Visitor's Information
http://www.gohawaii.com/oahu/ -
Hawai‘i’s official tourist website
http://www.visit-oahu.com/home.aspx -
O‘ahu specific information
The WEATHER in Hawai‘i is almost always lovely, with August
being one of the warmest months of the year. You can visit this weather
page for more specifics: http://www.hawaii.edu/news/weather/index.php
For those interested in a sunrise swim or surf, the latest surf conditions
for Waikiki/South shore of O‘ahu can found at this website: http://www.surfnewsnetwork.com/
Honolulu International Airport
The island of O‘ahu is serviced by the Honolulu International
Airport (HNL). Almost all major domestic and many foreign airlines
fly into the Honolulu International Airport. For those of you
traveling within the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian, Aloha, and GO! Airlines
fly regularly between the islands. The HNL airport is about a 20-minute
drive (non-rush hour traffic time) from eastern Waikiki and the University
of Hawai‘i at Manoa.
Airport Shuttle Services
- Airport Waikiki Express - (808) 539-9400: for $9 ($15 roundtrip)
they will take you from the airport to any hotel in Waikiki
- Super Shuttle – (808) 841-2928: for $10-15 per person
(cheaper for a group), they will take you from the airport to Waikiki
or UH Manoa
- O‘ahu Airport Shuttle - (808) 681-8181: for $20-25 per person,
they will take you from the airport to Waikiki or UH Manoa
Rates are subject to change.
Taxis
There is taxi service available outside the baggage claim area at the
Honolulu airport. An average fare from the airport to eastern Waikiki
or the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa campus is between $20-30.
You can also call:
- The CAB – (808) 422-2222
- Charley's Taxi – (808) 531-1333
- City Taxi – (808) 524-2121
Honolulu Geography and Maps
Delegates will be encouraged to stay at accommodations in eastern Waikiki,
near the beach and Kapiolani Park, where we will provide daily bus
transportation to and from the Conference center (
). Adventurous
delegates could even walk or bicycle between the locations; the distance
between the UH Conference Center and eastern Waikiki is approximately
2.5mi or 4km. To encourage more student participation, affordable on-campus
housing will be made available through the UH East-West Center. More
information on all conference accommodations will be posted during
the next announcement.
University of Hawaii at Manoa and East-West Center
The location of the 6th IsoEcol International Conference will be at
the University of Hawaii (http://manoa.hawaii.edu/). More
specifically, the conference will be held at UH East-West Center’s
IMIN Conference center (http://www.eastwestcenter.org/default.asp).
Sightseeing nearby
Waikiki and Diamond Head
Back of Manoa Valley
Local Organisation Committee
Brittany Graham,
Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii
Carrie Holl,
Oceanic Institute, Oahu, Hawaii
Brian Popp,
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii
Brian Fry, Coastal
Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University
Enquiries should be directed to Brittany Graham, Carrie Holl, Brian
Popp, and Brian Fry at isoecol6@hawaii.edu
