We bring food staples such as drinks, energy bars, coffee & spices, and dive gear such as snorkels, fins.
You brought coffee
TO Hawaii? I always bring coffee home
FROM Hawaii.
I live near EWR, Newark, NJ, and I am stuck with UA. I used to have a high elite status (1K) but now I am a puny silver elite. I never get upgraded, nor do I expect to.
When I fly to HI I take UA but I go First Class using miles. I could not stand those horrible coach seats for 11 hours. I'd be a cripple when I got off the plane.
My son and his family are going in July, 2018. For their collective birthday and Christmas presents (only my son, daughter in law and granddaughter) I gave them 270,00 UA miles to fly first class from Buffalo to Maui. They liked that. Who wouldn't? Of course they are staying at the Marriott in Maui and then again on the Big Island. It helps to have a mom, mom in law, and grammy who owns a lot of timeshares. I want this trip to be the trip of their dreams.