Quick Information About Hawaii

Getting There

Hawaii is located approximately 2,500 miles from the west coast of the US mainland and 3,800 miles from Tokyo. It can be reached directly from the U.S. mainland, as well as from several international cities, on any of more than a dozen different domestic and international airlines. Hawaii's principal airport, the Honolulu International Airport, is located in Honolulu, near the southwestern end of the city.

At this time, the following domestic airlines service Honolulu: American Airlines, America West Airlines,  Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines,  Hawaiian Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and United Airlines.

The following foreign airlines offer scheduled flights to Honolulu: Air New Zealand, Canadian Airlines, China Airlines, Japan Air Lines, Korea Air, Philippine Airlines,  Qantas Airways, and Singapore Airlines,

Intra-island Flights are Aloha Airlines, Island Air, and Hawaiian Airlines.

TOURIST INFORMATION

Much information can be obtained from Hawaii Visitors Bureau (HVB) Main Office, Waikiki Business Plaza, 2270 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 801, Honolulu, HI 96815, (808) 923-1811; and the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce, 735 Bishop St., Suite 220, Honolulu, HI 96815, (808) 522-8800.

See each island for tourist information on that specific island.

Local Transportation

Rental cars are available from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, National, Sunshine of Hawaii, Thrifty, Tropical, Waikiki Rent-A-Car, as well as a few smaller local rental companies.

All Islands have taxi service.

Bus service is available on some of the islands and the service on Oahu is one of the world's best.

Public Libraries

Library Card:

HAWAII RESIDENT/MILITARY: Initial card - No charge. Replacement card: Adults - $10 / Minors - $5. NONRESIDENT: Initial card - $25; Replacement card - $25. VISITOR’S CARD: (3 months) - $10.

Video Loans:

$1.00 charge for each video borrowed for 7 days. Overdue fine is $1.00 per video per day. Rewind fee of $1.00 per item.

Dial-In Computer  Services:

View Public Access catalog, place reserves, look up magazine articles.
Oahu 831-6888, Neighbor Islands 1-800-982-4436. (Use communications setup: N8-1, up to 14.4 Kb, DEC VT-100 or higher emulation).

Free Services:

Access to reference materials and reference assistance, book talks to classes, checkout of printed library materials, cassettes and CDs, Internet, library programs, displays and exhibits, reader’s advisory, reserves, statewide access to entire library collection.

See each islands for specific information.

Media

Free tourist magazines such as This Week, Gold Publications, 101 Things To Do, and other pocket-sized guides full of ads, discount coupons, maps and sightseeing information abound for all the islands and one only has to look anywhere.

Emergency

Dial 911 for police, ambulance and fire department on all islands.

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