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Sunday March 30th, 2008
- All times are local
- Everyone wears "uniform aloha shirt" for today's travel
- Chaperones/Staff/Students wear badge
- Due to long travel times and uncertainty of airline's food service, please plan to bring non-perishable snacks for breakfast and today's travel
See "Departure and Arrival Arrangements By Group" below for bus and flight specifics.
1:30 AM Pineapple and Papaya Groups arrive at Jefferson.
2:30 AM Guava Group arrive at Jefferson.
4:00 AM Mango and Banana Groups arrive at Jefferson.
Upon arrival in Hawaii, we’ll get our first experience of the Aloha Spirit with a traditional fresh flower lei greeting. After identification of luggage, we’ll board buses for transfer to the Pacific Beach Hotel followed by an Aloha Orientation and Briefing with Pizza Dinner on Waikiki Beach. Later arriving groups will have separate orientation and dinner.
HOTEL ARRIVAL
Hawaii State Tours representative will dispense room keys. Luggage to be delivered to rooms by porters. Room Captain to pick up key (2 keys per room).
Students and Chaperones
Pacific Beach Hotel
2490 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 922-1233
Followers
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort
2552 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815-3699
(808) 922-6611
10:30 PM Room check.
11:00 PM Lights out!
Monday March 31th, 2008
Good morning!! No, you’re not dreaming….we’re in paradise!!
7:00 AM Meet in lobby for short walk to breakfast. Breakfast served at Kapiolani Park. Bring sunscreen, bottled water, and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Today we will divide into 2 groups (A & B) as we head into Diamond Head Crater. Two or three buses at a time will pick up groups from Kapiolani Park Bandstand parking lot.
Start stretching and grab your sunscreen as we prepare to hike about 3/4 of a mile to the 760-foot summit of the most recognized mountain in the world - Diamond Head Crater! This famous landmark wasn’t always called Diamond Head. Native Hawaiians referred to this famous landmark as Mount Leahi (Lee-AH-hee). The trail that we’ll be hiking today was built in 1910 to serve as a military observation station along the rim of the crater. The 360-degree view at the top of the mountain made Diamond Head Crater strategically beneficial. Bring your camera! Below, we'll see the lighthouse, coral reefs, sailboats, and even surfers on the waves at Diamond Head Beach!
8:30 AM GROUP A departs for Diamond Head Crater.
9:15 AM GROUP B departs for Diamond Head Crater.
10:30 AM GROUP A returns to hotel.
11:15 AM GROUP B returns to hotel.
Lunch on your own at nearby Waikiki restaurants (McDonalds, Burger King, Denny’s, Wolfgang Puck’s, etc.).
12:30 PM Board buses for transfer to Whale Watch / Dance Cruise.
1:00 PM Enjoy Whale Watch / DJ Dance Cruise along Waikiki Coast! This is the end of the whale season, but hopefully we’ll see whales as we enjoy the coast of Waikiki as we dance!
3:30 PM Return to hotel.
5:45 PM Meet in lobby for a walk through Waikiki.
6:00 PM We’ll be dining with our favorite celebrities this evening. Okay, not really, but it’s the next best thing! We’ll be taking a short walk to Planet Hollywood for some “ono grinds” (good food), music, and movies.
10:00 PM Room check.
10:30 PM Lights out!
Tuesday April 1, 2008
Students must wear “uniform aloha shirts”, khaki shorts/capris and white tennis shoes today for performance later in the day. Load instruments on bus.
6:00 AM Buffet Breakfast served at Perry’s Smorgy.
8:00 AM Meet in lobby for transfer to Hilo Hattie’s Hawaiian Garment Factory. Get your wallets out for some of the best native shopping in the islands. This is where you can buy those quality matching Aloha shirts and Muu muus to wear to the Luau!
9:30 AM Board Buses for transfer to Pearl Harbor.
11:00 AM Performance time! You are officially part of history! Professional photo to be taken after performance.
After our performance we will have lunch (catered box lunch to be served at Pearl Harbor) and tour the Bowfin Visitor Center. We’ll go below deck to wind our way through the barrow compartments where the Bowfin’s crew worked, ate and slept through nine harrowing war patrols. You will learn about the Bowfin, which served with great distinction on WWII and earned her nickname “The Pearl Avenger”.
We continue our blast from the past to Pearl Harbor’s U.S.S. Arizona Memorial to see where history was made. We will experience the film “Pearl Harbor Story”, the visitor center museum, boarding a Navy launch and entering the memorial. We will witness the actual sunken hull where over 1,000 servicemen were entombed during the December 7, 1941 sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
1:00 PM First Group enter theater for start of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Tour.
1:15 PM Second Group enter theater for start of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Tour.
1:30 PM Third Group enter theater for start of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Tour.
