With the exception of #17, (Pearl Harbor), you can find everything else in the Caribbean. No passport need for U.S. citizens to go to the USVI. St. John is 60% National Park. With a passport you can travel to the BVI and Sint Maarten/Saint Martin where the island is half Dutch and half French with open borders. And since there was no #14 listed, I will add that the Caribbean actually loves their tourists and thanks them for visiting.
Gov Green wants only wealthy tourists. Note to Gov Green: Repeat wealthy tourists don’t by all the souvenirs and Aloha shirts. You need to be courting the first time tourists who have saved up their hard earned money only to be not welcomed.
Just returned from a 3-island visit and while it was completely awesome am now compiling the bills and wonder if I will ever return. Besides the deterrent prices the yin/yang view on visitors is real (and the negatives are well founded). Add in the Maui fire housing crisis and I saw how over crowded Kauai became as visitors are mis-directed. There are many challenges facing the 50th and hopefully you will find the leadership you deserve.
While I do not anticipate returning, an article like this makes it inevitable I will be lured back by these 22 wonders and many others. Great highlights and great web site. Keep up the good work and mahalo.
Friends. We have made friends in Hawaii and they keep us coming back. I’m flying from the East Coast in a few days to spend a week with friends—no sightseeing in the plans.
“…flights to Hawaii from typical East and West Coast gateways will remain reasonably priced, for the most part….”
I thought you predicted that costs for flights were going to spike?
I’m done with Hawaii. Used to be my favorite place but don’t think I’ll ever go back. Too much micromanaging from the government and the locals are not friendly to you. The islands themselves are great, but everything else ruins it and you must deal with that as part of the package you cannot isolate yourself from it.
With the exception of #17, (Pearl Harbor), you can find everything else in the Caribbean. No passport need for U.S. citizens to go to the USVI. St. John is 60% National Park. With a passport you can travel to the BVI and Sint Maarten/Saint Martin where the island is half Dutch and half French with open borders. And since there was no #14 listed, I will add that the Caribbean actually loves their tourists and thanks them for visiting.
Gov Green wants only wealthy tourists. Note to Gov Green: Repeat wealthy tourists don’t by all the souvenirs and Aloha shirts. You need to be courting the first time tourists who have saved up their hard earned money only to be not welcomed.
I have been to Hawaii many times and watching this just makes me want to go back there. It’s so beautiful.
This is very good and now I can’t wait to get back to Hawaii.
Just returned from a 3-island visit and while it was completely awesome am now compiling the bills and wonder if I will ever return. Besides the deterrent prices the yin/yang view on visitors is real (and the negatives are well founded). Add in the Maui fire housing crisis and I saw how over crowded Kauai became as visitors are mis-directed. There are many challenges facing the 50th and hopefully you will find the leadership you deserve.
While I do not anticipate returning, an article like this makes it inevitable I will be lured back by these 22 wonders and many others. Great highlights and great web site. Keep up the good work and mahalo.
Hi Bill.
Thanks. We look forward to welcoming you back.
Aloha.
Friends. We have made friends in Hawaii and they keep us coming back. I’m flying from the East Coast in a few days to spend a week with friends—no sightseeing in the plans.
“…flights to Hawaii from typical East and West Coast gateways will remain reasonably priced, for the most part….”
I thought you predicted that costs for flights were going to spike?
Hi Patrick.
Yes prices are definitely up other than the suspect gateways, as we said.
Aloha.
I’m done with Hawaii. Used to be my favorite place but don’t think I’ll ever go back. Too much micromanaging from the government and the locals are not friendly to you. The islands themselves are great, but everything else ruins it and you must deal with that as part of the package you cannot isolate yourself from it.