Dear Rush and the Chan family members,

On behalf of Lou and myself, I want to thank everybody for their comments regarding the 2011 Charlie Chan Symposium. We had a great discussion. Lou and I appreciate the input from folks on the mainland.

Among the concerns was the expense of flying to Honolulu and the price of renting a hotel room. We can't help you with airfare, but there are deals out there regarding hotels in Hawaii.

If you stay at a major **** hotel, like the Hilton Hawaiian Village, you are going to pay top dollar. But if you search for budget hotels, you will find them.

To find these deal, one needs to do the homework, just google discount rates in Honolulu. Shortly after the chat room ended, I found a hotel in Waikiki, three blocks from the beach, for $170/per night.

Thanks again everybody for your input.

As Charlie Chan would say, "Paradise, it's just a airplane ticket away."