Never travel much do you.  I live in Hawaii in the winter and the ignorant often tell me I must be "rich" blah, blah, when they have no clue how affordable it is to live in rural Hawaii where my house is .  One can save a lot of cash on how tickets can be booked to Hawaii. My friends from Homer came to visit me in March and they paid 207. dollars for a round trip ticket from Anchorage to Kona on a direct flight. We use companion fares and miledge .  There are places to stay to suit every budget, we even have hostels on the island. When anyone travels with others sharing the costs of places to stay and car rentals and a trip to Hawaii could be in your future. I help people who have dreamed of Hawaii plan their travels all the time and they are amazed at how affordable going to Hawaii is and of course there is nothing like it.  There are always a lot of students on the plane, most either sleep or do their homework like my grandkids.