Packing List — August 2, 2026

Do Before You Leave

7:00 AM — grab breakfast to go from the lobby buffet (opens 7:00 on Sundays)

7:30 AM — drop the car at Avis LAX (5251 W 98th St) · shuttle to terminal · check-in by 8:00 AM

Boarding passes on phones · bags weighed under 50 lbs

Duke’s Kauai ✅ 4:15 PM — casual oceanfront, no dress-up needed straight from the airport

Day Warnings

💵 No ATMs on Kauai — carry the mainland cash you pulled yesterday

🎟️ Costco run today: all 10 Holo Holo gift cards + motion sickness meds + reef-safe sunscreen + the full shopping list

Empty water bottles before security — refill at the gate

Day-specific item

Standard / always-pack item

✈️Flight Essentials — AS 963 · 9:30 AM

IDs + boarding passes essential

All three travelers · LAX → LIH · arrives 1:39 PM.

Medications in carry-on essential

Prescriptions and anything needed mid-flight — never in checked bags.

Phone chargers + power bank in carry-on

Long travel day ending with two grocery runs and a late check-in.

Headphones / downloaded entertainment

~5.5 hours in the air.

Empty reusable water bottles

Through security empty, filled at the gate.

Light layer for the plane

Cabin runs cold; doubles as an evening layer at the resort.

Snacks for the flight

Breakfast is grab-and-go and lunch is just shave ice — don’t land hungry.

🛬Arrival — Lihue

Avis Lihue confirmation 42920443US6 essential

Counter pickup at 2:30 PM · (808) 378-3885 · lines can be long on arrival day.

Sunglasses + reef-safe sunscreen accessible

First stop is Uncle’s Shave Ice at 2:45, then errands — you’ll be in and out of the sun.

Room preference notes for Waiohai

1st: Room 8109 (honeymoon room) · 2nd: low floor Hale 1 · 3rd: low floor Hale 8 — requested via the 7/12 call; re-confirm at 8:00 PM check-in.

🛒Costco Lihue — 5:45 PM

Holo Holo Charters gift cards × 10 essential

Covers $1,000 of the $1,016.16 Aug 4 tour balance — THE critical Costco item.

Costco membership card essential

No card, no gift cards.

Kaua’i shopping list on phone

Meal plan list: proteins, fruit, POG juice, Fairlife, snacks, bug repellent, reef-safe sunscreen, motion sickness meds, bottled water.

Safeway list for the 7:00 PM stop

Bread, tortillas, condiments, shredded cheese, hash browns, crackers, sandwich bags.

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