One of the most frequented questions on my blog is if you need a passport to visit Hawaii. If you are a U.S. citizen the answer is no. Hawaii is the 50th U.S. state so there is no need for a passport. It is no different than from going from say, Nevada to California except the long flight of course.
Flying to Hawaii can be a very long trip if you haven’t planned right for it, especially if you have kids along. Flight times vary from around 6 hours from Los Angeles or San Francisco, 8 hours from Salt Lake City and around 12 hours from New York and as long as 17.5 hours from the UK.
To keep your kids busy bring along some books or a portable DVD player and a couple DVD’s to help keep them occupied. Make sure the DVD player is fully charged or has new batteries so it will last long enough for the flight. Don’t forget the headphones! People in the neighboring seats don’t want to hear the Barney song all through the flight. Most flights should have an in-flight movie to watch as well.
If you are bringing an infant be sure your car seat has the FAA approval sticker on it somewhere or you won’t be able to use it. Have an ample supply of diapers, wipes and powdered formula as well. A few dry snacks are also a good idea especially if your kids are picky eaters, they might not like the food served on the plane so bring something you know they will eat. You can bring fruits and vegetables on the plane and eat them there, but you cannot take them off the plane in Hawaii. Also be prepared to fill out the Agricultural form in flight so keep a pen handy.
I usually fly the red eye out of Las Vegas at 2 am so it is dark and much easier to sleep through the six to seven hour flight. The flights can get a little chilly since you are sitting in an air conditioned place for so long so bring a light jacket, you are likely to need one sometime during your Hawaii trip anyway, keep it handy in your carry-on.
The flight is a good time to reread any Activity brochures you may have picked up or to go over your itinerary to make sure you time is wisely spent, or just sit back and relax and prepare yourself for the slower lifestyle of Hawaii, after all you are going to Hawaii!
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Wow, have fun!!
I traveled from NC to rural Thailand this summer, which took 30+ hours of flying/layovers, so I know how you must feel!!
Definitely bring things that can occupy your mind in many different ways (5 different books won't do it — think "diversity"):
Sudoku
Card games and travel board games if you're with your friend
Books
Sketchpad
iPod/music player
Origami is actually quite entertaining/time-consuming
Read SkyMall and make fun of all the useless things that you secretly want
Hopefully your plane will have on-flight entertainment (movies and games and stuff on a screen in front of your seat), which they usually have on international flights. Yours is long, but not technically international, so I'm not sure if the flights will have that feature or not.
During your layover, I like to call friends/family. That's something you can only do while on land, so take advantage of that source of amusement while it is available.
Try out all the different types of smoothies!! If you'll be in the Charlotte Airport, they have an AMAZING smoothie shop that you need to try!! It's right next to a Mrs. Fields cookie shop (which is pretty good too, actually). It might be hard to find, but that will take some time too, so maybe that's a good thing.
The best thing you can do, really really, is to mentally acknowledge that you are going to be flying for 30 hours and that this is an important and legitimate part of your journey. If you think of it as an annoying, unimportant, preliminary part of your trip that you want to rush through, it will be much harder to sit through it.
Bringing tylenol PM helps you get to sleep, too. I'd also bring thick socks because feet get COLD on planes and that can really prevent you from getting some good sleep!!
Speaking of sleep, I'd suggest NOT getting much the night before. You'll definitely find people on both sides of this debate, but in my opinion if you don't sleep the night before, you'll be tired enough that the experience will feel surreal and fun, and it'll be easier for you to get to sleep on the flights.
Finally, I'd bet (though I'm not positive) that if you let the flight attendants know that you'd like to sit next to your friend, they'll move people around for you. The people who travel solo usually can be moved.
Have a GREAT trip!!
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