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Originally Posted by Velvet
They obviously haven’t been to Florida.
Florida is beautiful, many natural attractions, but quite, quite different from Hawaii. For one, there are no live volcanoes etc. Two completely different paradises.
You can do Hawaii cheaper. Look at what the natives do, where they shop, etc Hawaii is very expensive for tourists because they help subsidize these far-from-everything islands. Tourists are their bread and butter.
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Just because you do what the natives do, does not mean you will get their pricing. There is a thing there called (I know I'm spelling it wrong) the Kamaina rate. That is the rate that locals give each other, which differs from the rate they charge you. Your pancakes at The Gazebo up Napili way might be $25, but if the waitress's family or the manager's friends are ordering, that plate is probably $10. And you'll never know they were charged differently.
It is subtle in everything. You go to the end of the Road to Hana and park to climb up to see Fagan's Cross, you will make that uphill walk. However, if you're a local sistah, you go ask your cousin (and they are ALL your cousin) for the gate key to drive up to the Cross.
If you do drive the Road to Hana, make sure you stop at a roadside vendor for the banana bread - it IS THE BEST in the world.
You walk the trails to the Iao needle you must stay on the trail. Natives (and their guests) can get off the trail and go wade in the crystal clear waters. Why? Because they own the entire state. It is theirs. The U.S. Government owns it name only, but in reality it belongs to Hawaiians and they may do whatever they wish. Part of it might be because natives don't file lawsuits, but haoles do. So do the Portuguese (non-natives who have lived on the islands for many years or generations).