What a great experience - my first with a charter flight…read more A group of us chartered a plane to Kalaupapa to tour the peninsula. I did not book the flight, so I can't speak to that process, but our experience from airport to airport and back again was excellent. There isn't a big sign for Pacific Air Charters, but the building is clearly marked with the address, so we knew we were in the right place. Lots of parking out front on a Saturday morning, even though the spaces are not all striped. Lucy met us and escorted us up to the office and restrooms. We hung out with complimentary tea/coffee while our pilot finished up his final checks. She was very gracious and welcoming. Lucy then escorted us down to the aircraft, and I was pleasantly surprised - twin-engine Piper Super Chieftain. Some in our group were a little nervous about such a small aircraft but it was a lot nicer than some commercial planes I've been on. No TSA theatre, no lines. Our pilot came out to greet us - his name was Ace and he was a total Captain-Sully type. Very professional and left me feeling like we were in capable hands. He did a quick safety briefing for us, then placed us row by row for weight and balance. Every seat had headphones, which was good for noise reduction, but aviation geeks will enjoy listening to the radio communications with the tower and other aircraft. We had a quick taxi and takeoff, and we had such a smooth ride. Visibility got worse later in the day with vog, which was a bummer, but we even got to chase a couple whales in the morning on our way over to Kalaupapa. Fast flight - 25 minutes, max. Ace hung out at the airport while we did our tour, which was surprising; I figured he'd run back to Honolulu or at least go topside Molokai. But, when we were finished that afternoon, we did a repeat safety briefing, sat back in our assigned seats, trundled down the runway and we were off. We had a lot of sea-breeze convection and lightning over Oahu, but it wasn't a problem, thankfully - we stayed out to sea and came in from over the water instead of a town-side approach. The headsets were a bit static-y on the return, I suspect as a result of the weather, so I couldn't hear as well. An overall great experience. We filled the plane with 9 of us, and I thought the price was very reasonable per person, considering we had charter service to an isolated airstrip. Will definitely consider them again if travels warrant!

The pilots and staff at Pacific air charters are what makes this experience so smooth an enjoyable…read more I regularly use them to travel interisland to avoid waiting around and having to deal with TSA. They are always on time and do everything they can to make my travel plans work and are incredibly flexible to my needs. Thank you Lucy for always looking after me so well.

I had a party in Elema party bus I had Soo much fun they made my party so memorable thank you elmerread more

We chartered with Elmer for a family lights tour round parts of the island- his price was very…read morereasonable and we had a fabulous time! Only partial downside was the film on the windows that would be perfect for anything in the day and wouldn't matter during most activities- but did block partial views of lights. However- Elmer was so easy to work with, a lot of fun on board, and we had an amazing time. Would not hesitate to work with him again!

My husband and I could not be any happier or more impressed by both the Mulan catamaran as well as…read moreher crew. We received 5 star service from the moment we stepped on the boat until the moment we had to say our goodbyes. Literally every member went above and beyond to make our celebration special and memorable. Truly spectacular charter and a shout out to our chef for creating a delicious dinner that was not just tasty but followed all our dietary restrictions. And he did the best magic show we'd ever seen to make the night even better! I'm still in awe to be honest. Miranda was in communication about every detail possible and catered to our every need. Thank you for the best anniversary celebration.

We did a beautiful breakfast cruise. There were six of us and they accommodated us all! The food…read morewas wonderful and abundant. The presentation beautiful! There were wonderful toys to take in the ocean , lilli pads, sea scooters and more! The crew was professional , friendly, helpful and fun.... All 4 of them. The captain, the chef, the lovely girl and great guy who explained things and helped out in all ways! We even got a magic show before pulling in to our slip! It was a delightful 4 hours. We will certainly return!

This was our 4th trip with Tradewinds Charter and I anticipate coming back next time we are in…read moreOahu. The experience was super relaxing and very memorable. The boat is clean, comfortable, and very spacious; the crew has been exceptionally amazing every single time (which is why we keep coming back!). The service truly is top notch, and the crew takes every step to ensure each passenger is comfortable and their experience is the best possible. This time we got Captain Ken himself and he was lovely to meet and converse with. I highly recommend supporting this family owned business.

I highly recommend Tradewind Charters! If you're on the fence about booking a charter, do it with…read morethis company! They kind of have a choose your own adventure approach, so my group and I elected to snorkel for a bit and then sail for the remainder of our 3 hour charter. The wind made the sailing a bit spicy so it was truly a blast! Gehrig and Wes were awesome! Gehrig was super helpful and jumped in the water with us while we snorkeled to point out a few fish and turtles. Captain Wes was great as well--he chatted with us about his time in Oahu and answered our incessant questions about sailing. We will definitely be back!

I had Prestige book my Hawaii corporate trip and they went the extra mile. Booked in a first class…read moreflight and accommodations, and personally picked up at the airport in a Porsche Cayenne Turbo; they couldn't have done any better. I had two odd requests along with two business dinners. These four special requests could not have been accomplished through my normal travel website. Prestige is great alternative when the travel sites are unable to accomplish all of your travel plans.

I contacted Prestige a few months ago about holding a memorial/tribute in my moms honor, for my…read morefamily whom were all traveling to Oahu together. The tribute was above and beyond my expectations. It was held at Kualoa Ranch, with an amazing minister who was warm, friendly and funny. The beach was private and absolutely beautiful. We toured the ranch and Kym from Prestige had a wonderful lunch prepared for the 9 of us. The day couldn't have been any more perfect and peaceful for us. Thank you Kym at Prestige. We are already planning our next trip and willbe using Prestige again. They are iincredible!

