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Category Archives: Oahu
Best of Oahu Beaches: Leeward Edition
Ko Olina Lagoons This was our absolute favorite beach, and we didn’t even mind traveling over a half an hour to get there, so worth it (Ko Olina exit off of Farrington Highway). The weather leeward was usually better than … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, beach picnic, birding, calm waters, crab, electric beach, ewa beach, fish, fishies, hawaii, heiu, history, Ka’ena Point, kahe point, ko olina, ko olina lagoon, ko olina lagoons, ladybug, lagoon, lagoons, leeward, mountain view, oahu, ocean, ocean view, picnic, pokai, pokai bay, pokai bay beach, sea urchin, snorkel, snorkeling, sunset, swimming, tanioka's, three terraced heiu, waianae, waikiki, yellow bird
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Best of Oahu Beaches: Waikiki Edition
Fort DeRussy The beach that was the most direct walk from our hotel was Fort DeRussy, we went to it once and didn’t go back. The water was a beautiful turquoise color, but a little murky. The sand was powerdy … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, diamond head, fort derussy, fort derussy beach, hawaii, mother nature, oahu, ocean, robert moses, robert moses state park, sunset, swimming, waikiki
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Best of Oahu Beaches: Northshore Edition
Papa’iloa Beach This beach was really awesome, and pretty much deserted. It is down a quiet residential dead end road with beautiful houses, there is a small parking lot right across from the entrance (Papailoa Rd Haleiwa, HI 96712). Take … Continue reading
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Tagged banzai, banzai pipeline, beach, billabong, ehukai, ehukai beach, hawaii, huge waves, mother nature, northshore, oahu, ocean, Papa’iloa, Papa’iloa Beach, pipe, pipe masters, pipeline, quiet beach, sand, sea turtle, sea turtles, surf, surfer, surfers, surfing, turtle, turtles, waves
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Best of Oahu Beaches: Windward Edition
Waimanalo Beach This was the first beach we visited and certainly one of the most attractive (41-741 Kalanianaole Hwy Huli Street Waimanalo, HI 96795 a lot of the beach signage is hard to see, but if you find a beach … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, boots & kimo, gold sand, hawaii, island view, lanikai, lanikai beach, lanikai pillbox trail, mountain view, oahu, ocean, sand, the mokes, turquoise, turquoise water, waimanalo, waimanalo beach, windward
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Best of Oahu Activities: Aloha Tower
Aloha Tower (Scenic Lookout, Honolulu) This tower used to be the tallest building on the island, but with the influx of skyscrapers that come with an international tag, it feels so small (1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813). We … Continue reading
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Tagged albany, aloha, aloha tower, architecture, corning tower, elevator ride, free, Fun, hawaii, history, honolulu, kitsch, oahu, retro, round top drive, scenic overlook, tantalus, tantalus round top drive, tantalus rount top, view, vista
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Best of Oahu Activities: Honolulu Zoo
Honolulu Zoo (Educational, Honolulu) The weather wasn’t perfect for the beach one day so we decided to go to the zoo (151 Kapahulu Ave, Honolulu). This was our biggest ‘splurge’ attraction on the whole trip at $14 a ticket, but … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, australia, best of, bird, bring the kids, cheetah, educational, endangered, endangered species, endemic, frogmouth, Fun, galapagos, galapagos tortoise, gibbon, ground hornbill, hawaii, hawaiian, honolulu, honolulu zoo, honoluzoo, hornbill, meow, nene, oahu, organgutan, primate, rhino, splurge, tawny frogmouth, tortoise, zoo
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Best of Oahu Activities: Iolani Palace & King Kamehameha Statue
Iolani Palace & King Kamehameha Statue (History, Honolulu) The only royal palace on American soil is in Oahu, smack in the middle of Honolulu (364 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813). There is metered parked all around the palace, we … Continue reading
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Tagged chirstmas, church, gilded, hawaii, hawaiian language, history, holiday decorations, honolulu, Iolani, Iolani Palace, kamehameha, King, king kamehameha, lizard, monkeypodecorationsd, oahu, old church, Palace, palm tree, recycle, royal palace, royalty, santa
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Best of Oahu Activities: Dole Plantation
Dole Plantation (Koi Pond, Northshore) Pineapple is one of my favorite fruits and I buy dole products all the time so I decided to stop by the plantation when heading to the northshore. We visited the close-by Wahiawa Botanical Garden … Continue reading
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Tagged botanical garden, budget, cheap eats, chickens, dole, dole plantation, free, free chocolate, free pineapple, Fun, garden, hawaii, hedge maze, koi pond, li-hing, li-hing powder, maze, northshore, oahu, pineapple, pineapple plant, pink pineapple, rainbow, rainbow eucalyptus, rainbow eucalyptus tree, tour, train, wahiawa, wahiawa botanical garden
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Best of Oahu Activities: Haleiwa
Top Picks: Haleiwa (Cultural, Northshore) One of my favorite things is getting the feel for a new town. Haleiwa is just small enough and kitschy enough to be a perfect place to explore in one day. There is one shopping … Continue reading
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Tagged adzuki beans, banazi pipeline, best of, cat, chicken, chicks, coffee, coffee gallery, culture, doel plantation, free, giovanni's shrimp, guava, haleiwa, hawaii, Heiau, ice cream, lilikoi, Matsumoto, northshore, oahu, papaya, people watching, Pu'u O'Mahuka, Pu'u O'Mahuka Heiau, shave ice, shopping, shrimp, surfer, surfer vibe, tropical
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Best of Oahu Activities: Mount Tantalus Round Top Drive
Top Picks: Mount Tantalus Round Top Drive (Scenic Lookout, Honolulu) One of our most special evenings were spent star gazing and looking at the city lights atop Mount Tantalus after the Round Top Drive. It is so romantic and the … Continue reading
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Tagged city lights, cruise, darkness, drive, hawaii, honolulu, mount tantalus, oahu, Pu'u Ualaka'a, Pu'u Ualaka'a State Park, round top, round top drive, scenic, scenic lookout, star gazing, stargazing, sunset, tantalus, tantalus round top, tantalus round top drive
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