5/25 Saturday
Travel: arrive 11am
Lunch at Wendy’s
Shopping at Costco/Walmart/Safeway
Note: Bring freezer bag and plastic bags
Dinner at Ramen Bones (don’t get miso ramen, get tonkotsu ramen, chicken katsu is really good too)
5/26 Sunday
Kaena Point State Park, 6am-6:45pm
About 2 hours round trip
Note: 最好穿hiking shoes,因为是dirt road,而且需要和开进来的吉普车share road,所以会有灰尘,然后海边又有风,容易把鞋弄脏。这个trail我们觉得不难走,就是有点无聊。我们没走到那个角,因为不知道还需要走多久,实在觉得不耐烦了然后下午还想去别的地方,所以在一片开阔处拍照后就往回走了。这个要注意,有两个trail,一个是从南往北,另外一个是从北往南(我们选的这个),这两个我估计最后都会到达那个顶角,但是开车的公路完全不是一条。如果下午想接着玩岛的西边,大家一定选好路了,我当时看Google map,貌似如果选从南向北进入,之后就得开车完全回来大道才能去岛上其他地方(简单说这是个死路,路的尽头是trail head,不过毕竟我自己没走这个,也不是完全确定,大家做好功课)。
Lunch at Ray’s Kiawe broiled chicken
Note: whole chopped chicken $11.50 cash only, can use bathroom from the market nearby, great value, we ate the whole thing
PASS: Waimea Valley/Waterfall 9am-5pm $18/adult (shuttle $8 one way $12 round trip from Hale Ho’ike to Wailele waterful)
May be able to swim in the pool below the 45 ft tall Waimea Falls
Note: decent park, small waterfall, free parking near entrance, we didn’t see many flowers blooming
Dinner at Fumi’s Kahuku shrimp
Note: $14 each for hot and spicy shrimp and salt and pepper shrimp, comes with rice, corn and small piece of pineapple, cash only, owned by Taiwanese
Things didn’t do: (really bad traffic so we only passed the beaches, also no more sea turtle in turtle bay-we asked the hotel front desk and they said turtles haven’t come for quite a while due to too many tourist
Laniakea Beach (11am-1pm, best time to see turtles
Shark’s Cove
有点难度的浮潜
Sunset Beach
Turtle Bay: best 2-4pm to see turtle
5/27 Monday
Diamond Head Trail 6am-6pm (4:30 last entrance) $5 per car Cash only $1 per person
9点后难停车
sunrise, 1.6 miles round trip, elevation gain 560 ft, 175级台阶, 1.5-2 hours round trip
Note: 最后那一段过了隧道,会到一个T字路口,好心的路人强推左边那条道,后来走着的确轻松很多。我们非常喜欢这个hike,不难走(但也不算容易),上面风景非常好看。下来一点点会看到有一个直升飞机的停台,我们翻过去照相非常好看,推荐给大家。
停车的确很难,在转进park之前的街道对面有很多免费停车场(可以google parking lot如果你肉眼没注意到)。
Lunch at Diamond Head Market & Grill
Teriyaki beef sandwich tastes wonderful
Note: 超级好吃,又便宜。这个也是网上推荐去吃的觉得很不错
China Wall
Note: 这儿很小众,浪超级超级大,我们看到有人surfing,实在太棒了,可惜我们当时没准备下水,后来全身被海水淹没早知道也跳下去玩一下啦,大家有机会一定去看看,相对于在一个小区里面,有点点难找,不过哪怕去看看我也觉得有意思(不适合小孩)
Lanai Lookout
Note: 我们就是在这儿,翻越了护栏,下到底部,去拍照。拍完了,我说:老公,再给我来一张单人照,就在此时,大浪袭来,我们包括自拍杆上的手机全部被淹没(还好浪没有卷走我们),我的包包里面也都全湿了,很可惜当时没有人帮我们把这一幕拍下来,要不然实在太有趣了,所以大家一定随身多带几套衣物(包括内衣和鞋)。然后也吸取我们的教训,其实我们之前就注意到哪些礁石都是湿的,但想着可能是早前水淹过的,而且看到别人拍照也没碰到大浪,我们也算是点子低了。这算是我们这次行程中最欢快的时光了,值得记住这个moment.
