A Few Tips about this Panda My wife enjoyed the vegetables at this Panda very much. Like it is said, “Happy wife, happy life.” The amount of money we spent for lunch was extremely reasonable. Located on the second floor of the Queen Kaahumanu Center mall, it is easy to find about a mile from the port. There are plenty…
A Gesture Never to be Forgotten Walking down Ali’i Drive at 5:00 PM, I wanted to visit the oldest Christian Church in Hawaii. The door had just closed before I could enter. The woman inside saw me and was nice enough to open the door for me to see this beautiful church. It was technically, closing hours, but Roxanne was…
Best kept secret of Oahu The memorial park is easy to get to from Honolulu by taking Route 63, Likelike Highway and turning left on Route 83 on the windward (eastern) side of the island. The 1968 replica of the 11th century Buddhist temple complex was our main reason to visit this area. You will immediately realize it is…
A hidden gem away from Waikiki The crater was formed about 50,000 years ago and is a botanical garden for dry-land plants. It is “free” is taken care of by non-profit Honolulu Parks. At the beginning of the trail is a box for a free guide listing the various types of plants and trees along the trail. The crater trail…
Visiting Waimea Falls Waimea Valley, known as the “Valley of the Priests” for over 700 years is now the home of a “World Class Botanical Gardens.” Over 5000 tropical and subtropical plants live here in this park which is over 1800 acres. A non-profit organization takes care of the gardens. There is an entrance fee of $16 for adults and less…
The Advantages of staying at Hanalei Bay Resort? Having stayed at Hanalei Bay Resort five times since 1998 we have seen good and bad times. The fire to the restaurant of 2012 has caused a major disruption. We were told that the restaurant is soon to be open in the fall of 2015. The fire did not discourage us to…
What are you waiting for? An icon restaurant along Waikiki Beach named after the legendary Hawaiian Olympic star and surfer, Duke Kahanamoku. We have always made it a point to have at least one meal at Dukes. This time we stopped twice. We like to get there early for lunch and sit along the railing. Actually, great views can be…
Closed on Sundays and Mondays As our stay on Kauai was for several weeks, we had the opportunity to come back to Kilauea Lighthouse after finding it was closed on Monday. A tour group was highly disappointed to find this factoid out too, though, not having the opportunity to revisit. The best you can do is to take photos…
Tips on visiting one the top lookouts in the world It is highly recommended that you travel to Kalalau Lookout when there is good chance of clear weather. We have made this trip six times, one being completely fogged in. When the weather is fine, indeed, it is one of the best lookouts in the world. We like to take…
Not to be Surpassed, The Kilohana Plantation With our fifth visit to Kauai, we finally stopped at the Kilohana Plantation Estate. This is definitely a unique plantation built by Gaylord Wilcox back in 1935. The large Tudor home, 16,000 square feet of it, is now shops and the famous Gaylord’s restaurant. It was interesting walking around. For some reason, the…