VLVL(5) Why Hawaii?

[Vincent A. Maeder]

> From: Toby G Levy [mailto:tobylevy at juno.com]
> 
> I've racked my brains and cannot come up with any reason why Pynchon
> would choose to place one chapter of hid "California" novel in Hawaii.
> Anyone have any ideas?

Several possible reasons:
1) The California culture tends to vacation a lot in Hawaii.  
2) California has a high volume of air traffic with Hawaii.
3) The author may have experienced such a flight.
4) The timing of the flight may have worked best for the author's
intentions.
5) It was selected by random draw.
6) Hawaii is symbolic of Zoyd's isolation at the time.

Still, why not Hong Kong?  Or Tokyo?  Or a flight up or down the coast?
V.