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$4K pp Budget Breakdown

✈️🌴4 pax (parents + us), O‘ahu + Kaua‘i, Aug 2024, parents’ out-of-pocket only (we offset hotels with points). 🏨 HOTEL SPLIT (parents paid) O‘ahu: Queen Kapi‘ani Hotel (Diamond-Head view, walk Waikiki) ~$180/nt Kaua‘i: Aston Islander on the Beach (ocean-front studio) ~$220/nt Tip: booked refundable rate 5 mo out, re-shopped 1 mo out → saved 12 %. 🚗 CAR HACK Off-airport pickup (Enterprise Kapolei / Lihue) = 20 % cheaper than counter at HNL. 12-day compact SUV total $1,200 ÷ 4 = $300 pp incl. CDW & airport shuttle. Gas $5.8/gal avg, full island circle O‘ahu ≈ $18, Kaua‘i ≈ $25. 🍴 FOOD HIGHLIGHTS Food-truck average $14 plate (garlic shrimp, poke bowl, kalua pork). Splurge nights: Tommy Bahama 4-course w/ cocktail ≈ $70 pp incl. tip. DIY dinner Kaua‘i: bought ahi poke @ Foodland $12/lb + salad kit = feeds 4 for $30. Coffee budget: Kona blend $4/cup, 1/day habit = $48 trip. 🌊 ACTIVITY MVP Captain Andy’s Na Pali 4-hr dinner cruise Check-in @ Port Allen 14:00 Sights: sea caves, spinner dolphins, 1,000-ft cliffs sunset-lit. Food: grilled steak + coconut cake, open bar (Mai-Tais flow). Parent quote: “Best $280 I ever spent.” 🧾 MISC MICRO-COSTS Uber airport→hotel $35 split × 2 islands = $18 pp ABC souvenirs (mac nuts, Kona coffee) $40 pp Shave-ice addiction $6 × 6 = $36 pp ✅ VALUE VERDICT $4k for 12 days in peak-season Hawai‘i: NOT backpacker level (we ate poke & stayed ocean-front). NOT luxury (no St. Regis, no helicopter), but comfort+ with parents’ pace. Credit-card points shaved ~$1,200 off hotels – still counted in “value” column. Bottom line: Hawai‘i can be affordable + comfortable if you: ➊ book flights early, ➋ mix food-truck + grocery, ➌ rent off-airport, ➍ pick 1 signature tour, not 5. Start saving, start booking – the islands are waiting. 🌺🛫 #US #Hawaii #Honolulu

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$4K pp Budget Breakdown

✈️🌴4 pax (parents + us), O‘ahu + Kaua‘i, Aug 2024, parents’ out-of-pocket only (we offset hotels with points). 🏨 HOTEL SPLIT (parents paid) O‘ahu: Queen Kapi‘ani Hotel (Diamond-Head view, walk Waikiki) ~$180/nt Kaua‘i: Aston Islander on the Beach (ocean-front studio) ~$220/nt Tip: booked refundable rate 5 mo out, re-shopped 1 mo out → saved 12 %. 🚗 CAR HACK Off-airport pickup (Enterprise Kapolei / Lihue) = 20 % cheaper than counter at HNL. 12-day compact SUV total $1,200 ÷ 4 = $300 pp incl. CDW & airport shuttle. Gas $5.8/gal avg, full island circle O‘ahu ≈ $18, Kaua‘i ≈ $25. 🍴 FOOD HIGHLIGHTS Food-truck average $14 plate (garlic shrimp, poke bowl, kalua pork). Splurge nights: Tommy Bahama 4-course w/ cocktail ≈ $70 pp incl. tip. DIY dinner Kaua‘i: bought ahi poke @ Foodland $12/lb + salad kit = feeds 4 for $30. Coffee budget: Kona blend $4/cup, 1/day habit = $48 trip. 🌊 ACTIVITY MVP Captain Andy’s Na Pali 4-hr dinner cruise Check-in @ Port Allen 14:00 Sights: sea caves, spinner dolphins, 1,000-ft cliffs sunset-lit. Food: grilled steak + coconut cake, open bar (Mai-Tais flow). Parent quote: “Best $280 I ever spent.” 🧾 MISC MICRO-COSTS Uber airport→hotel $35 split × 2 islands = $18 pp ABC souvenirs (mac nuts, Kona coffee) $40 pp Shave-ice addiction $6 × 6 = $36 pp ✅ VALUE VERDICT $4k for 12 days in peak-season Hawai‘i: NOT backpacker level (we ate poke & stayed ocean-front). NOT luxury (no St. Regis, no helicopter), but comfort+ with parents’ pace. Credit-card points shaved ~$1,200 off hotels – still counted in “value” column. Bottom line: Hawai‘i can be affordable + comfortable if you: ➊ book flights early, ➋ mix food-truck + grocery, ➌ rent off-airport, ➍ pick 1 signature tour, not 5. Start saving, start booking – the islands are waiting. 🌺🛫 #US #Hawaii #Honolulu

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