[Niall]

Originally Posted by SoBig

No, because Hawaii is a US state. Its like any other state, examples Florida, California.

Oh I for some reason thought you'd need a passport.

[Shasown]

Legally speaking you dont need a passport to fly anywhere in Europe, you would however need to provide some other form of documentary evidence that you belong to a member country of the EEC.

Most airlines insist on using a passport as a means to confirming identity and right to fly.

[GypsyGoth]

I guess it keeps dollars in their country too, instead of spending their wealth abroad. So I suppose the government and media would be happy keeping the number of passport holders low.

And the opinions of american citizens would be easier to mould if they have no experience of the world.

[BBfanUSA]

I think Americans need a passport to get into Canada now but I'm not sure

[swinearefine]

I don't have a passport but I would love to travel abroad. My whole family is incredibly xenophobic and patriotic and I hate patriotism and want to see the world, so every time I mention it they get pissy and try to teach me why the big bad world is so dangerous and we get into massive arguments.

I actually don't know anyone who has a passport.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

I don't have one. I live in Michigan, so I don't need one to go to Canada, and there's really no need unless you're leaving the continent. All you really need is a driver's license.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

have you never wondered what life is like outside the US?

Canada is outside the US.

[Omah]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identit..._United_States

For many years, passports were not required for US citizens to re-enter from countries near the United States (including Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and most Caribbean and Central American nations.) In light of this, and given the country's immense size and the great distances which the average citizen lives from an international border, passport possession in the United States had remained relatively low. Indeed, most Americans normally did not obtain passports or carry them regularly unless traveling abroad, and as of 2006, only 60 million (20% of Americans) had passports. As of 2011, approximately 37% of Americans have Passports or Passport cards.

However, in response to recommendations in the 9/11 Commission Report, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security now requires proof of citizenship for people entering the United States from neighboring countries. This requirement is known as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and was implemented in stages:

On January 23, 2007, a passport, U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's Document, or NEXUS card became mandatory when re-entering from those locations when traveling by air, with a few exceptions.
On 31 January 2008, officers at land and sea ports of entry stopped taking oral declarations of citizenship from travelers; all individuals entering the U.S. are now required to present documentary proof of identity and citizenship.
Beginning 1 July 2009, people entering the United States by land or sea must present a passport, passport card, or other document proving citizenship or permanent resident status.

[Marsh.]

Anyone can edit wikipedia. Hardly reliable.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Anyone can edit wikipedia. Hardly reliable.

http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/...-a-passport-2/

The number of Americans who have a passport, according to the most recent statistics issued by the State Department in January of 2011, is 114,464,041.

Given the country’s population of 307,006,550, about 37% of the population has one. This means that nearly 2 out of 3 Americans can’t even fly to Canada, let alone travel to anywhere else in the world (new rules allow those with “Passport Cards” to travel to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean and Bermuda, but they are not allowed to be used for international air travel. There are about 3.5 million Americans who have this card.)

So has this number been going up or down in the last few years?

According to the statistics, 2010 was basically on par with 2009 and 2006 levels, both of which were far below the 2007 and 2008 levels (due to stricter air travel requirements as mentioned above), but still nearly double from what they were as recently as 2003 (7.3 million in 2003 to last year’s 12.3 million passports issued.)

See also :

http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppi...stats_890.html