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In our suitcase? What is allowed?
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In our suitcase? What is allowed?
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I know you can't bring in fresh fruit.
Carrying a small cooler with leftover cheese, peanut butter, maybe even celery, therefore has been a lifesaver and very easy to do - and it stays cold in the airplane!
Actually, you can bring in most fresh fruit. Only a few are not allowed, because of their ability to harbor the insects and pests that are not currently in the islands. Just like how you can take out pineapple, but not bananas, because bananas can harbor pests that exist in Hawaii but not elsewhere.
Just remember that Hawaii is a state like any other. The question you ask is very similar to asking, "Can you take food into Pennsylvania?"
Ronandjoan, I also am diabetic and carry a small softsided cooler.
I can appreciate how your hubby has to have something with him when he travels and how inconvenient it is to get right out there shopping the next morning before breakfast. We diabetics know that you're likely to be at your lowest blood sugar in the morning.
You don't say which islands you are going to or how long you are stayng there but if you belong to Costco, I sure woudn't bother bringing food and if you don't belong, it might be worth your buying a membership, especially if you are going to cook a lot and have several people with you. We stayed two weeks (week on Maui and week on Big Island) and had 8 people and did a lot of cooking. I took my chances and even got by borrowing my niece's card. I'm surprised I got by with it because it has picture on it but my niece and I do look quite a bit alike and very close in age. I don't think they looked that close at the card and they definitely didn't look close at all except upon checkout. There is a Costco on Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. Costs at Costco in Hawaii are about same as in continental U.S. Very cheap. And great meat. Sam's Club is another option on Oahu. We found buying groceries this way a great value.
I have never had to fill out a two page form to go to PA like we just did yesterday coming in to HI.....
TSA WOULDN'T LET us bring two cans of soda in the backpack. They also won't allow anything but blue ice for a cooler.
Sterling
It's been that way since 9/11. No liquids in carry-ons, including ice.