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Category: Oahu Tourist Attractions

Koko Head Stairs

Kokohead Botanical Garden – Desert Botanicals and Hawaiian Flowers in a Volcano Crater

Posted on December 19, 2018 by CD

Whether you are a virgin or not – you should go in a volcano while you are in Hawaii. You can go in Diamond Head or head over to the Big Island but my suggestion is that while you are on Oahu, you visit a geologic masterpiece on the south side of the island. You…

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Honolulu Bishop Museum

The Bishop Museum – Hawaiian and Polynesian Ethnographic and Archaeological Museum

Posted on December 16, 2018 by CD

The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum is one of the most beloved and respected institutions in the Pacific. The museum covers art, science, cultural history, anthropology and ethnography, and even Hawai’i sports. Since 1889 the Bishop Musuem has housed the largest collection of Polynesian artifacts in the world. The museum is located in the Kalihi neighborhood…

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Manoa Chocolate Factory

The Manoa Chocolate Factory in Kailua, Oahu

Posted on December 13, 2018 by CD

One of my favorite hidden gems on Oahu is the Manoa Chocolate Factory Tour. Located in Kailua in the upstairs of a nondescript building, this fun and informative chocolate tour will teach you about sustainable bean-to-bar chocolate and also treat your tastebuds to the exotic world of custom chocolate. Started in 2010 by Dylan and…

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Waikiki – America’s Tropical Resort Neighborhood

Posted on December 11, 2018 by CD

There are songs and dreams of Waikiki. All over the world there are cafes, restaurants, streets, and shops named for this little slice of paradise on the southern end of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Waikiki is properly written Waikīkī if you use the script that German missionaries created for the Hawaiian people – but…

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Koko Head Stairs

Koko Head Stairs – Oahu’s #1 Fitness Hike – Climb a Hawaiian Volcano!

Posted on December 3, 2018 by CD

If you’ve ever dreamed of hiking to the top of an extinct Hawaiian volcano – this hike is for you.  Sure, you can join the thousands of other tourists climbing up the inside of Diamond Head – but if you want to climb the outside of a volcano, get away from the entrance fees, experience…

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Oahu buddhist temple

Byodo-In Temple on Windward Oahu – Peacefully Celebrating Hawaii’s Japanese Heritage

Posted on December 2, 2018 by CD

One of the most visually striking tourist attractions on the Windward side of Oahu, is the Byodo-in Temple. While it looks like it has been peacefully sitting there for a thousand years, the temple is actually just fifty years old. Built in 1968, it was commissioned and designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the arrival…

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Duke kahanamoku

Duke Kahanamoku and the History of Surfing in Hawai’i.

Posted on November 29, 2018 by CD

 There are many reasons to love Duke Kahanamoku, the father of modern surfing. Watch here as he breaks his own Olympic swimming record in Antwerp, Belgium. Or maybe you’ve seen him in one of his starring Hollywood roles back in the 1930s. Maybe you’ve eaten at Duke’s restaurant, or surfed at Duke’s beach? Maybe you…

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Coffee farm oahu

Green World Coffee Plantation on Central Oahu in Wahiawa

Posted on November 28, 2018 by CD

Most people head to central Oahu with one thing in mind – Pineapples and the Dole Plantation. Personally, there’s a better destination that I like to stop at – it’s not as old, not as touristy, and is all about one of life’s essentials – COFFEE! Hawaiian Coffee is kind of a big deal. Everyone…

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North Shore Soap Factory

North Shore Soap Factory in the Waialua Sugar Mill on Oahu

Posted on November 27, 2018 by CD

One of my favorite places to take guests and visitors on Oahu is to the world famous North Shore of Oahu. A day up there usually includes visiting the famous surfing beaches like Banzai Pipeline, Sunset Beach, and Waimea Bay – but it also includes stops such as a Matsumoto Shave Ice in Haleiwa and…

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The Halona Blowhole – Lavatube, Wild Hawaii Coast, South Shore Oahu Marvel

Posted on November 21, 2018 by CD

I’ve always thought that the Halona Blowhole, and blowholes in general, are very unfortunately named. They should instead be called ocean geysers or lava tube spouts – but blowhole? Really? Oh well, there’s nothing I can do about it. The unfortunate name doesn’t change the fact that the Halona Blowhole is one of Oahu’s most…

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