Comments on: What Not To Pack For Your Hawaii Vacation

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:06:52 +0000

Have fun Hp! We really enjoyed Turtle Bay. Make sure & check out Hang 10 and say hi to Dennis!

By: Hp

Hp — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:20:23 +0000

We’re leaving for Turtlebay
North Shore Oahu Wednesday. Great tips and checklist. Aloha!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:13:35 +0000

We went to Oahu in ’08. I brought a nice dress & my husband a sport coat for our ‘fancy’ supper at Turtle Bay Resort’s 21 Degrees North….do NOT dress up. We felt very out of place when everyone else was in shorts & flip-flops….Even though the restaurant specified Resort Wear as the dress code.
Sunscreen! Suncscreen!

By: sarina

sarina — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:21:17 +0000

thanks so much for the tips.
my dad and i are going to oahu this summer and we have no idea what to expect.
we plan on doing scuaba diving and being beach bums(:
the bad part is we are going right around the time south korea plans on launching a missle!

By: kuemi lee

kuemi lee — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:58:30 +0000

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By: Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:30:17 +0000

@ Dave You had me at Louis Vuitton handbag.

@ jim – I’m glad you didn’t have any problems bringing the wine.

By: jim

jim — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:50:42 +0000

We brought a few bottles of wine to Hawaii figuring we’d save a few bucks (plus it was wine we likely couldn’t get in Hawaii), those worked out well.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:46:34 +0000

I’m sure Andy would agree that a new Louis Vuitton handbag would make the perfect Hawaii souvenir! ;^)

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:32:48 +0000

Bathing suits & Hawaiian Shirts are the first things that come to mind because almost everyone buys that stuff while they are here.

Other things you might want to leave at home for the same reason would be Designer handbags, Gold jewelry, Rolex watches, Pearls, Dashboard Hula Girls, Macadamia Nuts, Kona Coffee and Wooden Tiki Carvings. ;^)

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:03:46 +0000

Hi David – I’m making a mental not not to travel with spaghetti sauce. That actually reminds me that you shouldn’t travel to Hawaii with fresh fruits, vegetables or plants because you’ll have to declare them to the agricultural inspectors. There’s no need to delay your vacation by bringing along an apple.

That’s a funny story about smuggling a kitchen sink into the country.

By: David

David — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:48:43 +0000

Don’t pack spaghetti sauce. A few years ago we thought we would save a little money on a trip to Molokai by bringing some food along with us. Don’t pack spaghetti sauce, get the picture?

Our most outrageous packing experience: We brought home the kitchen sink. Well it was a really nice sink. We were visiting our daughter, who was living on Cozumel at the time. At the open air market we found, you guessed it, the perfect sink for our planned outdoor cooking area.

“Honey, I love it, but there’s just no way we can get it home,” I said. The vendor says, “no problem, I’ll warp it for you.” The customs officer asks, “what’s wrapped in the cardboard?” He didn’t even crack a smile when I told him it was “the kitchen sink.”

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:53:56 +0000

Hi jim – Great observation on Hawaii not being pretentious. It’s a place to relax. No stuffiness allowed. Me likey!

By: jim

jim — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:41:30 +0000

Rule #1 is my favorite, while i enjoy getting dressed up from time to time, it was nice to see that Hawaii lacked that pretentiousness.