GETTINGTHERE
Honolulu,on theislandof O’ahu,is themain
gatewayto Hawaii.Therearemultipleconnecting
flightsfrommajormetropolitancitiesin India
to Honolulu’sDanielK InouyeInternationalAirport
(HNL)usuallywitha longlayoverin Tokyo,Japan
(returnfaresfrom`82,000).GETTINGAROUND
HawaiianAirlinesrunsmostinter-islandflights.
It’s onehourfromKailua-Konato Lihu‘e
(from`16,620). Allmaincar-rentalcompanies
operateon theBigIslandandKaua‘i.Pricesvary
wildlyby seasonanddemand;reservefarin
advanceto tryto keepit under`3,000perday.
Forgooddeals,checkconsolidatorwww.
discounthawaiicarrental.com, orwww.turo.com,
a peer-to-peercarrentalservice.WHENTOGO
Thoughsummermonths(June– September)
arewarmesthere,thedifferencewithwinteris only
a fewdegrees.Rainfall,likewise,variesfarmoreby
whichsideof anislandyou’reon thanby themonth.
Visitornumbers(andprices)arehighestin peakUS
holidayperiods.Twoslowerperiodsin latespring
(mid-Aprilto earlyJune)andautumn(September
to mid-December)aregoodtimesto visit.VISA
Validforupto 10 years,a TypeB visa(tourist)
visato theUSAwouldcostyou`11, 8 4 0.
It takesapproximatelytwoweeksto process
(www.visahq.com).FANCYA CURRY
KamanaKitchenwhipsoutdeliciousbiryanis
andbutterchickenforIndiancurry-cravingtravellers,
andis popularwithlocalsandvisitorsalike
(00-1-808-537-5309;www.kamanakitchen.com;
1102,BishopStreetSuiteFC4,Honolulu,
10am– 9pmMon– Sat)EMBASSYALERT
Embassyof India,Washington,DC
(www.indianembassy.org)CURRENCY
1 US$=` 74Hawaii
MAPKEY
Hawai‘iVolcanoes
NationalPark
KeauhouBay
KohalaCoast
MaunaKea
NāPaliCoast
Waimea(BigIsland)
Waimea (Kaua‘i)MAKE IT HAPPEN