Lēʻahi before it was Diamond Head: heiau and chiefs, then Fort Ruger, the 1908 trail, the Crater Festivals, and how to visit respectfully.
There is no sign on Kamehameha Highway that says Pipeline. The sign says Ehukai Beach Park, and the lot holds a few dozen cars. The most photographed wave…
Waimea Bay on Oʻahu is a calm swimming bay in summer and a 30-foot wave arena in winter. Parking, lifeguards, the jump rock, and when to go.
The windows in Hangar 79 still have bullet holes in them. Not replicas, and not a plaque explaining where the holes used to be. Real glass, blue with…
Foster Botanical Garden in downtown Honolulu: 2026 hours, admission, free parking, docent tours, and the Bodhi tree, baobab, and cannonball tree to see first.
Waipiʻo Valley Lookout on the Big Island: the free rim view, why the road down is closed to visitors, how the $67 shuttle works, and where to eat in Honokaʻa.
Our full 2026 guide to the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor: ticket prices, the free guided tour, the Ford Island shuttle, upgraded tours, and what you will see on the Surrender Deck.
How Hawaiʻi was annexed in 1898 over the protest of 21,269 Hawaiians, what the Territory years cost, and how statehood arrived in 1959, plus where to stand in the story today.
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Your phone dies at two in the afternoon on the sand, and the rest of the day goes with it. No shots of the keiki in the shorebreak.…
Two Step snorkeling and Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau in one Big Island morning: where to park, the $20 fee, gate hours, and the park rules most visitors miss.
Kāʻanapali Beach in 2026: the 196 free public parking stalls, Black Rock snorkeling, the nightly sunset cliff dive, and what changed after Hurricane Lowell.
Oʻahu in October 2026: pumpkin patches, Honolulu Pride, the Molokaʻi Hoe, HIFF, a Saturday Halloween in Waikīkī, plus weather, sunsets, and local tips.
Maui Ocean Center in 2026: real ticket prices, the paid parking fee, the best time to go, and whether the sharks, honu, and 3D whale sphere are worth $50.