Mauna ʻAla, the Royal Mausoleum in Nuʻuanu, holds the Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties. The 1865 story, the torchlight nights, and how to visit with respect.
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Sandy Beach on Oʻahu has the roughest shorebreak on the island and the best people-watching. Lifeguard hours, parking, kites, bodysurfing, and when to stay on the sand.
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.
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.
Oʻahu in October 2026: pumpkin patches, Honolulu Pride, the Molokaʻi Hoe, HIFF, a Saturday Halloween in Waikīkī, plus weather, sunsets, and local tips.
Honolulu Museum of Art guide: 2026 hours, $25 admission, free days, $8 parking, the HoMA Café, Shangri La tours, and the eight works we go see first.
Before the Moana and the Royal Hawaiian, Waikīkī was 2,000 acres of loʻi, fishponds, and rice paddies. Here is how the Ala Wai Canal drained it between 1921 and 1928, and what that shortcut still costs.