The Hawaiian Mission Houses in Honolulu: the 1820 missionaries, Hawaiʻi’s first printing press, and how to tour the oldest frame house in the islands.
Related: Best Plate Lunch on Oʻahu, Best Hawaiian Food on Oʻahu, and Best Budget Eats on Oʻahu.Rainbow Drive-In turned 65 this year and marked it with an anniversary…
Waimānalo Beach on Oʻahu is three beach parks on one long stretch of sand. Which one to pick, where to park, lifeguard hours, and where to eat.
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.
Related: Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail: Hours, Parking, and What to Expect, Hālona Blowhole Lookout: How to Time It So It Blows, Best Time to Visit Hawaiʻi, Month by…
Related: Banzai Pipeline Surf Season: Best Months to Watch and Where to Stand, Waimea Bay Beach Park: Same Sand, Two Very Different Seasons, Our North Shore Oʻahu Guide…
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.