Hawaii

We decided to finish off our Hawaii trip with a luau on our final night. After some research, I picked the Ali’i Luau at the Polynesian Cultural Center. The Polynesian Cultural Center is about 15 minutes away from Turtle Bay Resort and includes replica villages of the different Polynesian cultures. You can choose from a…

On one of our last days in Hawaii, we decided to book a kayaking excursion with Shaka Kayaks through Turtle Bay. The package lasts about two hours. It includes an hour of kayaking, a light snack, and a quick nature walk around that edge of the property. We headed out at 8 am with a…

Waimea Valley sits right off the highway between Haleiwa and Turtle Bay Resort. We stopped there to hike the park on the way back from Honolulu. If you’re looking to experience your own little slice of Jurassic Park on Oahu, Waimea Valley is the place for you. A bunch of movies, including the newest Jumanji,…

When I was researching places to visit in Honolulu, I came across Iolani Palace. Hawaii has the distinction of being the only American state to have been a monarchy. Since I am fascinated by monarchies, I knew I absolutely needed to visit. The palace sits smack in the middle of the government district in downtown…

Mac and I headed out early one morning to catch the Hawaii Duck Tours. We’ve done duck tours in three other cities, so we were excited for the Hawaii Duck Tour. Since the tour picked up at the Ilikai Hotel, we ate breakfast on property. We parked in the public, hourly lot behind the hotel…

What we know as Pearl Harbor is officially the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. The site includes the visitors’ center on Oahu, the USS Bowfin, the USS Arizona memorial (reached by boat), and the USS Oklahoma and USS Utah memorials on Ford Island (reached by bridge). The memorial is a sober…