Where are you staying for hotel? $216 seems high. Also in April for sure you can get less than $858. Where are you leaving from? Please mention major city you want to leave from, and I'll kayak you what the prices range from.
Another consideration, is why can't your kids leave school when the eldest is 8? I recall taking trips at that age and leaving school. Why can't your kids miss MORE school? How much are they missing?
Another thing, what island are you staying at? I've rented a car in Honolulu, because my parents lived on an outer island. And you can usually priceline a minivan for less than $530.
Sorry but you are doing this the most expensive way possible. NO WAY in april you should be paying $800 for airline tickets. More like $500 or $600 depending on city, less on the West Coast.
Are you considering cooking at your parents house instead of eating out every meal? $6/per person when you have 4 kids IS high. Children eat less than Adults and that's including the nursing baby. Or baby less than 2 years old if they can sit in your lap.
I've been travelling home from all over the US for 10+ years now, and I know what prices are good or not. I never pay $1k except at Christmas.
$8k for a total trip for 6 is still a lot. I bet I could get your tickets down, like my mom's $475 ticket HNL to BOS. But if you don't want suggestions then don't complain.
But Hawaii doesn't have to be expensive. And if you are flying from anywhere on the West Coast for sure you can get it cheap.
Another time to go is right after new years. That's another cheap time of year. Or Early September. We got married in September and most of our friends flew for $400-500.
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