We lived on Oahu for two years, and I have a few favorites...first of all, if you're wanting to do a little boat tour, the E'O Waianae dolphin tour is the best you can do! You get to swim with wild spinner dolphins, snorkel with sea turtles, etc...it is owned by a local family, and they are wonderful...call 808-699-5910 to book. They do pick up in Honolulu to shuttle you to the harbor over in Waianae...
Visit Ko Olina....four man made lagoons, Roy's Restaurant is on the golf course...a great luau is there, Paradise Cove...an amazing place to eat right on one of the coves, which used to be called Longboards...not sure if it still is...Go to the little surf town of Haleiwa....cute shops, places to eat...Kono's is delicious...go to Waimea Bay...beautiful beach...across the street from the beach is Waimea Falls...you can "hike" to the waterfall, which is about a one mile walk on a paved path...I think they also have a little golf cart shuttle, as well. You can swim in the waterfall...just east of where you will be staying is Hanauma Bay...amazing snorkeling...heading around the island, you will see where they filmed some of From Here to Eternity....the beach is called Secret Beach, although, you can see if from the road...and, it's right by the Blowhole lookout center....there is a great "hike," right up the road from the Blowhole lookout, called Makapuu...pretty mile hike...uphill...lighthouse at the end...great view of Chinaman's hat at the top....the Polynesian Cultural Center is okay...make sure to visit a Shrimp truck while heading up north...on the way to Turtle Bay. We liked Giovanni's the best.
You NEED to try the malasadas at Leonard's Bakery. In Honolulu...and, there are a few Leonard's Jr. trucks on the island, as well.
Maui...visit Haleakala Crater (like someone else said, it is very cold...kind of freezing, really. Take a sweatshirt)...I loved the Alii Kula Lavender farm...Visit the Ulupalakua winery...gorgeous...Iao Valley park is beautiful...
Kauai...Waimea Canyon, Na Pali Coast...Kauai is very laid back...You will have a great time...everywhere you will go will be beautiful!
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