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Old Jan 3rd, 2016 | 11:25 AM
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Flight/car for Honolulu?

Hello,we are going to be in Maui in a couple weeks and want to go to Pearl Harbor. I looked at flights and they are around $153 a person round-trip and a rental car is $87 for one day. Is this the best route to go and does anybody have any other suggestions. Also is it that hard to get around the island.Please let me know thanks Randy
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Old Jan 3rd, 2016 | 12:01 PM
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$153 roundtrip is actually a good price, often inter-island airfares cost $80-100 each way and Hawaiian pretty much has the monopoly.
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Old Jan 3rd, 2016 | 01:32 PM
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It's not hard to get around any of the islands, except traffic on Oahu can be terrible.
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Old Jan 3rd, 2016 | 04:14 PM
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Thanks for the replies.
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Old Jan 3rd, 2016 | 08:22 PM
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Keep checking on the cars. You can often find one for less than $40/day. Check sites like Kayak.com or the actual rental sites.
Also,get your Arizona Memorial tickets in advance online. They often run out of the walkup slots early in the morning.

After you see the memorial, you could go to Bishop Museum (Kalihi area), Iolani Palace (downtown), or head to the North Shore and do a clockwise drive around the island back to the airport.
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Old Jan 4th, 2016 | 09:49 AM
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If you are only going to Pearl Harbor, you could do it by taxi from/to the airport.

What else do you want to do on Oahu?
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Old Jan 4th, 2016 | 10:10 AM
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head to the North Shore and do a clockwise drive around the island back to the airport

This is what I would do, just to see the beauty of Oahu. Head to Haleiwa and the North Shore beaches from Pearl Harbor, then drive across the spectacular H2/H3 (lcuy, which part is the gorgeous part?) to Kailua, then Waikiki and back to the airport. That will make for a very long day, but worth it!
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Old Jan 5th, 2016 | 05:46 PM
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thanks for the replies. will we be able to get tickets at or around 11am on a Tuesday for Pearl Harbor? Also any recommendations for luau's on Maui and Oahu?
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Old Jan 5th, 2016 | 06:50 PM
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If you're going in a couple of weeks, you need to make Pearl Harbor reservations ASAP at this site: http://www.recreation.gov/showPage.d...O&parkId=72369

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Old Jan 5th, 2016 | 09:07 PM
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Thanks Lee Ann
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Old Jan 6th, 2016 | 09:40 AM
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If you don't start your Pearl Harbor visit until 11 a.m., seeing other parts of the island will be very difficult! (not saying not to do that, just don't expect to also do the drive I suggested - although you should have time to just go to the north shore and back).
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Old Jan 6th, 2016 | 09:45 AM
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Save your luau for Maui. Go to the Old Lahaina Luau. Reserve your tickets in advance, it sells out.
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