I brought back about 40# of beautiful koa and mango lumber from Hawaii in a large checked bag. A couple pieces of the koa were purchased, but the larger portion of koa and the mango were a wonderful gift. It was worth taking an extra bag along and having an extra checked bag on the way home. I carried one bag inside another on the way to Hawaii so i had one checked bag on the way there and two on the way back.
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