For information about traveling in Hawaii, contact the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), Suite 801, Waikiki Business Plaza, 2270 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815 (tel. 800/GO-HAWAII or 808/923-1811; www.gohawaii.com). The bureau publishes the helpful Accommodations and Car Rental Guide and supplies free brochures, maps, and Islands of Aloha magazine, the official HVCB magazine. If you want information about working and living in Hawaii, contact the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, 1132 Bishop St., Suite 402, Honolulu, HI 96813 (tel. 808/545-4300; www.cochawaii.com).
Information on Hawaii's Parks
Hawaii has several national parks and historical sites -- four on the Big Island, one each on Maui, Oahu, and Molokai. The following offices can supply you with hiking and camping information (or check online at www.nps.gov):
On the Big Island: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, P.O. Box 52, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718 (tel. 808/985-6000); Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, P.O. Box 129, Honaunau, HI 96726 (tel. 808/328-2326); Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, P.O. Box 44340, Kawaihae, HI 96743 (tel. 808/882-7218); and Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, 72-4786 Kanalani St., Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 (tel. 808/329-6881).
On Maui: Haleakala National Park, P.O. Box 369, Makawao, HI 96768 (tel. 808/572-9306).
On Molokai: Kalaupapa National Historical Park, P.O. Box 2222, Kalaupapa, HI 96742 (tel. 808/567-6802).
On Oahu: USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor (tel. 808/422-0561).
To find out more about Hawaii's state parks, contact the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources, 1151 Punchbowl St., No. 130, Honolulu, HI 96813 (tel. 808/587-0300; www.hawaii.gov). The office can provide you with information on hiking and camping at the parks and will send you free topographic trail maps.
