Lonely Planet Sara Benson & Scott Kennedy HONOLULU, WAIKIKI & O AHU
CONTENTS BEST OʻAHU EXPERIENCES 6 ISLAND ITINERARIES 20 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES & ADVENTURES 26 AT SEA 26 Bodysurfing & Bodyboarding 26 Diving 30 Fising 31 Kayaking 31 Kitesurfing 32 Outrigger Canoeing 32 Snorkeling 32 Stand Up Paddle Surfing 33 Surfing 33 Swimming 34 Wale Watcing 35 Windsurfing 35 ON LAND 35 Bird-Watcing 35 Caving 36 Cycling & Mountain Biking 36 Golf 37 Hiking 37 Horseback Riding 39 Running 39 Spas 39 Tennis 39 Yoga 39 GREEN OʻAHU 40 Oʻau Goes Green 40 Sustainable Oʻau 42 On te Ground 43 Helpful Organizations 43 Environmental Issues 44 THE ENVIRONMENT 46 Te Land 46 Wildlife 47 National, State & County Parks 50 HONOLULU 51 History 56 Orientation 56 Information 56 Dangers & Annoyances 58 Beaces 58 Sigts 59 Activities 76 Walking Tour 79 Courses 80 Honolulu for Kids 80 Tours 81 Festivals & Events 81 Eating 82 Drinking & Entertainment 90 Sopping 94 Sleeping 97 Getting Tere & Around 98 WAIKIKI 99 History 104 Orientation 104 Information 104 Dangers & Annoyances 105 Beaces 105 Sigts 108 Activities 110 Walking Tour 113 Courses 114 Waikiki for Kids 114 Tours 114 Festivals & Events 115 Eating 116 Drinking & Entertainment 123 Sopping 123 Sleeping 125 Getting Tere & Around 133 WAIKIKI AFTER DARK 135 Hawaiian Music & Hula 137 Luau & Dinner Sows 139 Bars & Lounges 139 Nigtclubs 140 PEARL HARBOR AREA 141 Pearl Harbor 143 Pearl City 147 Lonely Planet books provide independent advice. Lonely Planet does not accept advertising in guidebooks, nor do we accept payment in excange for listing or endorsing any place or business. Lonely Planet writers do not accept discounts or payments in excange for positive coverage of any sort.
3 Keaʻiwa Heiau State Recreation Area 148 SOUTHEAST OʻAHU 149 Diamond Head 153 Kaala 154 Hawaiʻi Kai 156 Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve 158 Koko Head Regional Park 160 Makapuʻu Point & Around 162 WINDWARD OʻAHU 163 Te Pali Higway 166 Waimanalo 170 Kailua 172 Kaneʻoe 180 Kualoa 184 Kaʻaʻawa 186 Kaana Valley 187 Punaluʻu 188 Hauʻula 189 Laʻie 190 Laʻie Point 192 Kauku 193 NORTH SHORE 195 Kawela 199 Sunset Beac 201 Waimea 203 Haleʻiwa 207 Waialua 211 Mokuleʻia 212 CENTRAL OʻAHU 215 Kunia Road (Higway 750) 218 Waiawa 220 LEEWARD OʻAHU 225 ʻEwa Area 228 Waiʻanae Coast 233 Nanakuli 233 Maʻili 234 Waiʻanae 234 Makaa 235 Makaa to Kaʻena Point 237 Kaʻena Point State Park 239 HISTORY & CULTURE 241 FOOD & DRINK 257 PLANNING YOUR TRIP 266 FESTIVALS & EVENTS CALENDAR 272 DIRECTORY & TRANSPORTATION 274 BEHIND THE SCENES 293 INDEX 296 MAP LEGEND 304 Nort Sore p195 Central O au p215 Windward O au p163 Leeward O au p225 Pearl Harbor Area p141 Waikiki p99 Honolulu p51 Souteast O au p149
