An interesting report ... thanks for compiling it. I also found the subsequent comments enlightening, and a lot of the comments certainly resonated with us.

From where we live, it takes up to 3 days to get to Hawaii, but it became one of those “must try that” events. We ended up doing 2 trips to Honolulu and having decided we weren’t really moved by it (apart from nice warm weather) we gave Oahu a shot. From a Brit’s perspective, it was a LONG way to go for an expensive and not-very-special experience. For those based on the US West Coast, I’m sure you see things differently! There’s a lot more places on the Planet that, for us, deliver more of what we prefer.

TR: JER-HNL with BA and AA by two Senior Citizens

TR: Older people travel too - JER-HNL again!

Aloha again, to OGG with BA & AA in the good seats.