I just came back from Hawaii on Sunday. I was born and raised there. There's a lot of things you could do, but for my 10 day vacation, I did the following:
1. Stayed at Hilton Hawaiian Village (Rainbow Tower) for the first weekend. It was beautiful. It kind of rained a little bit during that weekend though.
2. Went to Ko Olina Lagoon. It's a manmade Lagoon on the west side of Oahu. Very pretty and wasn't very crowded at all.
3. Stayed at my parent's house on the north shore of Oahu.
4. Went spear fishing.
5. Went to the Polynesian Cultural Center
6. Went around the entire island and stopped at all the scenic points such as blow hole, Laie, Chinaman's hat, Turtle Island, etc.
7. Ate at Giovanni's Shrimp Truck in Haleiwa as well as Matsumoto's Shaved Ice (get it with ice cream and red beans). YUM!!!
8. Dived off the big rock at Waimea Beach.
9. Went shopping in Ala Moana.
10. Took pictures at Hanauma Bay.
11. Visited my grandpa and cousin's grave at Punch Bowl. Also took some pictures there. It has a great view of Waikiki, Downtown Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, etc.
12. Went to my old stomping grounds in Pearl City, Kalihi, Kapolei, Ewa Beach and bought my essential Hawaii snacks: mochi crunch (for my popcorn at the movies), li hing mui gummy candies, and ate as much Zippys plate lunches and taro pies at McDonalds I could handle.
Hope you find something you want to do from my list! Have fun! |