Aloha PGST Elders! We are about a month away from our 2025 PGST Elders trip to Hawaii! We will be staying at the Hilton Hawaiin Village Waikiki Beach Resort, this is an ocean front resort, which also has five pools, and a waterslide. The resort also has 17 restaurants and other amenities.
We have two flights taking us to Hawaii due to the number of elders attending, one is a Delta flight the other one is an Alaska flight. We will need to leave the Tribal Center ever early, at 4AM on September 25, 2025. I will need to know if you need a ride to the airport form the tribal center. Can you please email me at cmiller@pgst.nsn.us or call me at 360-297-9665 or text me at 360-689-7958 so I can get a head count for transportation, please respond by August 29, 2025. Please remember you must have an enhanced driver’s license, enhanced ID or passport to board the plane.
If you are checking your baggage you will need to plan to pay for your own baggage, this is not being paid by the Tribe. Enrolled Tribal elders will be receiving per diem for the trip, and the deposits will be returned for everyone.
If you are meeting us at the airport, I will give you the flight information and your confirmation number, and you can contact me at the above numbers or email.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be putting out specific information about the trip, what to bring, the check-in procedure, information about the meeting with tribal council, etc. You can also contact me with questions. Mahalo!