Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Transportation
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Roughly 99% of visitors to Hawaii arrive by air, and the majority of flights - both internation-
al and domestic - arrive at Honolulu International Airport on Oʻahu. Nonstop and direct
flights to the Neighbor Islands are increasingly available (but can be costly). Flights and
tours can be booked online at
www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings
.
Air
All checked and carry-on bags leaving Hawaii for the US mainland and some foreign coun-
tries must be inspected by a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) X-ray machine. For
more about Hawaii's strict import and export regulations, see Customs Regulations (
Click
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL
Every form of transport that relies on carbon-based fuel generates CO2, the main
cause of human-induced climate change. Modern travel is dependent on aero-
planes, which might use less fuel per kilometre per person than most cars but travel
much greater distances. The altitude at which aircraft emit gases (including CO2)
and particles also contributes to their climate change impact. Many websites offer
'carbon calculators' that allow people to estimate the carbon emissions generated
by their journey and, for those who wish to do so, to off set the impact of the green-
house gases emitted with contributions to portfolios of climate-friendly initiatives
throughout the world. Lonely Planet off sets the carbon footprint of all staff and au-
thor travel.
Airports
The majority of incoming flights from overseas and the US mainland arrive at
Honolulu In-
ternational Airport
(HNL; 836-6411;
http://hawaii.gov/hnl
; 300 Rodgers Blvd, Honolulu)
(HNL) on Oʻahu. Flights to Lanaʻi and Molokaʻi usually originate from Honolulu or Maui.
The main Neighbor Island airports include the following:
Hawaiʻi the Big Island
East Hawaiʻi
Hilo International Airport
(ITO;
http://hawaii.gov/ito
),
West Hawaiʻi
Kona International Airport at Keahole
(KOA;
http://hawaii.gov/koa
)
Maui Kahului airport
(OGG;
www.hawaii.gov/ogg
)
