Chapter 10
Hawaii
Paradise Found
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Hawaii
312 islands—almost 2500 km
Kauai
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Garden Isle - Wet & tropical
Lanai
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Oahu
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Gateway & commercial
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Molokai
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Hawaii
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Friendly Island - No traffic
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Hawaii's Most Enticing
Island
Orchid Isle -Volcanoes &
Kona coffee
Maui
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Magic Isle – Lush scenery,
beaches, whales
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Getting There
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Air
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Scheduled and charter flights to HNL
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Connections available often with stopovers
Direct service available from YYZ & YVR
Cruise
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YVR to HNL or Island Cruising
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When to Go
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Temperate
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Winter
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Cooler at night
More rain
Peak tourist time
Big Island – snow capped
Hurricanes
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fairly consistent all year round
Late summer, early fall
Leeward (W)– dry
Windward (E) – rain
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Getting Around
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Aloha Airlines, Hawaiian, Island Air
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Helicopters
Cruise ships
Oahu
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Connections to other islands from HNL
LIH, ITO, MKK, OGG, JHM, KOA, LNY
Decent bus service around island
Car rentals suggested
Water
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Oahu
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Honolulu
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State capital
Principal port
Major airport
Military command centre of the Pacific
Waikiki –visitor centre
Most populated island
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Oahu - Waikiki attractions
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Pearl Harbor
 Hawaii’s largest harbour
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Naval base
USS Arizona Memorial
 Battleship Missouri Memorial
 USS Bowfin Museum
Diamond Head
 Largest tuff cone formed by volcano
 Trail to 232M summit
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WWII bunker
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Oahu (cont.)
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North Shore
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> 32 km beach
Surfing – winter
Waimea Bay - +9M waves
Polynesian Cultural Center
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42A – recreated villages
Crafts, luau with 100 dancers
Culture shows
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Oahu attractions
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Hanauma Bay
 Nature preserve
 Huge assortment of sea
life
 Eager to swim up to you!
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Iolani Palace
 Built in 1882
 only royal palace in US
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Maui
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2nd most popular of the islands
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OGG - Kahului
Condos and resorts
Kaanapali
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West coast
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Resorts & golf courses - 2
White sand beaches
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Maui (cont.)
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Lahaina
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Hawaii capital before 1845
 Largest whaling port
 Restored town, museums, missionary homes
 Replica of 19th C whaling ship
Haleakala Crater
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Largest dormant volcano
Sunrise at the summit
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Maui (cont.)
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Maui Ocean Center
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2,000 fish and sharks viewed through a acrylic tunnel in
a 750,000 gallon tank
Road to Hana
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Beautiful scenic drive
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Oheo Gulch
 Waterfall fed pools
Iao Valley
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Hawaii’s Big Island
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Youngest & largest of the islands
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2 of 5 volcanoes active
Waterfalls & orchids
Puna Fern Forest
Coffee, cattle, macadamia nuts
KOA preferred over ITO
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Kilauea
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the world's most active volcano
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Mauna Loa
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the earth's largest volcano
Mauna Kea
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Lava flow since 1983
Hawaii's tallest volcano
150 miles of trails for hiking, backpacking, camping,
Petroglyphs
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Big Island (cont.)
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Waimea’s Parker Ranch
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Until recently, the largest privately owned cattle
ranch in the world
Hilo Zoo
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Tropical rainforest zoo
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80 animal species
Beaches are often rocky with black sand
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Kauai
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Fern Grotto
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Boat ride up Wailua River
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Cave like formation filled with maidenhair fern
Hanalei Bay
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Long half moon sandy beach c
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Water relatively calm for safe swimming
Princeville
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Kauai (cont.)
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Waimea Canyon
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Mark Twain
nicknamed it Grand
Canyon of the Pacific
16km long, 3km
miles wide, >1km
deep
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Kauai (cont.)
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Napali Coast
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35km long with 1km cliffs
Accessible by air, sea or foot
17km overnight hike – experienced only
Beach NOT for swimming
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Molokai
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High sea cliffs
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Kalaupapa
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Hansen’s Disease settlement
1866
total isolation
Now National Historical Park
16 yr and older can take mule ride down cliff to visit
Authorized tours only
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Lanai
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28km X 20km island
Most secluded
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Formerly known as Pineapple Island
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Until recently Dole pineapple plantation
Now 2 – Four Seasons Resorts
Garden of the Gods
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Rocks and boulders
Unique dry land forest – 48 species
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Itineraries
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7 day, four island cruise
1 week on one island
Due to distance
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2 week recommended
1 week each on two islands
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Match client to island activity level
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Accommodations
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Waikiki Beach
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All prices
Oceanfront
Ocean view
Location = price
Condos popular
Outer islands
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More expensive
Car/hotel packages
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