CONFERENCE HOTEL and INTERISLAND AIR TRAVEL INFORMATION

Honolulu

Ala Moana Hotel (special group rate available Nov. 4-Nov. 9)
410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-4722
Phone: (808) 955-4811 Fax (808) 944-2974
Ask for hotel reservations under group name: Western Association of Map Libraries
Room rates: mountain view: Single/double $89, triple $114
(plus 4.16% state excise tax and 7.25% hotel room tax)
http://www.alamoanahotel.com

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Big Island)

King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel (special group rate available Nov.8-Nov.10)
75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone: (808) 329-2911
Call Central Reservations at (808) 923-4511 or (800) 367-6060
Mention group code KC08403 Room rate: Single/double $99 (plus 4.16% state tax and 7.25% hotel room tax)
Porterage $5.20. We suggest adding porterage service since the rooms may not be available at the time of arrival (around 9:00 a.m.) and the return from the field trip will be late evening (approximately 10:30 p.m.). With porterage, your luggage will be placed in your room as well as picked up at check out time.
http://www.konabeachhotel.com

AIR TRAVEL TO KONA, Friday, November 8

1. We encourage everyone to fly together to Kona on Hawaiian Airlines flight #512 (formerly #104. Flight time is currently 7:50 a.m. You may purchase discount airline coupons through us at $50.75 for each one-way ticket. You will need to purchase an additional coupon if you plan to return to Oahu.

You will need to make your own reservations. Call the Hawaiian Airlines reservation office as soon as you decide to make the trip. 1-800-367-5320. The class of coupon is "G"(government), fare basis code GOWPA.

FLIGHT INFORMATION UPDATE (10/22/02): Hawaiian Airlines flight #512 (7:50 a.m.) is already fully booked. However, you may make reservations on flight #158 which leaves Honolulu at 9:10 a.m., arriving in Kona at 9:53 a.m. The tour conductor is very flexible and will wait for all passengers. Alternatively, you may also try Aloha Airlines if you are unable to fly with Hawaiian Airlines. (The government coupon which we are offering does not apply to Aloha Airlines).

2. If you plan to make other airline flight arrangements in getting from Honolulu to Kona, please be sure to arrive in Kona no later than 8:30 a.m. in order to meet the tour.
Partner airlines are:
Hawaiian Airlines: American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines
Aloha Airlines: United Airlines