1:45 PM Fourth Group enter theater for start of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Tour.
3:00 PM Board buses for return to Waikiki. Return to hotel approximately 3:30 PM.
5:00 PM Catered Picnic Style dinner at Queen’s Surf Beach Waikiki.
6:30 PM Time for shopping and more bargain hunting at the world famous International Marketplace!
10:00 PM Room check.
10:30 PM Lights out!
Wednesday April 2, 2008
8:00 AM Breakfast served at Kapoilani Park.
11:00 AM We'll board bus for a scenic trip to the Nuuanu Pali Lookout, a half-mile past the Queen Emma Summer Palace.
We'll drive through a canopy of trees overhead draped with hanging vines and philodendrons. In 1795 King Kamehameha routed O'ahu's warriors up the trail during his invasion of the island. Warriors were forced over the cliffs. Today's itinerary will include a North Shore Tour where surfing daredevils gather from around the world to compete riding the monster waves that are often taller than most buildings. Depending on the season, we may be able to catch a few surfers in action. Sunset Beach is the local favorite and is legendary for its 20-foot waves. The North Shore is also the home of the famous Banzai Pipeline. "Banzai" is used as a toast or a battle cry meaning "go for it". In the 1950's a surfer yelled, "Banzai" as he rode a massive wave and the name stuck. When the ocean hits the shallow coral shelf offshore, a wave forms that is so steep that it rolls and makes a nearly perfect tube or pipeline. It is the holy grail of surf challenges. Don't worry, we'll just watch for today.
12:30 PM Shake hands with Tongans, dance the hula with a Tahitian, or learn how to make fire with sticks and coconuts from a Samoan. Experience a cultural awakening at the Polynesian Cultural Center. See why this is the #1 visitor attraction in the Islands. Includes Daytime Activities & IMAX Theater. Lunch on your own at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
4:30 PM Board buses for transfer to Waimea Beach Park for dinner Hawaiian Style!
6:00 PM Board buses for return to hotel.
7:00 PM Arrive at hotel. Free time to enjoy beach a leisurely walk down the beach or shopping at a local surf shop.
10:00 PM Room check.
10:30 PM Lights out!
Thursday April 3, 2008
6:00 – 9:30 AM Buffet Breakfast served at Perry’s Smorgy.
Today we’ll snorkel at on of the most beautiful spots our Planet Earth has to offer! Hanauma Bay is a protected wildlife refuge where fish will actually swim up and eat out of your hands, and we’re not talking minnows! You may even be able to see a sea turtle or two. This bay, cradled in an old volcanic crater, is an underwater metropolis that can’t be described so don’t forget your underwater camera! The conditions are excellent for snorkeling and the beach holds its own with its fine, golden sand. So put on your mask and enter a new world!
Due to certain park restrictions, we’ll need to travel in small groups. The times are as follows below. Often the earliest times offer the best conditions (better underwater visibility and less crowded). We’ll sign up for times when we get to Hawaii. This is a preliminary schedule and is thus subject to change.
6:30 AM Group 1 board vans to depart hotel 10:15
AM Return to hotel
7:45 AM Group 2 board vans to depart hotel 11:15 AM Return to hotel
9:00 AM Group 3 board vans to depart hotel 12:15 PM Return to hotel
10:15 AM Group 4 board vans to depart hotel 1:15 PM Return to hotel
11:30 AM Group 5 board vans to depart hotel 2:15 PM Return to hotel
Lunch on your own today.
4:30 PM Go Native! Become a part of “America’s Best Luau” as filmed by ABC’s Good Morning America. Feel like “one of the family” at Germaine’s Luau as you learn to dance the popular Hukilau hula. The private-beachfront grounds give this venue its “relaxed, backyard style” atmosphere. Dancers arrive by outrigger canoe to begin the evening’s entertainment. See crowd pleasers such as fire dancers and Tahitian dancing. (You may even have an opportunity to get into the limelight by being asked on the stage.) Help yourself to a 16-item, ALL YOU CAN EAT buffet of traditional Island dishes and continental cuisine (for you less adventurous eaters).
10:30 PM Return to hotel. Room check immediately upon return to hotel.
11:00 PM Lights out!
Friday April 4, 2008
Departure day. Everyone wears “uniform aloha shirt”
for today’s travel.
Chaperones/Students/Staff wear badge.
6:00 – 9:30 AM Buffet Breakfast served at Perry’s Smorgy.
This is your last day to catch some rays, do last minute shopping or whatever. Later this morning, you’ll be getting your luggage ready inside the hotel room door for pick-up by the hotel porters.
The complete check-out procedure will be explained in detail. Bring all carry-on items to designated area for storage and turn in keys at front desk.
Lunch on your own at nearby Waikiki restaurants.
Board buses for transfer to the Honolulu International Airport and prepare for departure.
