Which States of the US can be more oppositional than Hawaii and Alaska? Six hours by plane only but there are worlds between. Regardless of weather, climate, mentality, topography, culture or last not least of the inhabitants themselves. But not necessary at all I enjoyed both: The colourful beauty of Hawaii and the wilderness of Alaska. The Polynesian freedom and the rough but cordial Alaskian mentality. The heat and the cold. The beach and the ice. I love it all.