Husband and I decided that we would enjoy the Big Island, as we feel it would be a nice compromise for us, given that I love kauai and he loves maui. However, I am now quite worried about the VOG. We will be going in may and would like to stay at the four seasons resort in kailua-kona. I never have suffered from allergies before, living in florida and now new york, however, in the past 2 years, every time I travel to Los Angeles, I get an absolutely miserable sinus infection, where I can hardly breathe, and cannot get out of bed. Does this mean, I will undoubtably be miserable in hawaii? Should we go back to kauai or maui instead? How bad is the VOG and is it predictable? I've gotten online and today the vog index is a 6. Would I be miserable there?

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No the VOG is not predictable. The plumes could stop tomorrow or the winds could shift from the trades to the Kona winds and the west side would be clear. If you have such a bad allery/sinus problems maybe you should play it safe and go back to Kauai or Maui, would hate to see your vacation ruined by spending it all in bed with a sinus infection.

You might be miserable, but as Mat says, the Vog is unpredictable. To be safe I'd say go to Kauai, since it's farther north. My running partner here on Oahu didn't run all last week due to the Vog blowing up from the Big Island.

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Have you tried any form of nasal rinsing, like neti or Nasopure? Really helps me with sinus problems.