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TRAVEL âThe answer is in the wave,â and other things I learned on a pandemic-friendly trip to Hawaii On a whim, and because it was affordable, we booked a vacation in Honolulu. Hereâs how we pulled it off. By Emily Sweeney Globe Staff,Updated March 17, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Email to a Friend Waikiki Beach in Hawaii.Emily Sweeney/Globe staff HONOLULU â After a year of living under lockdown conditions, I decided, on a whim, to book a vacation to Hawaii with a friend. Weâd waited long enough; it was time for us to escape the gray New England winter. When we first talked about the possibility of embarking on such a trip, it seemed like a long shot. Only thatâs when we discovered an upside to living in a global pandemic: Airfare was relatively cheap (we scored round-trip flights to Honolulu for $595) and the accommodations werenât too pricey. We could actually pull this off. ....