• SiewchTravelerMaui 2023
    N485HA "Palila" at the gate at HNL.
    Jeff acting silly on the flight.Jeff acting silly on the flight.N485HA "Palila" at the gate in OGG.We were greeted by a rainbow when we landed at Maui.The new tram service that takes passengers to the consolidated car rental center.Our flight record of HA156 as recorded by FlightRadar24.Our flight record of HA156 as recorded by FlightRadar24.

    Honolulu to Kahului

    December 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Hawaiian Airlines HA156 | HNL/OGG
    Economy Class
    Boeing 717-200 | N485HA Palila
    ATD/0730 | ATA/0831

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    The purpose of this trip was to celebrate our friends Dennis and Susan's 50th wedding anniversary. We looked into making a weekend trip out of this, but the exorbitant price of hotel rooms that long weekend put an end to our plans - even private rooms at the hostels were going for $187 per night! So, we decided to make this a day trip.

    We left Honolulu early in the morning and made the short hop over to Maui. On arrival, we were greeted by a lovely rainbow. A few things had changed at Maui Airport since our last trip, which was before the start of the pandemic. In the past, we had to take a shuttle bus to the car rental lots. Now, Maui Airport boasts a spanking new centralized car rental center. To get there, we took a cute new automated tram.    Read more