For several months prior to booking a trip to Hawaii for my anniversary, I researched and…read moreresearched flights, hotels/resorts, car rental, etc.... Once I got flight times and rates for everything, I looked into 2 tour companies to see if they could do better than me. All in all, both companies were close in price, however, they both were far better than my price on rental car. So, I decided to definitely go with one of the 2, but then I had to choose which one. I started working with Malia from Hawaii Fun Trips and she was very responsive and very helpful. The flights round trip and inter-island worked out better for us than the other company, so we were definitely sold on her. And she was very accommodating! Once everything was booked, all we had to do was GO and once we got there and went to pick up our rental Jeep, the Dollar rental place did not have any full-convertible soft top Jeeps. They've been weaning those out for some time due to break-ins and going with the T-top/hardtops and were unfortunately all they had. When you visit the website for Jeeps, the picture advertised is what you'd expect to get. In addition, I called in advance to ensure I would not be charged for a 2nd driver (spouse) and was told there would be no charge. However, once there, they still insisted on charging me. After a few calls and complaints, we finally decided to just take the hard top but were able to get the 2nd driver fee waived. We left and tried to see if we could switch it at another Dollar and got on our way......didn't want to waste any of our time on them. They were rude and unwilling to help (I'll save this for another review.) But being in touch with Malia, she contacted the tour group and tried to get something resolved, but it was what it was - they couldn't make a soft-top appear, but shared sympathy and tried to reach out to the other Dollar on island to see what they could do. As did I. She also checked ahead with the next island we were going to a few days later and requested a soft-top to be held for us. When we got to our 2nd island, we went to pick up our Jeep and we got the soft-top. Although it would have been better to have it on Maui, due to the cold and rainy climates we went through all over the Big Island....it was all that could be done. Again, they tried to charge for the 2nd driver, but fought that one as well - unhappily. When we returned, Malia followed up and tried to get some sort of compensation returned to us from Dollar or the tour company. Although they were not willing to provide such compensation, she offered out of her own pocket to refund us some of the money. I certainly could not take her money, she offered up fun things, goodies or even candy. As much as we appreciated the offer, it was enough that she was willing to do it. I am writing this review with 5 stars for Malia! She had some similar family/medical issues going on and throughout the entire process of getting us booked through the time we returned, it felt like she was there the entire time and willing to help. We would recommend using this tour company to anyone, but to specifically work with Malia!

Pleasant, informed and superbly patient. Malia at Hawaii Fun Trips is on point. We have been…read morethrowing curve balls at her from day one. Different islands, different flights, add a rental, add a person, check this, check that. The last call was as pleasant and professional as the first. Never tried to up sale but has always had a near immediate solution to any request or question. No other agent for this family. Thank you Malia! Ernie Adkins

My mom found them through the chinese newspaper advertising their Hawaiian tour packages. The…read morewebsite gives a good general overview of what they have to offer. With other companies, we wouldn't have been able to visit 3 islands within a week--this one did. I called them the beginning of November to ask them about the availability and such. The nice lady who picked up was really patient answering my billion questions. The 6 day 5 night 3 island package activities is the same as the 7 day. They also have other activities you can tack on for extra. Meals not included. I asked if they could arrange for a free day to roam as we please and she said we can pay for the 7 day while doing the 6 day package with the last day to embrace our last day of heaven. Their package doesn't include flights, and just to save me the hassle of finding good deals I bought the tickets through them. The week before christmas rolls around and off to the sj airport. The e-tickets were legitimate(I'm always skeptical of any arrangements done through phone/online due to scams). Tour guides/drivers Ken and Peter were prompt and nice throughout the week, gave good descriptions and good insight to the local Hawaiian lifestyle. Their english was broken, but enough that non chinese tourists could grasp what they were saying. The Maui tour guide, Raymond, had many interesting stories to tell. A lot of his descriptions were very visual. Every time I look at the Maui island on a map, I will always see a woman now. The big island tour guide, Angela, was friendly and informative of the area. Her own backyard grows lychee and papaya. :o) Overall, a fabulous whirlwind glimpse of Hawaii. We definitely enjoyed the tour and accomodations. If you do want to change your itinerary, they will adjust it to your liking as they have on going tours every day. Itinerary was given to us when we were shuttled to our hotel. You has ask for a fax copy beforehand. They aren't super email savvy quite yet.

My parents have the tendency to book tours for first time locations. We speak Cantonese and my…read moreboyfriend knows Tagalog so the language barrier was an issue at first until we were informed the guides can speak English too. We had a week and their packages allowed us to cover three islands. Not bad for the price we paid. We did not receive the detailed daily tour itinerary until we arrived at our hotel in Hawaii. Dependent on the tour, we had to wake up pretty damn early...pretty much 80% of the time we had to meet at the lobby at 6am. Generally the tour guides were very nice and though they speak broken English, it's suffices the experience. They tend to share the same jokes though and you'll notice it after the 2nd tour. Quick tip: In terms of asking guides for recommendations on things to do or eat, I highly suggest researching that on your own and in advance with YELP. Plus, you can actually ask your tour guide to drop you off at certain place after your tour which saves you the time and tax fare to the restaurant. Just make sure you have the address handy.

The best rates, service, and tours! No hassles and if you're not happy or something goes wrong,…read morereal easy to work with. Will definitely book through them again.

These are the best prices I've found on any tours in Hawaii. We saved over $30 per person per…read moretour using Sav-On, and that was on top of the other discounted prices so more like $50 off the web prices for the two things we booked (Dolphin Excursions tour and Ka Moana luau). I'm a dedicated vacation researcher so I really think these are the best prices available. The Sav-On office staff was very helpful in booking things, too. And I didn't have any trouble with any of the tours we booked through them, all tours were confirmed and communication was great.