The reason I am asking is that Southwest flies only 737s and that seems to be a long trip for such a small airplane and what about food/snacks?
It will be either be that or Florida.
Bermuda. Better. Much better.
We flew from Phoenix to Oahu for our 39th anniversary in 2018, but we flew Hawaiian Airlines. It was a 5-6 hour flight, but the thing that made me a little nervous is there’s literally no place to land in an emergency between California and Hawaii. Other than that, I’d love to go back in the future. We stayed on Oahu for 12 days in a condo 2 blocks from Queen’s Beach and loved every minute of it.
I can not advise you on Southwest.
I flew from Boston to Honolulu three years ago on Hawaii Airlines.
We stayed on Waikiki Beach for a few days. There are only about eight hotels that are right on the beach.
We did the Pearl Harbor tour.
One of the best things I have ever done in my life.
We only stayed on Oahu for a couple days.
If I ever go back I will stay longer.
We then flew over to the Big Island and spent a week on the Kona coast.
If you go to the Big Island you need to rent a car. It is a BIG island. We drove all over it for a week. FYI, the Big Island is not nearly as expensive as Oahu or especially Maui. A steak dinner on the Big Island is about the same as around here.
That is because they have some of the biggest cattle ranches in the country. They also grow a lot of food on the island.
I went to Maui about 25 years ago.
It is beautiful. Everywhere. Breathtaking.
It is also very expensive unless you rent a condo in Kihae. Some of the nicest resorts in the world in Wiamae.
On all of the islands there is a dry side and a wet side. It is a drastic difference.
The Kona side of the Big Island looks like the dark side of the moon.
It is one huge lava field.
Except for the coast where the resorts are.
The Hilo side is tropical jungle.
It rains all the time. Same story on Maui.
The Hana side is beautiful, when it is not raining.
I have not been to the other islands.
I can’t remember the name of the one where they filled all the Jurassic Park movies, but I know people who have gone there and they said it rained 4 out of 6 days.
That is why you need a car if you visit.
It can be raining in one area, but you drive five miles away and the sun is out.
that length of trip would be miserable. I have over 2M miles on southwest and 1M on AA.
Southwest frequently flies at 100% capacity.