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hawaii recommendations
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:48 pm
Going to Hawaii for a family wedding in September. Would like to go charter fishing, and tour the island. Will be there for 7 days. Anyone have any resort recommendations near southwest Oahu and things to do.
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Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:50 pm to mailman
Pearl Harbor is a must and the North Shore to watch some surfing.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:56 pm to mailman
Pineapple whip at the Dole plantation.....soooooo good
LOST tour(if you loved the show)
Hike Diamondhead(really not a difficult hike at all, just lots of stairs....amazing views at the top)
Snorkeling with dolphins and sea turtles ....company takes you out on their boat to areas there are lots of dolphins and turtles. There were like 10 dolphins 5 feet from me...pretty cool
PCC(Polynesian Cultural Center)....no alcohol there but the night fire show is awesome
LOST tour(if you loved the show)
Hike Diamondhead(really not a difficult hike at all, just lots of stairs....amazing views at the top)
Snorkeling with dolphins and sea turtles ....company takes you out on their boat to areas there are lots of dolphins and turtles. There were like 10 dolphins 5 feet from me...pretty cool
PCC(Polynesian Cultural Center)....no alcohol there but the night fire show is awesome
This post was edited on 4/3/14 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 4/3/14 at 5:00 pm to mailman
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Hike up Diamond Head
Pali lookout
Kailua beach
No luaus or dinner cruises
Hike up Diamond Head
Pali lookout
Kailua beach
No luaus or dinner cruises
Posted on 4/3/14 at 5:06 pm to mailman
If you go to Pearl Harbor.....get tickets early in the day for the ferry to USS Arizona memorial.
We got there too late so didn't get to go on the ferry. I could see the memorial from the main site, and the museum at the site is amazing.....but still not the same thing.
But yeah....you aren't a true American if you don't visit Pearl Harbor while in Oahu
We got there too late so didn't get to go on the ferry. I could see the memorial from the main site, and the museum at the site is amazing.....but still not the same thing.
But yeah....you aren't a true American if you don't visit Pearl Harbor while in Oahu
Posted on 4/3/14 at 6:28 pm to mailman
We have cousins that live around North Shore. Went stay up with them for a couple weeks. Forgetting Sarah Marshall was filmed at turtle bay. Go watching the surfing competitions if they are any. Go paddle boarding. Go check out doles plantation and eat the pineapple ice cream. the drive around is awesome to see the hundreds and hundreds of acres of pineapple fields.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 6:55 pm to mailman
don't take any of the bus tours. boring as hell.
Northshore, Diamond Head, Sandy Beach
i lived there for 3 years. would never do it again
Northshore, Diamond Head, Sandy Beach
i lived there for 3 years. would never do it again
Posted on 4/3/14 at 6:59 pm to mailman
Too bad the wedding isn't on Maui or Kauai
Posted on 4/3/14 at 7:00 pm to mailman
This was the company we used for the snorkeling tour. Family company. They were awesome. Highly recommend them if you want to do a tour like that.
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If you do go with them...they have a photographer taking pics the whole time. If you want pics of yourself on the boat...just ask them to take pics and they will. At the end of the tour you can buy a thumb drive with all the picks on it for like $30. Includes pics they took with underwater cameras that day of any dolphins, turtles, etc they see.
I went in January so the water visibility was not the greatest. But I did get to see whales also on that tour so that was cool.
As for the booze cruise...can't remember the company(this was Jan 2011 when I went). They were located on the beach in Waikiki...we literally walked up earlier in the afternoon and booked it. It was a smaller catamaran boat so not big enough to do dinner cruises.
LINK /
If you do go with them...they have a photographer taking pics the whole time. If you want pics of yourself on the boat...just ask them to take pics and they will. At the end of the tour you can buy a thumb drive with all the picks on it for like $30. Includes pics they took with underwater cameras that day of any dolphins, turtles, etc they see.
I went in January so the water visibility was not the greatest. But I did get to see whales also on that tour so that was cool.
As for the booze cruise...can't remember the company(this was Jan 2011 when I went). They were located on the beach in Waikiki...we literally walked up earlier in the afternoon and booked it. It was a smaller catamaran boat so not big enough to do dinner cruises.
This post was edited on 4/3/14 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 4/3/14 at 7:49 pm to mailman
You should be able to see the whole island easily enough over that time period. You can pretty much drive around the shoreline of the whole island except it is very wet on the upper left side and there's not a whole lot to see on the left side anyway. You can probably pretty much skip it although they do have remote beaches on that side of the island. On the right and top side of the island the shoreline is dotted with parks and beaches.
-Pearl Harbor is a must including a boat ride out to the USS Arizona. You can spend a fair amount of time viewing things in this area.
- I liked hiking up Diamond Head and Koko Head. You have to walk up railroad ties to get to the top of Koko Head. Diamond Head has some spectacular views although it is a trek to the top.
-You'll want to visit the North Shore including Sunset Beach famous for the big waves. The Polynesian Cultural Center is also a good visit over there. Sacred Falls State Park is good as well as Waimea Falls Park.
-You'll want to visit the area around Makapu'u Beach on the lower right side of the island. Pali Lookout is a bit inward from there but good for photos.
-Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay is a must see and do. Be sure to get there early as it fills up quickly.
-The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is a good place to visit but don't stay too long.
-Honolulu and Wakiiki Beach of course and a lot of the stores stay open late.
-There's a good breakfast place in Downtown Honolulu that I really liked but can't remember the name. Overall I was never that impressed with the Oahu cuisine.
The Zoo and Aquarium were ok.
I love to fish but did so much of everything else I never got to it.
-Pearl Harbor is a must including a boat ride out to the USS Arizona. You can spend a fair amount of time viewing things in this area.
- I liked hiking up Diamond Head and Koko Head. You have to walk up railroad ties to get to the top of Koko Head. Diamond Head has some spectacular views although it is a trek to the top.
-You'll want to visit the North Shore including Sunset Beach famous for the big waves. The Polynesian Cultural Center is also a good visit over there. Sacred Falls State Park is good as well as Waimea Falls Park.
-You'll want to visit the area around Makapu'u Beach on the lower right side of the island. Pali Lookout is a bit inward from there but good for photos.
-Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay is a must see and do. Be sure to get there early as it fills up quickly.
-The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is a good place to visit but don't stay too long.
-Honolulu and Wakiiki Beach of course and a lot of the stores stay open late.
-There's a good breakfast place in Downtown Honolulu that I really liked but can't remember the name. Overall I was never that impressed with the Oahu cuisine.
The Zoo and Aquarium were ok.
I love to fish but did so much of everything else I never got to it.
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