Comments on: 5 Best Hawaii Vacation Money Saving Tips

By: dealaday

dealaday — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:42:26 +0000

Too many visitors plan their vacation and don’t even consider activity options until the arrive in the islands. They’re missing all sorts of opportunities to save money. By planning ahead and booking online, you can save big bucks.With the tips that you have shared is very useful to some travelers.

By: Hawaii: filling the belly without breaking the bank - Travel - LATimes.com

Hawaii: filling the belly without breaking the bank - Travel - LATimes.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:00:59 +0000

[...] Blogger Sheila of Go Visit Hawaii has consistently posted great money-saving tips, including this post, where she recommends looking at free local tourist magazines for restaurant [...]

By: Sheila

Sheila — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:06:03 +0000

Thanks, Bobbie. You are right about the eat where the locals eat tip be universal. You can never go wrong when you find those gems.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:23:08 +0000

Great tips, Sheila — and this was a good submission to the Carnival of Aloha. I love your “eat where the locals eat” tip. That applies everywhere, not just to Hawaii. ;-}

By: Sheila

Sheila — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:46:27 +0000

I try really hard not to check any luggage at all. I was a bad girl this last time and checked one piece, and once again I regretted breaking my packing light rule. Shamey on me!

Now I’m thinking I may stock up on coconut syrup next time and have it shipped home. That stuff is deliciously evil.

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:10:29 +0000

That’s a good idea! We have a shipping budget when we go and stock up on stuff there like certain foods like Aloha Shoyu, Sam Choy dressings, Hawaiian Salt, etc. (Things with a little more weight to them) The cost to combine them all and ship them from there via UPS or FedEx is much less than if you buy online for some reason. Just make sure you wrap anything glass in the big bubble wrap. Honolulu’s mail facility seems to think any box headed to the mainland is a soccer ball. *rolling eyes*

By: HawaiiVacationGifts

HawaiiVacationGifts — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:15:57 +0000

With many airlines now charging a fee to check in a second bag of luggage, shop online for your Hawaiian souvenirs. More and more of our customers are telling us that they are buying from us because they didn’t want to shop for gifts & hassle with packing them while on vacation.

By: Carnival Chapter 9: Taking Time to Smell the Plumeria

Carnival Chapter 9: Taking Time to Smell the Plumeria — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:06:43 +0000

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By: Sheila

Sheila — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:48:58 +0000

@ Angie – oh yeah we did have a Dollar roach mobile! (Actually we’ve also had an Alamo roach mobile as well in Kauai). Have you seen this post? http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/03/30/dear-dollar-rent-a-car-please-clean-and-fumigate-your-cars/ I’ve got another upcoming post with a quote that will freak you out.
@ Jim – Dang – I didn’t know we could get another 10% off with AMEX. Tisk! Thanks for the tip on the FoF.com. I’ll go check it out now.

By: jim

jim — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:34:34 +0000

I only did Dollar because they had 10% off for AMEX customers… oh well.

BTW, you should submit this post (and any money saving posts) to the FestivalofFrugality.com

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:16:10 +0000

Ahh, you’ve had the Dollar bug infested cars too eh? They’ve switched over to the Commander as their main SUV now too and it is HORRIBLE on gas mileage (moreso than any other SUV) so I’d recommend anyone other than Dollar.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:18:44 +0000

Jim – I cringe to think of our experience. Ick!

By: jim

jim — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:30:16 +0000

and don’t rent from dollar unless you like bugs