Hey, thanks Mimi. I'll be in Oahu/Waikiki for two days staying at a fancy
$25 hostel. And then it's 7 days at the Hilton Waikaloa Bay Club on the big
island. The whole trip including rental car, flights between islands, one
first-class flight, and one economy flight from LAX is costing us about $550
total. I like nice stuff, but if food was really 3X-4X the cost buying on
the mainland, I'd seek other options.
Sounds like we may be OK after all. Can someone recommend reasonably priced
eats in Waikiki? I'd imagine things are very spendy there.
-KF
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> "Ken Fine" wrote in message
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>> The price of food in Hawaii is legendary. I'm wondering whether we should
>> bring a bunch of food with us, and whether it would be permissable to
>> bring frozen meat into HI. Finally, I'm wondering how the price of items
>> at Costco compares in HI versus the states. We'll be on the big island of
>> Hawaii for most of our stay.
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> Yes, food is more expensive but not that much more. Unless you have
> particular health issues, it's not worth packing food. And the local fruit
> is wonderful and cheap. We always hit the farmers' markets, buy pineapple,
> papayas, guavas, kiwi, little local bananas, etc. and have big fruit salad
> meals.
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> The Big Island is indeed big and you won't want to drive from one side to
> the other for groceries. Anything frozen will thaw by the time you get
> back. There are supermarkets in Hilo, Waimea, and Kona. And there's a
> Walmart in Kona.
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> So where on the island will you be staying?
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