Meeting Hotel

Rooms are blocked off and reduced rates secured at $89.00/night ($99.50 with tax) single or double occupancy until Wednesday, August 1, 2001. You must mention the Yohkoh10 Research Meeting to secure these rates when you make your hotel reservations. Rooms before or after the meeting dates may be booked at the conference rate as available. All sessions of the meeting will be held in the conference rooms of the meeting hotel: King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel

Mailing Address:King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel
75-5660 Palani Road
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
 
Web Address: http://www.konabeachhotel.com/home.html
Email: reservation@hthcorp.com
Local Telephone: 808-329-2911
USA / Canada / Hawaii: Toll Free 800-367-6060
International: 808-923-4511
FAX: 808-922-8061

To ensure the special low conference rate by an email reservation, you must specify that you wish to stay at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel (the email reservation system serves multiple hotels), and that you are part of the Yohkoh10 Meeting. We do not recommend using the hotel's online forms to register, as you cannot secure the conference rates with that system.

Hotel Roommates

If you would like a roommate for the meeting, but do not know anyone to room with, submit your name, sex and the dates of your stay at the King Kamehameha by email to Yohkoh10@solar.physics.montana.edu by July 25. Please specify whether or not you have already reserved a room. Recipients of financial aid for housing who do not already have roommates will also be assigned a roommate by the conference committee.

Additional Hotel Charges

The King Kamehameha Hotel has the following additional charges:
    $5.00 /day Parking.
    $0.75 /Local Phone Call.
    $1.50 /day for use of in-room safe.

Travel Information

Uniglobe Travel has been selected as the designated travel agency for the conference. Michelle Guelff will be available to assist with airline and rental car reservations. You can contact her at her toll free number, 800-827-2496 or by e-mail, m.guelff.uniglobe@wspan.com

King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel is most conveniently reached from the Kona International Airport. Flights from the Hilo Airport and from neighbor islands are available and average 30-40 minutes.

From the Kona International Airport Taxi and Shuttle rates are as follows:

    Taxi rate is approximately $20.00 plus gratuity, one way.

    Shuttle service by Speedishuttle (call 808 329-5433, reservations required) is approximately:

      $16.14 1 person,
      $17.21 2 people,
      $18.29 3 people,
      $19.36 4 people.

From the Hilo International Airport to Kona, it is 126 miles and a 2 hour 45 minute drive going south on Highway 11 or 92 miles and a 2 hour 30 minute drive going north on Highway 19. Consider arranging a flight from Hilo to Kona, or renting a car and driving. Taxi & Bus rates are as follows:

    Taxi rate is approximately $200.00 (Two Hundred Dollars) plus gratuity, one way.

    The Big Island's public transportation, Hele-On, consists of a main route between Hilo and Kailua-Kona that operates once a day in each direction. Every day, Hele-On leaves Kona at 6:45 a.m., arriving in Hilo at 9:45 a.m. It then leaves Hilo at 1:30 p.m. and arrives back in Kona at 4:30 p.m. Fares range from $2.25 - $5.35 one way, depending on the route. For more information, call 808 961-8744.


Hawaii Links

The following web sites provide more information about Hawaii the state and Hawaii the Big Island.

Visa Information

Please direct any questions to your local US Embassy or Consulate. See the Department of State homepages.

Financial Assistance

There will be limited funds available for travel expenses of young researchers. Please contact us by email, following the instructions on the Financial Aid page to apply to receive assistance in attending this conference.