2:00 PM Mango Group board buses for
transfer to the Honolulu International Airport and prepare for departure.
Dinner on your own at airport.
6:30 PM Banana (Followers), Guava, Papaya, and Pineapple Groups board buses for transfer to the Honolulu International Airport and prepare for departure. Be sure to eat your dinner (on your own) before departure.
See “Departure and Arrival Arrangements By Group” below for bus and flight specifics.
This concludes the trip, but we’re sure that you’ll
have some new friendships, have been touched by the many diverse customs
and cultures, and have experiences and fond memories to last a lifetime!!!
Departure and Arrival Arrangements by Group
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MANGO GROUP TO HAWAII
(Green Tags)
Sunday March 30, 2008
4:00 AM Mango Group arrival at Jefferson. Arrive at Jefferson with all luggage (including carry-ons) and instruments clearly marked with name, address, phone and bus number. Clarinets and flutes will be loaded on the bus. Girl’s luggage to room 169, boy’s to 170. All carry-ons to the choir room. Chaperones will check luggage. Loading crew will load buses after all luggage is checked.
4:45 AM Mango Group will meet in auditorium for last minute announcements. Flight leaders will board the bus first. Students will board buses after chaperones have chosen seats throughout the bus.
5:00 AM Mango Group depart for Minneapolis.
9:30 AM Mango Group arrive at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Northwest Flight 809 check-in.
11:40 AM Mango Group Northwest flight 809 depart Minneapolis for Honolulu.
3:10 PM Mango Group arrive Honolulu! Board awaiting buses and transfer to Pacific Beach Hotel. The rest of the day is free. Enjoy the beach! Evening meal provided.
MANGO GROUP TO CEDAR RAPIDS
Friday April 4, 2008
2:00 PM Mango Group Board buses for transfer to Honolulu International Airport.
5:12 PM Mango Group Northwest flight 808 depart Honolulu
for Minneapolis.
Saturday April 5, 2008
5:50 AM Mango Group Northwest flight 808 arrive Minneapolis.
7:30 AM Mango Group Collect instrument, luggage, load buses, depart for Cedar Rapids.
12:00 PM Mango Group arrive in Cedar Rapids.
BANANA (Followers) GROUP TO HAWAII
(Yellow Tags)
Sunday March 30, 2008
4:00 AM Banana (Followers) Group arrival at Jefferson. Arrive at Jefferson with all luggage (including carry-ons) clearly marked with name, address, phone and bus number.
4:45 AM Banana Group will meet in auditorium for last minute announcements. Flight leaders will board the bus first.
5:00 AM Banana Group depart for Minneapolis.
9:30 AM Banana Group arrive at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Northwest Flight 809 check-in.
11:40 AM Banana Group Northwest flight 809 depart Minneapolis for Honolulu.
3:10 PM Banana Group arrive Honolulu! Board awaiting buses and transfer to Marriot Hotel. The rest of the day is free. Enjoy the beach! Evening meal provided.
BANANA (Followers) GROUP TO CEDAR RAPIDS
Friday April 4, 2008
6:30 PM Banana Group Board buses for transfer to Honolulu International Airport.
9:55 PM Banana Group Northwest flight 222 depart Honolulu
for San Francisco.
Saturday April 5, 2008
5:55 AM Banana Group Northwest flight 222 arrive San Francisco.
6:30 AM Banana Group Northwest flight 368 depart for Minneapolis.
12:03 PM Banana Group Northwest flight 368 arrive in Minneapolis.
2:00 PM Banana Group Collect luggage, load buses, depart for Cedar Rapids.
6:30 PM Banana Group arrive in Cedar Rapids.
PINEAPPLE GROUP TO HAWAII
(Orange Tags)
Sunday March 30, 2008
1:30 AM Pineapple Group arrival at Jefferson. Arrive
at Jefferson with all luggage (including carry-ons) and instruments clearly
marked with name, address, phone and bus number. Clarinets and flutes
will be loaded on the bus. Girl’s luggage to room 169, boy’s
to 170. All carry-ons to the choir room. Chaperones will check luggage.
Loading crew will load buses after all luggage is checked.
2:15 AM Pineapple Group will meet in auditorium for last minute announcements. Flight leaders will board the bus first. Students will board buses after chaperones have chosen seats throughout the bus.
2:30 AM Pineapple Group depart for Minneapolis.
7:00 AM Pineapple Group arrive at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Northwest flight 365 check-in.
9:12 AM Pineapple Group Northwest flight 365 depart Minneapolis for San Francisco.
11:21 AM Pineapple Group Northwest flight 365 arrive San Francisco.
3:15 PM Pineapple Group Northwest flight 221 depart San Francisco for Honolulu.
