Expert: Malia - 3/7/2009

Question
My girlfriend and i are traveling to maui this june but would like to get over to the big island to see some volcanoes at the national park is there any reasonable way to get there or is it easier to plan our trip and stay a few days on the big isalnd before maui? any help would be appreciated!

Answer
Aloha,
You can go to the Big Island before or after Maui, it's the same basically. You have to fly there, but there any flights every day and you can check the main 2 airlines: Hawaiian Airlines and Go! Airlines.
They are sometimes cheap if you take an early flight, like 39 $ one way.
As for making reservations, you can wait until you're here, also for tours on the Big Island same thing, since right now our main volcano is spitting lava constantly so you never know from one week to the next which roads will be open, so you basically have to wait until the day you go.
Hope this helps to help you plan your trip
Malia