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Lihue's
airport
is only two miles from downtown ($8 by
taxi
; Wailua or Kapaa cost more like $20). Along with the usual
car
rental outlets, it also has
helicopters
- Safari Helicopter Tours (tel 808/246-0136) is typical, offering basic tours from $120. The
Hawaii Visitors Bureau
is in town at 4334 Rice St (Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm; tel 808/245-3971,
).
There's no real point staying in Lihue rather than along the coast. However, the
Garden Island Inn
, near the harbor at 3445 Wilcox Rd (tel 808/245-7227 or 1-800/648-0154,
; $75-100), is a lovely refurbished three-story motel, dripping with purple bougainvillea. For a quick meal in the heart of town, call in at
Hamura's Saimin
, 2956 Kress St (tel 808/245-3271), a family-run communal Japanese food counter, open very late and specializing in bowls of
saimin
(noodles) for $3.50. The
Hanamaulu Restaurant and Tea House
(tel 808/245-2511), a mile or two east, is a delightful old place, complete with fishponds, that serves both Chinese and Japanese food. Other useful information
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