Hawaii POE layover time

[Kev0 0]

I've heard the Hawaii POE is faster/smoother than others. Plus, the tickets at this time for a one-way on Hawaiian Airlines is one of the least expensive options.

The potential drawback is the amount of time available for the POE process, and the delay if the connecting flight is missed.

There's 1 hour and 55 minutes between the flights, and the flight from Hawaii to here (Sacramento) only flies once per day.

So, if she didn't make the flight, she'd be stuck there for 24 hours.

[heyray 2]

Hi, when i moved to the USA I stopped over in Hawaii, from Sydney. My flight arrived early in the morning (around 8ish) and the lines at immigration were very long. After waiting through the line I got to the front and was then told that I had to go to a different area. It was in the back corner of the area where you line up for immigration. So remember to tell your fiancee to ask someone where to go. In this section they give you some more paperwork to fill out and I was taken to the front of the queue where I was seen by the first available border control officer. Processing took about 30 minutes after that and I collected my bags and went to the domestic terminal, which is a bit of a walk away. All up with my wrong choices and wrong turns along the way I think it took me around 2 hours to do

If it was up to me I would either see if there was a different flight that would give you more time to get through customs at hawaii or try to get a different flight that did give you more time at a different POE. You maybe able to get it all done in the 2 hours you have but there is a lot of walking at the airport in hawaii. It is a long walk from the international to domestic terminal and then a long walk from the domestic terminal to the actual flight gate where yoi board the plane. I gave myself a 5 hour layover while at Hawaii just to be safe.