{"id":865,"date":"2022-05-05T05:15:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?p=865"},"modified":"2022-05-05T05:15:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:15:53","slug":"great-day-to-travel-to-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/2022\/05\/05\/great-day-to-travel-to-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Day To Travel to Hawaii&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May 4, 2022: First day of IWU&#8217;s 2022 May Term session, and H310 \/ N390: Transcultural Healthcare in Hawaii! Dr. Amanda Hopkins (Kumu Hopkins) and I arrived at O&#8217;Hare shortly after 6:30 AM to figure out how United was going to handle &#8220;group&#8221; check-in, and shortly after that our 24 students, who were very excited to leave the gray, overcast chill of our recent &#8220;Spring&#8221; weather, began to arrive&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check-in went very smoothly, and we were soon boarding! The 9-hour flight was marked by some pretty significant, &#8220;Flight Attendants take your jump seats&#8221; turbulence about 30-minutes in&#8230; One student, who had never flown, and had been quite nervous about doing so, weathered this like a CHAMP! No one expected free food in Economy, but we were served small trays with yogurt, granola bar, croissant\/butter, and fresh mango with a lime wedge about 1-hour into the flight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Duke-Harms-Jake-Garcia-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Duke-Harms-Jake-Garcia-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"870\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Duke-Harms-Jake-Garcia-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=870\" class=\"wp-image-870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Duke-Harms-Jake-Garcia-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Duke-Harms-Jake-Garcia-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Duke-Harms-Jake-Garcia-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-B.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"871\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-B.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=871\" class=\"wp-image-871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-B.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-B-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-C.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-C.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"872\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-C.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=872\" class=\"wp-image-872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-C.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-C-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-2-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-2-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"873\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-2-rotated.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=873\" class=\"wp-image-873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-2-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/ORD-to-HNL-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Scenes from the plane&#8230;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Arriving at Honolulu International Airport (HNL), retrieving checked bags, and finding our private coach for transport to the Ohana Malia Hotel in Waikiki went very smoothly&#8230; the students were thrilled at the 88-degree weather, and the open-air walk to Baggage Claim&#8230; &#8220;<em>I can&#8217;t believe we are finally here&#8221; <\/em>was a common refrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim-B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim-B.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"874\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim-B.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=874\" class=\"wp-image-874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim-B.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim-B-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim-B-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"875\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=875\" class=\"wp-image-875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Baggage-Claim-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Group.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"876\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Group.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=876\" class=\"wp-image-876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Group.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Group-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Group-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Hopkins-Kerr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Hopkins-Kerr.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"877\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Hopkins-Kerr.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=877\" class=\"wp-image-877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Hopkins-Kerr.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/HNL-Bus-Hopkins-Kerr-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the day consisted of checking into the hotel, getting settled into our rooms, a short &#8220;orientation&#8221; meeting, and then free time to get some pantry supplies for the kitchenettes in our rooms, and explore the area&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-A-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-A-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"884\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-A-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=884\" class=\"wp-image-884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-A-2.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-A-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-B-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-B-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"885\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-B-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=885\" class=\"wp-image-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-B-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-B-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-C-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-C-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"886\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-C-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=886\" class=\"wp-image-886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-C-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Malia-Lobby-C-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Aloha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Aloha.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"882\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Aloha.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=882\" class=\"wp-image-882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Aloha.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Aloha-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Hot-Tub-Time.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Hot-Tub-Time.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"883\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Hot-Tub-Time.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/?attachment_id=883\" class=\"wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Hot-Tub-Time.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/hawaii\/files\/2022\/05\/Hot-Tub-Time-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Bottom Right: How the students ended their first day in Hawaii&#8230;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are off to the Bishop Museum, and more immersion into Native Hawaiian history and culture this morning&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 4, 2022: First day of IWU&#8217;s 2022 May Term session, and H310 \/ N390: Transcultural Healthcare in Hawaii! 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