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Question – Planning a Trip to Kauai, Molokai, Big Island

We received the following question by email: We, family of 4, are planning to visit Hawaii for the first time for 7 days in the first week of Mar'12. We have picked Kauai, Big Island & Molokai.We are interested in scenic areas, little bit of hiking,flora & fauna, whale watching sights,& anything that you can suggest. How much will the inter island air tckts cost at that time? We are also looking descent bargain accom, lodge,condo, with 2 full size beds, group tours etc.

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Question – Wedding at Kua Bay

We received this question by email: I was wondering if you can get married on Kua Bay Beach??? My family lives in Hilo, they visit this beach frequently and would love to have our wedding there, but I don't see any information on weddings/permits. Thank You Kindly!

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Question – How to Reserve Camp Site at Spencer Beach

We received this question via email: Hello, I`m looking for an email address from Spencer Beach Park to make a reservation for the campground. May you help me for this request? Thank you, wishes from Aniketa

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Question – Visiting the Big Island to View the Lava Flow

Question: I'm interested in the best way to travel to see the lava flows? We would fly out of Seattle. 1) Is it best to fly to Honolulu and then drive, or continue on to a different flight destination? (If it's more than a three hour drive from Honolulu, I'd prefer to fly if that's an option.) 2) Also, in what town near the lava flows would we stay overnight?

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Question: Are weddings allowed on Punalu’u Beach?

We received this question via email: Are weddings allowed on Punalu'u Beach?

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Question: What Should I Wear at the Mauna Kea Summit?

We received the following question by email: My wife and I will be visiting the Big Island in the end of July/early August. We plan on hiking around Volcano a bit and the Mauna Kea summit. I am trying to plan ahead and purchase things a bit at a time. I keep reading that in these places, a "light" rain jacket is needed. For me, a "light" jacket is not lined (generally with fleece). So...if we go to these places, will we need a LINED rain jacket, or un UNLINED rain jacket? Thank you.

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Question – Best Beach for Wedding Ceremony?

Hello there, My fiance and I will be in Hawaii (Hilton Waikoloa Village) Nov 13th-20th and would like to get married while we are there. It would be a very small, intimate ceremony only with 5 people (including us). Do you have any suggestions for a beach or park point that we should check out? Are there any licenses or fees other than the marriage license and officiant fees?

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Question – Side Trip to Kauai?

We received this follow-up question by email: Would a "side trip" to Kauai for 3 days be worth it or would you suggest we went there for a longer stay the next time we come through?

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Question – Which side of the Big Island is more Touristy?

We received this question by email: We are planning a trip to the big island, but cannot find which side is the most touristy. Is it the Hilo side or the Kailua side? should we just arrive and play it by ear? i.e hire a car and find accommodations?

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Question – Difficulty in Kayaking Kona

We received the following question by email: We are looking at doing the “Kayak the Sea Caves Near Honaunau” as that looks like loads of fun, and we will be doing the Captain Cook trip as well…based off your recommendation of that as well. Anyways we just want to make sure that a trip like this doesn’t warrant a large amount of “open water” type kayaking experience. We have kayaked in Florida, but not on the ocean, are pretty fit (our past-time is spent climbing mountains in land-locked Colorado) and we just want to make sure that we don’t head out and find ourselves in large, crashing waves and having a sphincter-puckering time. I figure that obviously conditions can change, but in general is this an overly difficult kayak trip requiring quite a bit of experience?

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