U turn right into a military base in Hawaii

I was in Maui and Oahu back in February over a 10 day period and had no problems either acquiring satellites or had any navigational problems with our nuvi 660. The device worked really well and I thought the Hawaiian street names were pronounced quite well by Jill. We were very happy with nuvi's performance! Don't know why locals would make such a statement???

My Nuvi tells me to go 10.... maybe 15 palm trees then turn left. keep right until the first volcano )

Looks like you've got the "Fred Flintstone Limited Edition" nuvi model.

thanks for the great laugh today. today is going by too slow...

X2

I wonder if the wife would think a trip to Hawaii to test the new GPS out is a good idea??? I like the idea myself.

Speaking as a wife, I think she'd like it just fine. Any excuse to visit Paradise will do!

Hawaii is a great place to get lost since anywhere you go you will find a beach ... except on the BIG island.

I had no problem few years ago.

Cheers.

I think a representative of the POI Factory needs to check out this phenomenon and come back with accurate information to pass on to the community;)

I have not been to Hawaii yet, however it is on Jon's list of things to do before he dies. Well actually it is to go visit a live volcano, however most of the ones we would like to see just happen to be in Hawaii so I will be supportive and go with him when it is time.

Miss Poi

Why don't you create a contest and the winner gets a free trip...lol.

that Gigglychick, CherylMass and Asianfire appeared at about the same time and on the same thread????

Could it be they went on vacation together and left the rest of us here to toil at the Factory alone????

Welcome back 'guys'; bring back any souvenirs?

ML

I'll be going over in the middle of July. Going to Maui for a day then to the island Lanai for 3 or 4 days. I'll take the nuvi and test it on one of the more remote islands.

I have used several Garmin units in Hawaii. Garmin GPS V Delux, GPSMAP 276C, GPSMAP376C, and GPSMAP 478. I recommend that users having difficulty use new location find using a map. I'll be taking my 2820 in July and will post in the results from it after that.

Tourist attraction
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Miss Poi, you have to go. Been there, done that, and got a number of T-Shirts. It is truly wonderful. We did the 10-day cruise around the islands and visited a number of them. Cruse part is over rated but the islands were wonderful.

My wife and I just eloped, along with another couple, to Hawaii this past January, and over there, both my Pocket PC and my friend's Garmin Nuvi 660 performed very well. We only stayed in Kauai though, which has one main roadway going only about 3/4 around the island, but had no problems obtaining a fix. I can think of a few reasons for your experience, for example, old or inaccurate map data: GIS-data companies, such as Navteq and Tele Atlas, rely on the information submitted by the cities and municipalities. As you know, the island moves at a different pace than the mainland, so the data may take a little bit longer to be updated . We noticed this on the road that goes around Lihue airport, which just had changes to the returns. This problem is accentuated as the road network gets more complex. I don't think the guard meant that literally, more likely he has heard of others having the same problem, since the map data sources are the same for everybody. For the slow fix, I can only guess your unit may have had to take a moment to switch and load maps/readjust when you first powered it up.

Hummm...I like that idea, one man and two ladies on a vacation together, but I am sure that my wife and their husbands wouldn't be to fond of the idea...lol.

LOL. What kind of accuracy do you get out of that thing??? I heard maybe within 1 0r 2 palm trees. Satellite (I mean orbiting rocks) acquisition affected by one's proximity to volcanic eruptions. Equipped with the ultra up-to-date Tyrannosaurus chip for rapid and accurate satellite acquisition.)

dont forget to try gps scuba diving lol

I think i'll name my GPS "Scooby Doo"

As accurate as if I were to throw a pineapple and hit it

Thanks for noticing! I don't have any souvenirs, but if you are looking for yummy snacks or something diff to bring back home rather than choco covered macademian nuts- I have a great suggestion. I'm interested in a Long's Drugstore POI file for Hawaii. I found the BEST Hawaiian snacks there, that are not as over-priced as the tourist places. Have you ever had Hawaiian Princess Carmel Popcorn? Twice Baked Cinammon Toast in a bag? Hurricaine Popcorn(my favorite!!!)? Or at Walmart, we got Portugese Sausage - cooked it up for breakfast... Yumm... And Furikaki Mix? Mango or Taro Pancake mix? It's a whole new world of snacks and goodies at the local market. Yumm! Beware, I picked up a box of choco-dipped shortbread cookies for $7.50!!! 12 cookies the diameter of quarters...Ack!!!

I lived in Hawaii for 14 years, from 1971 to 1985.
I loved it over there, but moved because of the cost. I have lived in Texas ever since. What a difference!
I would really like to go back, but have never gotten around to it.

All,

What is the first word in GPS?

I think the Hawiaan locals are loco.

Doesn't Hawaii already have several POI factories? : )

See http://www.poico.com/artman/publish/index.php for more on the "Other POI".

mmmmmmmmmmm!!

POI and Spam, Eggs, and Rice for Breakfast....

I think I will retire to Hawaii.

Then again it will be underwater when the polar icecap melts, depending on who you believe.

Hi,

I just joined the forum (first post) and happened to find this thread. I know this is late, but I thought I’d add that I live in Hawaii. I’ve done a lot of Geocaching here as well as street navigating, and there is NO problem with GPS reception here. The guard that told the OP that they don’t work here was either having fun with her or was simply uninformed. I’m betting that the base was Pearl Harbor or Hickam Air Force Base, either of which is very easy to mistakenly end up at the entrance gate. I can assure everyone, I’ve found no difference between reception here and on the mainland.