Halona Beach Cove
Halona Blowhole Lookout
Sandy Beach
Tropical farms Macadamia nuts (free samples)
Note: 一路开车过去风景很美,店里的honey roasted macadamia nuts很好吃,比我们后来在Costco里买的好吃,但是有点小贵,我们就没买。其实这个离kualoa ranch很近了,建议大家制定好路线一次搞定。
Dinner at Waiahole Poi Factory
Note: 非常不错的路边小店,价格亲民,肉的分量也不少。我点的套餐里面的laulau不是很喜欢,觉得肉味有点重。所以可以点没有laulau的套餐(猪肉牛肉都不错,squid没人点所以不知道是否好吃。听说这家冰淇淋超级好吃,我们去晚了,已经卖完了。)
Things didn’t do:
Hanauma Bay 6am-6pm
Park Entry $7.50
Parking Lot $1
(恐龙湾周二关门, no shade, bring food-only snack bar)
Parking lot full around 10am
15 mins video
10几分钟大下坡,有电瓶车
PASS: Hanauma Bay Snorkel
Great place for first time snorkeling
May not wanna use PASS
Koko Crater Railway Trail:
About 40 mins one way
2.5km, 990 ft elevation gain
Wear pants
5/28 Tuesday
PASS: Kualoa Ranch (1 activity per day)
1. Taste of Kualoa 7:30am-5:30pm
Reservation made 8:45am (arrive 45 mins earlier)
90 min narrated trolley tour of Kualoa Farm
2. Voyaging Catamaran Tour 7-5pm
3. Secret Beach Tour
Note: 我觉得这个ranch有太多好玩的了,Oahu card只有这三个项目,但是实际上有更多,比如可以骑马,zipline什么的。这个感觉有娃也可以找到很多好玩的项目(估计小小娃不适合)。其实看你住哪儿,如果不怕开车,完全可以每天报一个项目,然后跑去玩。我们这个tour是开着一个小巴在几个地方转,司机/导游会有讲解,其中一个stop是50 First Dates的shooting set,好美好美!还有一个stop有免费的smoked tuna,我很猥琐的排了好几次队去吃,因为实在太好吃了,可惜他们店里居然不卖这个。知道后我就又拿了两块(害羞)。
PASS: The Byodo-in Temple
Note: 我们觉得这个temple特别美,虽然挺小的。池子里面好多koi。还有个撞钟的地方可以免费撞,我俩都玩了一次,感觉可以给我们好运什么的。呵呵。
Lunch: Penny’s malasadas (not bad)
PASS: Polynesian Cultural Center 12pm-9pm
Dinner Reservation made for Ambassador package for $99.99 for late dinner 5:45pm seating
Show: Ha, breath of life seating 7pm, show starts 7:30pm
5/29 Wednesday
Breakfast hotel buffet reservation 9:15am (arrive 5 mins earlier)
Note: 品种很多,食材新鲜,每个Disney character会到桌前和你拍照。41刀一人,最好提前make reservation。
Aloha stadium swap meet: 8am-3pm
Note: 有名的flea market,每周三、周六、日开门。门票一人一刀,里面纪念品真的很便宜,而且很大很大,非常值得逛一逛。我后悔东西买少了。大多数店应该只收现金,所以大家准备好。有些很漂亮的木雕,还有木头做的灯什么的,挺漂亮,有点贵,不确定是否收卡。还有那种很多贝壳的项链,不记得是1刀1条还是3条5刀了,反正总体东西不贵。
Dole Plantation 9:30am-5pm
Pineapple Express train: $11.50
Note: 实在太喜欢他们的店了,里面真是琳琅满目,看着什么都想买。里面的冰淇淋也特别好吃,我觉得小店比植物园本身还好玩。我们坐了小火车,他爸妈在而且热我们就没有走那个maze。小火车自带广播讲解,我觉得很不错。
Dinner: Monkeypod kitchen by Merriman
Note: ok food, small portion, not good value, don’t go.
5/30 Thursday
Pearl Harbor 7am-5pm
Wear pants/no dress+comfortable shoes
(No bags allowed, can bring wallet and water)
5 hours for all 3 sites plus rest and eat
PASS :
1. USS Arizona Memorial Narrated Tour every 15 mins 8am-3pm
Reserve shuttle boat tickets online
Note: currently under repair but the boat still takes you near the site
Note: 上船之前要看一个纪录片,非常好看。有很多珍贵的照片和短片,简短的把来龙去脉讲解得很清晰。
2. USS Bowfin Submarine 7am-4:30pm
Not handicap accessible (ladders and watertight doors)
Self-guided audio tour
Note: 可以下到船里面看内部构造,非常有意思。
3. Battleship Missouri 8am-4pm
On Ford Island, across from the Admiral Clary Bridge
90 min from shuttle pick up to drop off
Guided audio tour (wheelchair/stroller accessible)
Note: 有免费的guided tour,讲解得非常好。之后可以进入船内,和爬到船上面两部分参观。这个要等shuttle bus,我们运气不好,等了很久,所以如果看到排队人不多,就先玩这个吧。
Lunch at food truck (居然不难吃,我们当时饿了就随便买了几样,饱了,也不贵)
4. Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor (didn’t make it)
Hotel dinner reservation 6pm at Ama Ama, Note: decent food (kinda expensive), good dessert (Mochi cake), nice view, seafood was fresh, steak was good
5/31 Friday
Lunch at Goma Tei Ramen Ward (ok food, decent value, cool AC in the mall not inside restaurant)
PASS: Makani Catamaran Sail
Reservation made for 2pm
8am-10am, 11am-1am, 2pm-4pm
Note: parking $1 per hour (charge by the hour, no half hour)
Dinner: Island Country Markets (bear hotel)
Note: 酒店附近的超市里面有很好的deli,sushi不好吃不要买,买那种现做的sandwich新鲜又好吃。超市里面的奶茶也还不错。
Things didn’t do:
PASS: Sea Life Park 9:30am-4pm
PASS: Lonani Palace 9am-4pm
6/1 Saturday
Travel: depart 12:30pm