158º15 W 158º00 W Kauku Point Turtle Bay o r e Kawela END S Sunset Beac Park Sunset Beac 21º35 N Poaku o Kaua i Ka ena Point Ka ena Point Trail Yokoama Bay i Kaua Ka ena Point Satellite Tracking Station Ka ena Point State Park Kea au Beac Park 93 Kepui Point Makaa Beac Park START C an Dillingam Airfield KealiaTrail Kuokala Troop Trail Makua Military Makaa l n e Mokule ia Beac Park END Makaa Valley 930 Kane aki Heiau r N o t Puaena Point Kaiaka Point Mokule ia Waialua Mt Ka ala (4020ft) W a Banzai Pipeline 12 Kulalua Point Waimea Waimea Bay 8 11 Hale iwa Scofield Barracks Military Kolekole Pass (1724ft) Royal Birtstones Pupukea Weeler Army Airfield Helemano Military Waiawa Naval 804 Scofield Barracks 5 Military Waiawa START W a i Lailai Point Poka i Bay Beac Park Kaneilio Point (at te Heiau) 10 Ma ili Beac Park Wai anae Ma ili i a a n 930 Kameamea Hwy Kameamea 803 Hwy 801 99 Pupukea (552ft) 99 Lualualei Naval e R a n g e Kunia Kunia Rd Mililani H2 ( e a n e a Ma ili Point 750 Kameamea Hwy Hawaii's Plantation Village H1 Pearl City 21º20 N L e wa r d ) C o a s t Nanakuli 93 93 Kae Point & Hawaiian Electric Beac Park Tracks Beac Makakilo Hawaiian Waters Hawaiian Adventure Park Railway END Station Ko Olina Lagoons Kapolei Ko Olina Marina Barbers Point Harbor Hawaiian Railway Farrington Hwy Fort Weaver Waipau 76 US Naval Ewa 95 Ewa Beac 760 Rd 162ºW 24ºN 20ºN Nioa Ni iau Ma i Kaua i n 158ºW Ha wa a n O au Moloka i Lana i Maui Kao olawe i i 154ºW Tropic of Cancer I a n s d Hawai i (Te Big ) s l Barbers Point 158º15 W 158º00 W
157º45 W Kauku Makaoa Point Malaekaana Beac La ie Pu u Ka inapua a (2361ft) K O ELEVATION 4000ft 3000ft 2000ft 1000ft 500ft 0 0 0 LEGEND Freeway Primary Secondary Tertiary Unsealed 8 km 4 miles Kalanai Point Hau ula Ma akua Gulc La ie Point Pounders Beac Punalu u W ar i n d w d 21º35 N BEST O AHU EXPERIENCES pp6 19 1 Waikiki 2 Bisop Museum 3 Kailua Beac Park 4 Mt Tantalus Area 5 Waiawa Botanical Garden 6 Souteast Coast 7 Bailey's Antiques & Aloa Sirts 8 Waimea Bay 9 Cinatown 10 Ma ili Beac Park 11 Matsumoto's 12 Pipeline Aupua a o Kaana State Park Kaana Bay Ka a awa C o a s t ISLAND ITINERARIES pp20 23 In Tree Days In Five Days In Seven Days In Eigt Days Pu u Ka aumakua (2681ft) Waikane Kualoa Regional Park H1 99 Pearl Harbor Ford 92 Hickam Air Force Base S o u t Honolulu International Airport O L Nimitz Hwy S o e Kea iwa Heiau State Recreation Area Sand Waiaole Kaalu u Auimanu Wailau Point Kane oe Bay HONOLULU Round Top (1048ft) Kealoi Point 92 H1 Mamala Bay END Ala Moana Beac Park Waikiki START 1 7 START Kuio Beac Park Diamond Head (760ft) r A U H3 78 64 90 2 9 Manoa Valley Kappa Mokapu Peninsula Nu uanu Pali Lookout Black Point Diamond Head Beac Kane oe Marine Corps Air Station Maunawili Trail System Waimanalo Mauna Lua Bay Moko Manu Mokapu Point Byodo-In - - He eia Pu u Kawipo o 6 (2441ft) Malae Kapoo Point Kailua Bay H3 630 Kane oe Kailua 3 Kailua Beac Park Kawainui Mars Mokulua 63 Lanikai 61 s H3 Olomana Wailea Point 63 R A Likelike Hwy 61 N Mt Tantalus (2013ft) Pauoa 4 (1194ft) Pali Hwy G E 72 Kalaniana ole Hwy Bellows Air Force Station Koko Head (642ft) Waimanalo Bay 72 Sea Life Park Manana Makapu u Point Koko Crater (1208ft) 6 Sandy Beac Koko Head Regional Park Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Hanauma Bay 21º20 N 157º45 W
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