Kualoa Ranch owns the Kaʻaʻawa Valley, commonly known as Kualoa Valley in Honolulu County. The ranch was given its name in 1927. Kualoa in Hawai’ian means “long, large back”. Some say the name is descriptive of its mountain peaks and beautiful valleys, but according...
Makapu’u Point Lookout is the easternmost point on Oʻahu. It is the remnant of a ridge that rises 647 feet (197 m) above the sea. Makapu’u Point State Wayside Park is a 38 acre area that includes Makapu’u Head and the Makapu’u Point lighthouse....
‘Iolani Palace is one of the must see landmarks while visiting Hawaii. `Iolani Palace, a national historic landmark and the only royal palace in the United States, was built in 1882 by the last king of Hawai’i – King David Kalakaua. It was the official...
Valley of the Temples Memorial Park is located on the Windward (eastern) side of Oʻahu at the foot of the Ko’olau Mountains. Thousands of people from several faiths including Buddhism, Shintoism, Protestantism, and Catholicism are buried here. Byodo-in...
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...
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;...