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Tag Archives: leeward
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 Activities: Pearl Harbor Memorial
Top Picks: Pearl Harbor Memorial (Historical, Leeward) If you ask me, no trip to Oahu is complete without a visit to the Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial site (1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, HI 96818). The National Park … Continue reading
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Tagged boat ride, bowfin, december 7th, documentary, film, free, hawaii, historical, history, honolulu, infamy, leeward, memorial, military history, museum, national park service, oahu, pearl harbor, pearl harbor memorial, tour, uss arizona, uss bowfin, uss missouri, ww2, wwII
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: Makua Cave
Makua Cave (Natural Attraction, Leeward) A quick stop on the way to or from Ka’ena Point you can find the entrance to this cave at Farrington Highway mile marker 17. There is a dirt parking lot directly across the street … Continue reading
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Tagged cave, eerie, farrington highway, free, hawaii, Ka’ena Point, leeward, makua cave, natural attraction, nature, oahu, spelunking, spooky
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Best of Oahu Off the Beaten Path: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet
Top Picks: Aloha Stadium Swap Meet (Shopping, Leeward) It’s always nice to return to the mainland with gifts from Hawaii for your Ohana. Staying in Waikiki, all of the shops had ridiculously overpriced tags. I looked for gifts everywhere I … Continue reading
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Tagged aeia, affordable, aloha stadium, aloha stadium swap, aloha stadium swap meet, cheap finds, Fun, haggle, hawaii, jewelry, leeward, mac nuts, oahu, off the beaten path, sea glass, seashells, shopping, silver, souvenirs, swap, swap meet
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Best of Oahu Hikes: Ka’ena Point
Top Picks: Ka’ena Point (Coastal, Endangered Species Sightings, Leeward) This was such a memorable hike on account of the amazing wildlife sightings. The trailhead is located at the most northwestern part of the island, at the end of Farrington Highway … Continue reading
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Tagged 2.5, 5 miles, albatross, best of, coastal, dolphin, endangered, endangered species, est, farrington highwayw, gulls, hawaii, hawaiian monk seal, hike, jagged, Ka’ena, Ka’ena Point, laysan albatross, leeward, loop trail, monk seal, mountain, mountain view, nature, nest, nesting area, oahu, ocean, ocean breeze, ocean view, out and back, pod of dolphins, seabird, seagull, seal, state park, top picks, trails, unique, wildlife sightings
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Best of Oahu Eats: The Alley Restaurant
The Alley Restaurant at Aiea Bowl (Dinner, Leeward) One way to know Jeff and Julie are on vacation is after their 12-hour day shifts of zany activity they flop dead on the bed and watch the food network. We don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged ahi, aiea bowl, bacon, bowling, cabbage, DDD, dinner, dinner and bowling, food network, furikake, furikake ahi, green onion, guy fieri, hawaii, hip, kamaboko, leeward, mac salad, noodles, oahu, ox tail soup, seared furikake ahi, spam, take out, the alley restaurant, triple d, yakisoba, yakisoba noodles
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Best of Oahu Eats Asian Edition: Royal Kitchen, Mana-Bu, & Elena’s
Oahu is very culturally diverse and has a large population of people from across the Asian continent. One of our favorite Asian derived dishes was the Japanese food we had at Marukame Udon, though there were many other great finds including: … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable, asian, asian cuisine, breakfast, buffet, cheap, cheap eats, chicken, chicken adobo, chinatown, Chinatown Cultural Plaza, chinese, comfort food, DDD, dumpling, elena's, filipino, free, guy, guy fieri, halo halo, hawaii, healthy, honolulu, japanese, lechon, lecon special, leeward, lumpia, lunch, mana-bu, manapua, Marukame Udon, mochi, musubi, oahu, pansit, pork, regal bakery, royal kitchen, spam, strawberry daifuku, takeout, tanioka's, triple d, udon
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Best of Oahu Eats: Tanioka’s Seafoods
Top Picks: Tanioka’s Seafoods: (Poke, Cheap Eats, Lunch [or early dinner], Takeout, Leeward) Our favorite meal of the entire trip was here; we visited this spot twice and both times were fantastic. This small local joint is situated in a strip … Continue reading
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Tagged ahi, beach, cheap eats, crunchy, feed me, fish patty, fish patty musubi, garlic, hawaii, inari, ko olina, lagoon, leeward, local, lunch, musubi, oahu, onion, picnic, poke, seafood, sherbert, spicy, spicy ahi crunch roll, spicy ahi inari sushi, sushi, takeout, tanioka's, vacation
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Winter Vacation!! A trip to Oahu, Hawaii
Hi, I’m back from winter vacation! This year I was fortunate enough to visit the Hawaiian island of Oahu with my love for nine whole days, internet free. Last winter we visited Maui, which was an entirely different world. Maui … Continue reading
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Tagged affodable, beach, best of, charm, cheap eats, china town, Chinatown Cultural Plaza, city, country, dives, esrot, farm, farmers market, fauna, flavor, flora, food truck, hawaii, hawaiian, hiking, history, honolulu, hostelr, indiginous, island, ko olina, leeward, local, maui, military, military history, mother nature, nature, northshore, nyc, oahu, ocean, peaceful, pearl harbor, pipe master, rain, rain forest, rainbow, sunset, swim, tourist, trails, vacation, waikiki, walmart, wind, windward, winter, winter vacation
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