Tanning/Sunburning?? Help?

Okay I'm going to Hawaii on Friday and basically I'm just going to lay in the sun the whole time. I want to get a tan because I am pretty fair skinned. I want to know if I just lay out in the sun on the first day with sunscreen to adjust to the heat (because I live in the snowy north) and then on the second day put on tanning lotion and will I tan or burn?