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lakuNOSPAM@sbcglobal.net says...
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>"Andrew Nightingale" wrote in message
>news:ZVwSi.22693$z05.13930@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
>>I am visiting the big island of Hawaii in January on a RTW trip from the
>>UK. I would like to stay in Kona for 3 nights and Hilo for 3 nights. I do
>>not drive. (I am thinking of the "Seaside" hotels).
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>> What is the most practical method to get from one to the other?
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>> I am informed that public transport is very limited on the island. On the
>> other hand, the island's own website talks of a free public transport
>> system. Would it be practicable for this particular journey one time? I
>> would very much like to hear from anyone that has used the Hawaii big
>> island public transport system.
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>> I am informed that a taxi from one place to the other would be absurdly
>> expensive. That's vague. Could anyone estimate an actual figure? Is there
>> a place I can look up fares? Could someone reading this in Hawaii put me
>> in contact with a taxi driver for a quote?
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>> The possibility of a flight from Kona to Hilo arises. Is that the sanest
>> idea?
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>> Or would it be most sensible to stay in Kona for the whole period?
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>> I am keen to fit in a whale-watching trip, which seems easiest from Kona,
>> but also to see something of the famous volcanic activity, which seems
>> easiest from Hilo.
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>> Thanks for your help.
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>> Andrew Nightingale of Cambridge (UK)
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>Did a net search and came up with:
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>http://www.hawaii-county.com/mass_transit/transit_main.htm
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>Tough to beat free with one US dollar per piece of luggage. And if you
>want to see the volcano area, you need to get to the Kau area. Note that
>the Hilo-Kau route/schedule has a stop at the visitor's center. On the
>other hand, perhaps you can pick up a tour to the volcano area from either
>Hilo or Kona, as per for example:
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>http://www.lavatours.com/kilauea.htm
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>http://www.hawaiifun.org/Polynesian+Adventure+Tours/Hilo+-
+Volcano+National+Park
>+Odyssey+&+Rainbow+Falls.shtml
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>http://www.hawaii-forest.com/adv-volcano.html
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>Do your own web search for other tour suggestions.
Thanks for the info. I have always had a rental, and did not notice many/any
buses. I would have "assumed" that the Big Island might not have any - look
how wrong assumptions can be. My suggestion would be to get a tour package to
Hilo (well worth the visit on many levels!), and I'd have cost the OP $'s.
Now I know,
Hunt
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