Jodie’s recs - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gk7jvLhvFpqb3vk1g1bFF9O3p0TsPaNS96-WmTsbZQI/edit

https://onedayitinerary.com/one-day-in-honolulu-itinerary/

Days

https://www.flashpackingamerica.com/hawaii-travel/2-weeks-in-oahu-hawaii-itinerary/

Waikiki day

• Waikiki Beach
• Waikiki historic trail
• Queen’s Beach snorkeling
• Waikiki Friday night fireworks 7:45pm - cancelled bc covid, as of 2022 its back
• Koko Head Cafe - (go Weds-Fri @ 8am)
• Marukame udon
• Diamond Head Hike - recommends going early

Hanauma day

• Hanauma bay (snorkeling, go early in morning)

  • You MUST reserve in advance to enter!!!
• Spitting caves
• Hālona Point Blowhole
• China Walls (whales, turtles)
• Makapuu Beach

Downtown Honolulu day

• Iolani Palace
• Myron B. Thompson Academy
• Tantalus Lookout (a bit more north, sunset)
• Kakaako
• Ala Moana
• Cookie corner
• Jollibee

East Honolulu day

• Bishop Museum (book online)

• Pearl Harbor

  • Pearl Harbor National Memorial’s USS Arizona Memorial Program ticket - book the day before at 3:00 pm
• Pearl Harbor Historic Sites Visitor Center

• Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

  • Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum - book the day before

• Helena's Hawaiian Food (cash only - go at 10am or 3pm)

  • Closed on Mon, Sat, Sun
  • Open Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri @ 10AM–7:30PM

East Oahu hikes day

• Manoa Chocolate Hawaii (free chocolate sampling)

• Moku Nui/Moko Iki / Na Mokulua (access by kayak)

  • Kayak to twin islands around 1hr and 15 mins there and 1hr back

• Kualoa Ranch

  • Where Jurassic park was filmed, has ATV tours
  • Where we’re getting married!
• Koko Crater Railway Trail (aka Koko Head Hike)
• Makapuu Point Lighthouse Trail
• Kuliouou Ridge Trail (takes 4 hr)

• Lanikai Pillbox Hike (hike when it's dark for the sunrise)

  • nice 30 mins hike uphill with great views
  • people recommend hike at 6am (when they open) to catch sunrise

North Shore day

• North Shore food trucks (by Giovanni's)
• Lanikakea Beach aka Turtle Beach

• Kuilima Cove snorkeling (right next to turtles bay)

  • heard it's crowded
• Ted's Bakery
• Aloha Shrimp (east) or Giovanni's Shrimp (west)
• Shark’s Cove snorkeling
• Puu o Mahuka Heiau
• Waimea Falls
• Waimea Bay
• Waimea Valley Botanical Garden
• Dole's - pineapple maze

Kailua area (north east)

• Byodo-In Temple
• Haleiwa Joe's Haiku Gardens (fine dining, go during daytime for mountain view) - not planning to go
• Kaneohe Sandbar (access by kayak, rent at Kama'aina Kayak and Snorkel Eco-Ventures)
• Waiahole Poi Factory
• Adela’s Country Eatery (closed on sunday)

Waianae (West Oahu) day

• Mermaid Cave
• Kahe Point Beach Park

North West day

• Kaʻena Point Trail (bird sanctuary)

  • 1h hour by car and no way there by bus

Grouse grind day

• Moanalua Trail (Stairway to Heaven back trail)

  • takes 8-9 hours (1h 45 mins one way by bus)
  • leave house at 5am, arrive at 7am so done by 4pm, home by 6pm

Mid island

• Manoa Falls
• Ho’omaluhia Botanical Garden
• Tantalus Lookout - Puu Ualakaa State Park - view is nice at night
• Kuli‘ou‘ou Ridge Trail - no bus to get there
• Pali Lookout - no bus to get there
• Maunawili Falls Trailhead - 3-4 hours muddy dangerous
• Lulumahu Falls
• Likeke Falls
• Ka'au crater trail