Pearl Harbor is the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet of the United States, and operates as one of the largest US Naval bases. The harbor and its surrounding lands west of Honolulu are also a deep-water naval base. It was given two names in Hawai’ian: “Wai Momi” which...
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Waikiki bears little resemblance today to the place it was in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. It’s hard to imagine that the Waikiki in Honolulu we know today was at one time mostly a swampland. In the Hawaiian language, the name Waikiki means spouting fresh water;...
Blip…blip….blip…goes the radar. We’ve all seen movies about submarines, but this is much, much safer than The Hunt for Red October. There’s no beeping radar screen in a dark hull—or Sean Connery to yell at you. Instead, on this submarine tour, you’ll witness incredible marine life (including coral reef, tropical fish, and the occasional turtle) right up close and personal.
It is said that the late-stage volcanic eruptions here on Oʻahu were violent explosions that opened volcanic vents on the sea floor. This phenomenon involved wind-driven motion of dense, cooler, nutrient-rich water towards the ocean surface. As this occurred,...
Koko Crater is one the most popular landmarks on the south shore of Oʻahu. It’s classified as a cinder cone and it measures 1,208 feet high. Even from a distance one can see the hiking trail that leads to its peak. Getting to its peak, known as Lookout Point, means...
How does gliding through the clear blue sky, looking down on the deep blue Pacific Ocean, jungle clad mountains, and epic volcanic landscape sound? Sound great right? That’s because it is! This week we caught up with a member of the Funlocity.com crew who tried the...
People often wonder how this long abandoned World War II defense got the name Diamond Head. Unfortunately, most don’t realize that Diamond Head’s real name is Lē‘ahi. There are a number of legends pointing to the naming of Lē‘ahi. One popular version says that...
For half of us, right now, the fall is coming. And, by that we mean cold weather and crunchy leaves, not Gillian Anderson stalking serial killers in Belfast. When the season changes, it is certainly time to turn your eyes towards the blazing sun, blue skies and...
The trill of the ukulele, beautiful bikinis, dancing on waves and pigs on spits – when you look to Hawaii you almost rub your eyes in disbelief. How do we look so good, when we must constantly be shoving sizzling spit roasts down our throats? Is it just like the...