Friday, June 19, 2026 // Day 12
We woke up this morning bummed that it was our day to depart Maui, but glad we had decided two weeks before to change our flights and stay an extra day.
Aaron and I walked around the yard, taking photos of the beautiful plants that lined the property. I want to bring a palm tree home, but I fear it will not survive the Minnesota winters. Nor the airplane cargo space.
Our flight off the island was at 11, so we headed to the airport at 9, giving us time to return my rental car and get through TSA. The general line moved faster than the precheck line, but we all still made it through with time to spare. The downside of security at OGG is that it is not air conditioned! While the natural breeze feels nice, the standing air does not!
After a quick up and down flight, Aaron's aunt picked up his parents and our luggage from the airport and he and I took the skyline tram to Pearlridge for one last go at shopping. We panic boarded one of the trams as it got there as soon as we bought our passes and entered the station. Turns out we got on the wrong one. Both trams arrived at the station at 12:19, but like 30 seconds apart. We were supposed to get on the "later" one. Oops. It wasn't a big deal luckily, as we only went two or three stops in the wrong direction before the tram backtracked through the stops once more. This way we got to see more of Honolulu from above!
I had a few things I was still looking for and was hoping I'd find them at Pearlridge. Also, we needed to go to TJ Maxx to buy another suitcase to bring home the extra stuff we accumulated (to be fair, the box of pineapples took up 1/4 of a large roller bag!) Aaron also got a few loaves of Japanese milk bread to bring home and freeze which took up another 1/4.
When we were done, we called Aaron's parents and they came to pick us up in their rental car. We headed to Safeway and then Don Quijote (both grocery stores) to pick up some additional things to grill that night for dinner.
Saturday, June 20, 2026 // Day 13
Our flight left HNL at 2:45 this afternoon. After the longest 8ish hours of my life, we landed in Detroit at 4:30AM. After two hours of waiting, we impatiently boarded our two hour flight back to Minneapolis. I didn't want to leave Hawaii, but after that day of travel, I was ready to be home!
Hawaii was so lovely, and I already have a list of things I want to do when we go back!
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