For a visitor to Hawaii, the planning process begins before you ever leave home. The following section includes suggestions on integrating a flight into your vacation:

Before You Leave Home
Your Flight: Touring or Transportation?
Scheduling Your Checkout and Trip
Documents to Bring with You
Other Items to Bring
Figuring Trip Costs
Techniques to Brush Up On

All pilots, regardless of whether they live in Hawaii or are visitors, will want to familiarize themselves with those cross-country flight procedures which are unique to the islands:

Cross-Country Planning Considerations

Island Reporting Flight Plans
Cruising Altitudes At or Below 3,000 feet
North Shores vs. South Shores
Recommended Time of Day for Flights
Overwater Navigation
Lost Procedures
Enroute Traffic Avoidance