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United Airlines Flights from Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL)
Orbitz is pleased to offer airline tickets on United Airlines, which operates 17 regularly scheduled daily non-stop flights from Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL), departing between 7:05am and 11:00pm, and one additional non-stop flight regularly scheduled to depart at 6:10am and arrive at 6:44am, everyday except Sunday. Usually a Boeing 737 or De Havilland Canada DHC-8 is flown for this route. The average travel time from Kahului, HI to Honolulu, HI is 34 minutes.
During your Honolulu vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
U.S. Army Schofield Barracks
James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity, called Schofield Barracks "the most beautiful army post the U.S. has or ever had." The Honolulu Star Bulletin called it a country club. More than a million soldiers called Schofield Barracks home. With its broad, palm-lined boulevards and Art-Deco buildings, this old army cavalry post is still the largest operated by the U.S. Army outside the continental United States. And it's still one of the best places to be a soldier.The history of Schofield Barracks and the 25th Infantry Division is told in the small Tropic Lightning Museum,. Displays range from a 1917 bunker exhibit to a replica of Vietnam's infamous Cu Chi tunnels.
Lanikai Beach
This is one of the best places on Oahu to greet the sunrise. Watch the sky slowly move from pitch black to wisps of gray to burnt orange as the sun begins to rise over the two tiny offshore islands of Mokulua. Use your five senses for this experience: hear the birds sing, feel the gentle breezes on your face, taste the salt in the air, smell the ocean, and see the kaleidoscope of colors as another day dawns.
Contemporary Museum
Set up on the slopes of Tantalus, one of Honolulu's upscale residential communities, the Contemporary Museum is renowned for its 3 acres of Asian gardens (with reflecting pools, sun-drenched terraces, views of Diamond Head, and stone benches for quiet contemplation). Its Cades Pavilion houses David Hockney's L'Enfant et les Sortileges, an environmental installation of his sets and costumes for Ravel's 1925 opera, and six galleries display significant works from the last 4 decades. Equally prominent is the presence of contemporary Hawaii artists in the museum's programs and exhibitions. Ask about the daily docent-led tours, and look for an excellent cafe and shop. Depending on your passion for art, you could spend an hour here to all day.
Make your reservations for discount hotel rooms in the
Honolulu area, including:
Pagoda Hotel
This is where local residents from neighbor islands stay when they come to Honolulu. Close to shopping and downtown, the Pagoda has been serving Hawaii's island community for decades. This modest hotel has very plain (motel-ish) rooms: clean and utilitarian with no extra frills. For a quieter room, ask for the mountain view, where you'll be away from the street noise. There's easy access to Waikiki via TheBus -- the nearest stop is just a half block away. Ask about the car packages: If you ask when booking, you may be able to get one free with your room. Studios and one- and two-bedroom units have kitchenettes.Facilities: Restaurant (well known among local residents for its man-made stream filled with Japanese ornamental carp, not necessarily for its food); bar; 2 outdoor pools; activity desk; salon; babysitting; coin-op washer/dryers; laundry service; dry cleaning; sundries store.
Aston Waikiki Beachside Hotel
This luxury boutique hotel is right across the street from Waikiki Beach. There's a feeling of elegance and charm throughout this intimate place: You step off busy Kalakaua Avenue into a marble-filled lobby with classical music wafting in the background, sprays of flowers everywhere, and a soothing Italian fountain. The staff is attentive to every detail (including twice-daily maid service). The only caveat: The bedrooms are very, very tiny, but tastefully decorated with artwork and antiques (including hand-painted Oriental screens and 18th-c. furnishings). There's no on-site restaurant, but there is a complimentary continental breakfast daily in the lobby. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, a three-course tea service (with different teas, sandwiches, desserts, and more), served on antique china, is presented in the lobby and courtyard.
Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel
This hotel is prized for its excellent location and decent rates. Portraits of the hotel's namesake, Princess Kaiulani, heir to the throne who died in 1899 at the age of 23, fill the large open-air lobby. Her regal, youthful face looks out on the site that was once her royal estate. A huge swimming pool sits behind a row of restaurants and shops facing Kalakaua Ave. The open-air lobby connects the three buildings of the Princess Kuiulani: the 11-story original hotel that opened in 1955, the 11-story Kaiulani wing, and the 29-story Ainahau tower, the latter two opened in 1960. The rooms, which are perfectly fine if unremarkable, have been recently renovated, and double-insulated doors with soundproofing have been added. (We wish every hotel in noisy Waikiki had this feature. The soundproofing really works: You can't hear the blaring sirens or the sound of garbage cans being emptied at 3am.) The hotel's dinner and cocktail show "Creation -- A Polynesian Odyssey" is a fun, but touristy, musical-theatrical excursion through the South Pacific. We wouldn't pay the rack rates, but it's often possible to get a good package deal here.Facilities: 4 restaurants (Mandarin, Japanese, poolside garden, international food court); 4 bars; outdoor pool; fitness room across the street at sister hotel; Jacuzzi; good children's program; concierge; activity desk; room service; massage; babysitting; coin-op washer/dryers; laundry/dry cleaning.
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