Northwest Airlines
(
&
800/
225-2525;
www.nwa.com) has a daily
nonstop from Detroit to Honolulu.
For information on airlines serving
Hawaii from places other than the
U.S. mainland, see appendix A. For
(
&
800/433-7300;