Anytime you travel several hundred miles, it takes time to acquire the satellites. This is due to the changes of orbit, and to the almanac having to be "reloaded". Once acquired, it should be fine.

I was in HI, and kept forgetting what "State" I was in, I'd put the ISLAND name in for the state, talk about feeling foolish. Other than user error, it worked great!

I go to Hawaii often and stay in Honolulu most of the time. Last trip I took a Nuvi 350 with me. I used it to get to the north shore and it worked very well. I also needed to get my hair cut and it found a place 1.5 blocks from my hotel as well as other places in the area.

I go to the islands at least once a year. I've used my Nuvi 660 on both Oahu and Kauai without any trouble.

I travel to a different state every week and get frustrated when I jump in the rental car and have to wait a long time for the GPS to acquire the signal. I know it sounds impatient, but remember, this is every week, after sitting on a plane for a while.

Sometimes it "times out" and asks me if I'm inside and if I'm in (last state used). Is there some way to tell the GPS where I am, so that it can find the birds more quickly, before it starts asking me qustions?

FYI: Garmin StreetPilot C580

Paul

I,ll bethere for the month of april and am looking forward to using my gps (650) eventhough i,ve been there many times in he last 30 years but will bring back a comlete report . lol

Navigon maps have no problems.

Bob

I was in Oahu this past fall and drove all over the island with the help of my 60csx (city navigator 7). I didn't have any problem getting satelites, but I also had the gps in the airplane window on the flight over.

And... tell us about your experience here:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/2590

You must go to the North shore of Oahu and have a snow cone. They put ice cream in the bottom of it and then just about any flavor you want on top. I would have never tried it but my friend, a local, told me to and I couldn't beleive how good it was. A must if you get that way

R/Tim

I had no problems in Hawaii with my Nuvi 660. I stayed at the Hilton beach resort in Honolulu and drove all over the Island. I spent time at Schofield Barrack, and Pearl Harbor. I also went to all the sumits (custom POI's from this site) to take pictures. The only problem I did have was the waterfall POI (from this site) lead me to a one mile dismounted hike that resulted in no waterfall. I was later informed by a local that that particular waterfall is only active when they get a lot of rain. It was a fun hike anyway.

R/Tim

LMOL

That's the kind of driving direction you get when you drive to Mexico, "just make a right when u see a shop with a yellow dog in front". I guess the dog usually just lie at the front of the shop... Wonder what would happen if the dog decided to go somewhere else for a moment.

I live on Maui and have some experience with different GPS Nav systems.

I recommend that if you have a TomTom, or any other TeleAtlas map-based system for that matter, you may want to leave it at home. On Maui, TomTom (or DumbDumb, as I started to call it) thinks you can travel on all the private agricultural cane roads (despite the no trespassing signs and the occasional gate), doesn't know about any road made in the last decade, and have POIs that are ancient history and sparse. For instance, if you get off the plane and ask it for a fast food joint, it will know of the old ones across town but not the 5 year old ones on the main road going out of airport. Looking for a mid-price restaurant; don't trust DumbDumb/TomTom as it is likely to tell you about place that have long closed down. Also, Mokulele highway connecting Kihei/Wailea (resort area) to Kahului (where the airport is) was rebuilt/rerouted like 8 years ago; TomTom knows nothing about this and will think you are 4x4-ing it through a field. Oh, and the best one is when it tells you to turn left in the middle of the highway where there is no crossroad anywhere to be seen. Classic.

I have a Magellan 4250. It knows about the new route of Mokulele between Kihei and Kahului, does not recommend any cane roads, and is as accurate as one could hope. Navteq does a decent job in Hawaii so I suspect Garmin would be just as good.

-rdd

Never a problem in Hawaii,

I used to live on Oahu, and I think part of the mixup is that only some brands of GPS work in Hawaii. Garmin works. I know for a fact that Toyota doesn't even sell GPS units in their new vehicles since the brand they use does not have coverage.

"lack of coverage" does NOT imply "won't work"...my non-mapping capable GPS-12 (dinosaur) works just find there

It all depends on which brand you have. I live in Hawaii and bought one so that life was easier. If you are coming to visit, bring it, unless you can spell and say the Hawaiian names of the streets as you are traveling 30mph down the road.

We have a Tom Tom and it works, to an extent. The problem over here is the coverage maps are great and everything works fine, but the search on the Tom Tom. We have a large portion of the island set up with address like - 95-2863 Puukaa Street. The problem is the "-" between the numbers, and no leaving it out doesn't work on the Tom Tom.

The company is aware of the problem and have been promising a fix for 8 months.

So yes the maps work, yes the coverage works, and yes it is smart to bring it over. It saves time and frustration trying to spell the names like - Kalanianaole Hwy

Does the standard North American map work in Hawaii, or is something else needed?

My last trip to Hawaii (October 07) my North American map worked great, nothing to add at all. Just plug it in when you get there and go....in fact I did just that when my cab driver didn't know where my hotel was..I had to navigate for him.

Thanks for the info. That's a funny story. I don't see why all cab drivers don't have these.

I kept getting LOST when I was there, I had a hard time getting a fix because the island kept moving....

I have a Garmin 750 and will be going to Oahu and the Big Island in October. I am hoping it will work just fine. Anyone had any experiences?????

Having a TomTom 930 - I was well aware of issue with addresses with a - in them.

One workaround for this: I would use google maps to find the locations that I was planning on visiting while on the big island, and then use the "send to GPS" option that is availible, and saved them as favorites. (the location is sent to the GPS as a coordinate, and not an address)

In Ohau - I didn't really have any issues with mapping.