5:52 PM Pineapple Group arrive Honolulu! Board awaiting
buses and transfer to Pacific Beach Hotel. The rest of the day is free.
Enjoy the beach! Evening meal provided.
PINEAPPLE GROUP TO CEDAR RAPIDS
Friday April 4, 2008
6:30 PM Pineapple Group Board buses for transfer to Honolulu International Airport.
9:15 PM Pineapple Group Northwest flight 806 depart Honolulu for Seattle.
Saturday April 5, 2008
5:49 AM Pineapple Group Northwest flight 806 arrive Seattle.
7:00 AM Pineapple Group Northwest flight 804 depart Seattle for Minneapolis.
12:20 PM Pineapple Group Northwest flight 804 arrive
Minneapolis.
2:00 PM Pineapple Group Collect instrument, luggage, load buses, depart for Cedar Rapids.
6:30 PM Pineapple Group arrive in Cedar Rapids.
PAPAYA GROUP TO HAWAII
(Pink Tags)
Sunday March 30, 2008
All Times Local
1:30 AM Papaya Group arrival at Jefferson. Arrive at Jefferson with all luggage (including carry-ons) and instruments clearly marked with name, address, phone and bus number. Clarinets and flutes will be loaded on the bus. Girl’s luggage to room 169, boy’s to 170. All carry-ons to the choir room. Chaperones will check luggage. Loading crew will load buses after all luggage is checked.
2:15 AM Papaya Group will meet in auditorium for last minute announcements. Flight leaders will board the bus first. Students will board buses after chaperones have chosen seats throughout the bus.
2:30 AM Pineapple Group depart for Minneapolis.
7:00 AM Pineapple Group arrive at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Northwest flight 319 check-in.
9:10 AM Papaya Group Northwest flight 319 depart Minneapolis for Los Angeles.
11:05 AM Papaya Group Northwest flight 319 arrive Los Angeles.
2:45 PM Papaya Group Northwest flight 803 depart Los Angeles for Honolulu.
5:43 PM Papaya Group arrives Honolulu! Board awaiting buses and transfer to Pacific Beach Hotel. The rest of the day is free. Enjoy the beach! Evening meal provided.
PAPAYA GROUP TO CEDAR RAPIDS
Friday April 4, 2008
6:30 PM Papaya Group Board buses for transfer to Honolulu International Airport.
9:55 PM Papaya Group Northwest flight 222 depart Honolulu for San Francisco.
Saturday April 5, 2008
5:55 AM Papaya Group Northwest flight 222 arrive San Francisco.
6:30 AM Papaya Group Northwest flight 368 depart San Francisco for Minneapolis.
12:03 PM Papaya Group Northwest flight 368 arrive Minneapolis.
2:00 PM Papaya Group Collect instrument, luggage, load buses, depart for Cedar Rapids.
6:30 PM Papaya Group arrive in Cedar Rapids.
GUAVA GROUP TO HAWAII
(Blue Tags)
Sunday March 30, 2008 (Changes made 3-25-2008)
4:00 AM Guava Group arrival at Jefferson. Arrive at Jefferson
with all luggage (including carry-ons) and instruments clearly marked
with name, address, phone and bus number. Clarinets and flutes will be
loaded on the bus. Girl’s luggage to room 169, boy’s to 170.
All carry-ons to the choir room. Chaperones will check luggage. Loading
crew will load buses after all luggage is checked.
4:45 AM Guava Group will meet in auditorium for last minute announcements. Flight leaders will board the bus first. Students will board buses after chaperones have chosen seats throughout the bus.
5:00 AM Guava Group depart for Minneapolis.
9:30 AM Guava Group arrive at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Delta flight 1239 check-in.
12:08 AM Guava Group Delta flight 1239 depart Minneapolis for Atlanta.
3:35 PM Guava Group Delta flight 1239 arrive Atlanta.
4:15 PM Guava Group Delta flight 851 depart Atlanta for Honolulu (No stops)
8:16 PM Guava Group arrive Honolulu! Board awaiting buses and transfer to Pacific Beach Hotel. The rest of the day is free. Enjoy the beach! Evening meal provided.
GUAVA GROUP TO CEDAR RAPIDS
Friday April 4, 2008
6:30 PM Guava Group Board buses for transfer to Honolulu International Airport.
9:46 PM Guava Group Delta flight 1826 depart Honolulu
for Salt Lake.
Saturday April 5, 2008
7:53 AM Guava Group Delta flight 1826 arrive Salt Lake.
9:45 AM Guava Group Delta flight 1649 depart Salt Lake for Minneapolis.
1:27 PM Guava Group Delta flight 1649 arrive Minneapolis.
3:00 PM Guava Group Collect instrument, luggage, load buses, depart for Cedar Rapids.
7:30 PM Guava Group arrive in Cedar Rapids.