How to Pack for Your Hawaiian Vacation
First, think about what activities you want to do when you get here. Next, figure out what items you’ll need while doing them. Now, take a moment and reassess. Ask yourself, do I REALLY need it, will I REALLY use it, and do I REALLY want to pack it with me through the airport? There’s a lot to be said for ‘packing light’, and remember, Honolulu is a modern metropolis with many stores and rental shops. You can avoid the extra luggage fees and fill in the blanks once you get here. Plus you need to leave room in your bags to bring back all your cool Hawaii mementos, right?
Hawaii is rated as the most perfect weather in the 50 United States, averaging between 75 – 82 degrees year round. Here are the general rules of what to pack:
- Shorts are pretty much accepted everywhere.
- Shirts and cover-ups are important once you’re off the beach.
- After a day in the sun, the cool trades at night can feel cooler than the actual temperature, so be sure to bring a light sweater or jacket.
- Bring a pair of slacks/comfortable dress for a nicer night out.
- Sandals are accepted everywhere as appropriate footwear.
- There are some great travel towels that fold up small, dry quickly and soak up lots of water, check out Amazon to see the variety of choices available.
- Remember, we are a tropical island. It takes a lot of rain to keep this level of green, so bring your umbrella, or a rain poncho, or better yet, live like the locals and dance in the rain. It’s Hawaii, after all. It will be sunny again soon!
From there, you should plan around your activities:
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Visiting lots of different attractions?
- Comfortable shoes
- Loose, cool clothing
- Hat
- Sunscreen and After Sun
- Your favorite water bottle
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Beach bum?
- Comfortable cover ups – for when you leave the beach briefly to restock
- At least 2 swimsuits so one can be drying while you wear the other one
- Cute (or manly) flip flops
- Hat
- Sunscreen and After Sun
- Your favorite water bottle
- A collapsible cooler for snacks and drinks so you can stay at the beach longer
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Adventure seeker?
- Good hiking shoes (don’t forget your socks)
- Comfortable hiking gear
- Hat with a brim
- Sunscreen and After Sun
- Backpack for your water and food
- Your favorite water bottle
- Bug spray/repellent
- Don’t worry about equipment. You can rent most anything you need once you get on-island.
Nina Jones, a mainland gal from way back, is now a transplanted Islander. With her husband of 40+ years, she works at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Her hobbies include swimming, traveling, studying and writing about what she is learning from the various Polynesian cultures. Her blogs focus on their history, beliefs, practices and – as an added bonus – delicious food! To her, Polynesia is not just a place to visit, it is a way to live and she is very honored to be able to be a part of their amazing world.
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