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Every time we fly to Hawaii, we try to stop in Phoenix instead of Los Angeles. LAX is such a dump.

Hawaiian airlines has some nice lay flat seats that are pretty comfortable, if you go First Class.
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When I had a Government job, I traveled a lot. They would give me a flat rate for meals, with no receipts or taxes required. In most places, the meal rate was $42 per day, but in Hawaii, it was $70 per day. This made no sense to me because there are Subways everywhere, so I always came out ahead, even more so in Hawaii. And, you could buy "Spam and eggs" at the Mcdonald's.

Federal employees who lived and worked in Hawaii received a 22 percent cost-of-living salary increase. And, unlike any other place in the world, this increase was tax free.
You were fortunate, then. My local Hawaiian friends often have to work at 3 jobs to make ends meet. Teachers salaries (I am a retired teacher) aren’t enough to let some people finish the year. It is the accommodation prices that does one in.
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We flew from Orlando directly to Honolulu last year on Hawaiian Air --- non stop. Great flight.
They discontinued that flight.
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So your other thread is “Driving trip instead of Hawaii” because of the ticket cost, LOL.
If you fly direct take plenty of things to do for the 8 hour (or so) trip. They will have movies on the flight that helps kill the time. The climate is much different than Florida and you will not be disappointed (except for the cost).
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If you have, do you fly non-stop or stop in California, spend a night or two and go on to Hawaii to break up the long flight?

thank you.
We use to live on the Big Island, so your question is specific to which Hawaiian Island you are visiting. May 2024 our flight was direct from MCO to LAX on American. A very, very fast hike between terminals, then from LAX to KOA arriving at 2:30 in the afternoon - its a 6-hour time difference from Florida.

If you want a couple days layover, well ok, but it's not a difficult time change to adjust to. Flying to Europe is more challenging for me.
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