Day trip from Maui to Ohau

[redhatlady2003]

What is the cheapest way to get from Maui to Ohau? We want to tour the Pearl Harbor Museum and though the hotel offers an all inclusive tour, it is rather pricey at nearly $600.00 for my husband and me. Is it cheaper to go it alone, book flights, rent a car and pay our own tickets? Which airlines?

[ftuley]

It is appoximantly 35 mins by air from Maui to Ohau, flying between islands is by far the most popular choice for interisland transit. Air travel is the fastest way to get from one island to another (about 20 minutes air time). For interisland flights, the largest carriers are Go! Airlines (Mesa Air), Hawaiian Airlines, Aloha Airlines, and Island Air. Some carriers have direct flights from the mainland to all major islands. Check their current schedules.
As of now, there is some ferry service, but only between Maui and Lanai, and between Maui and Molokai.
Superferry has resumed service between Maui and Oahu, but has experienced cancellations due to weather and other unexpected conditions.
For either of these small-boat ferries, you will need your sea legs in good working order. You will feel every wave, so I wouldn`t recommend it.
Prices for both the ferry and the flights vary a lot, so depending on what specials are being offered, the ferry may not be any cheaper than flying.
The excellent book, Paradise Family Guides - Maui by Aluli, can help you decide where to stay, especially if you want information about condos and smaller places that are not on my list. That book has information about each of 200 hotels, condos, and B&B’s on Maui and Lanai. It includes descriptions, rates, and toll-free reservation numbers. You can buy it at your local bookstore, or buy it online from Amazon.com.
You will need most of the day to see Pearl Harbor. The video and tour of the Arizona Memorial takes 75 minutes, PLUS you will have to wait between 30 and 120 minutes for your turn for that tour, after you arrive at Pearl Harbor. (You cannot make advance reservations for your tour time.) Therefore, you need at least 2 to 3 hours just for the Arizona. If you also want to take the guided tour of the battleship USS Missouri, that takes an additional 1 to 3 hours (including getting there from the Arizona), depending on waiting time. You also have to allow about half an hour to get to Pearl Harbor from the airport or from Waikiki, and a similar amount of time to get back. Adding up all these times, means that you need a minimum of four hours (if you go during a slow season with few tourists and very little wait times), or up to seven hours in the busiest times of the year (such as Christmas week), to do both the Arizona and the Missouri tours. You can get recorded information about Pearl Harbor tours at this phone number: 808-422-0561. Oahu-Pearl Harbor VIP Tour-Take a sentimental journey through time, back to the "Day of Infamy" in 1941 and embrace the very sights & sounds of that day that changed the course of history forever,for an exclusive behind the scene tour of Pearl Harbor and 3 Military Bases.Your historian guide will accompany you throughout your day in history! Adult Price: $88.84 , for more information call Toll Free 1-888-909-0010.
I think for accommodation you will have the best luck searching in the Kihei area. North Kihei will be a little less expensive than south due to a couple of factors: 1) a little more wind, and 2) the beaches are not as nice.
I've heard good things about both Menehune Shores and Sugar Beach Resort as well.
One place called Dreams Come True on Maui is actually a nice place and Low Season (Spring, Summer & Fall) 4/01/08 to 12/17/08 Bedroom Condo $139/night (6 night minimum)* $895/week ($128/night) and High Season (Winter) 12/18/07 to 3/31/08 and 2-Bedroom Condo $169/night (6 night minimum)* $1095/week ($156/night)
There are reports of people getting rooms at the Hyatt etc...for $90 a night! Guess you just have to hit it at the right time....
This one looks like a great place to stay, HALE NAPILI, located on Napili Bay, is a delightful condominium hideaway ideally situated on one of Maui's most beautiful beaches. Garden/Ocean View Studio $160 Rates are based on double occupancy. For reservations please call our toll free number (USA & Canada): 800-245-2266 It's right on the beach. It's not plush but clean and friendly.
I hope this helps!

Try using the "build your trip" flight comparsion tool here:Hawaii Interisland Flights it will
search multiple websites and get you the best price.
Have a fabulous time in Brasil! I hope my reply helps.

Links of interest:
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Oahu Hawaii
Pearl Harbor Tours

[redhatlady2003]

Thank you so very much. I will share this with my husband. We are traveling on a Time Share so we are staying at the Kaanapoli Beach Club Resort. At least that is taken care of. Thanks again.