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Waikiki and Pearl Harbor, O'ahu
The sunrise and sunset views (and fireworks) from the Ilikai Waikiki Oceanfront hotel
were just outstanding !
A sunset picnic in the Kapi'olani Park under Diamond Head to watch the Coconut Joe pop
band concert added to the Hawaiian feeling and fun. The public art show on the fences
at the Zoo are the only reason to move from your beach chairs.
Taking in a luau dinner
show at the Polynesian Cultural Center at Laie or at the Paradise Cove is another must do
for visitors and locals alike.
At Pearl Harbor, the USS Arizona Memorial, above the sunken battleship, is a must see,
and is the tribute to American fighting men killed on December 7th, 1941.
After many days of Waikiki adventures, we bid the "Na La O Ke Awa" (Harbor Days) hula
dancers goodbye at the famous Aloha Clock Tower and boarded the NCL Star Cruise ship to leave Honolulu.
The Big Island, Hawaii
The 11-mile Crater Rim Drive at the Kilauae Volcano circles the summit caldera and craters.
This is the earth's most active volcano and it will be a day to remember.
On the way back, stop at the Manoa Loa Macadamia Nut Farm and try the free samples.
Maui, Hawaii
The most famous of all the Hawaiian Islands, Maui combines magnificent scenery along
the serpentine Hana Highway towards the 10,023-foot summit of Haleakala, the world's
largest dormant volcano. Lahaina is the old royal capital and whaling town.
Kaua'i, Hawaii
The emerald green valleys, white sand beaches and wallfalls have made this island a
filmmakers favorite. (Blue Hawaii, From Here to Eternity, Jurassic Park.)
Spectacular Opaeka'a Falls, above the coastal town of Wailua, is another must
see; as is Hanakapi'ai Falls along the Na Pali coast.
Fanning Island, Karibati
A thousand miles south of Hawaii, just north of the equator, is this coral atoll
with some 1500 Micronesian natives living in rural villages with a amaneaba (meeting house).
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The island where the sun
first rises on the new millenium.
Tia bo (Goodbye)
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