Symposium 2020 > Lodging and Transportation

Lodging in Hawai'i:  Our 2020 Symposium will take place at the Aloha Tower Marketplace on the campus of Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU) in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Listen and watch as UCGIS President Karen Kemp gives us a video overview of the Symposium venue! 

Participants in the Symposium will be able to stay in HPU dorm rooms in the adjacent Waterfront Lofts. Modern, comfortable, air conditioned, convenient! Each loft room has a kitchenette, small living area, and a bathroom. The bedrooms can be used as singles or doubles. 

Reservations for these low-cost rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and made directly through Hawaii Pacific University. On the HPU reservations form, you will be able to indicate if you would chose to use your bedroom as a single, or whom you would like to share a bedroom with or share the full loft room with. You can also indicate if you'd be willing to be placed with others looking for sharing in a men's or women's room.  Room numbers will be limited, so stay tuned for the reservations link to be available here soon! 

* There will be a $15 charge for linens (sheets and towels) per person per reservation.

Interested in lodging other than a dorm room?  Consider the nearby Aqua Aston Executive Centre Hotel. It is conveniently located just four blocks from where our Symposium meetings will be held.

Travel to Hawai'i:  Many airlines will take you to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu (airport code HNL), including Southwest Airlines. Website such as Skyscanner often reveal reasonable prices, and our late May Symposium falls in the "low" season for tourist travel. We will be sure to share information widely when we hear about a sale on tickets!