AIRLINE TIPS?
United and American Airlines have a direct daily flight to Lihue Airport on Kauai from San Francisco or LA. We just found a DIRECT flight Lihue to Phoenix inexpensive, Amer-West airlines (US Airways). Sun Trips also had a direct budget flight from SF? There may be others also as things change quickly but look into this option of flying direct to Kauai, not going to Honolulu. This will save you the inter-island flight time (Honolulu to Kauai) which is about 3 hours (with all the waiting) minimum each way. Shop online for interisland tickets from Go! (Mesa Airlines) and Hawaiian Airlines. All of you, if you are passing through Honolulu, you can often immediately catch the about-to-take-off flight to Kauai with your existing ticket, and not have to wait around at Honolulu airport. Hawaiian airlines leaves almost every hour, kind of like a bus. Just ask if you can get on an earlier flight standby. By catching an earlier flight, you will probably beat your baggage to Kauai, but you will be
