| | | [ We will be just staying in Oahu (Honalulu), no Island hopping for us. ]
While there, might want to visit:
- PCC[1]
- Byodo-In[2]
- Punchbowl[3]
- Diamond Head[4]
- Leeward coast[5]
[ I'll also get to practice my Japanese there. ]
Understood.
Fondly recall some great Japanese restaurants, but after far too many decades, would be surprised if they still exist.[6]
Best wishes,
Kiisu
1. The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction and living museum in Laie on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
. ht tps://grokipedia.com/page/Polynesian_Cultural_Center
. ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_Cultural_Center
2. The Byodo-In Temple is a non-sectarian replica, at approximately one-half scale, of the Phoenix Hall (Hoo-do) from Japan's 11th-century Byodo-in Temple in Uji, constructed without nails in the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park on Oahu's Windward Coast in Kaneohe, Hawaii.
. ht tps://grokipedia.com/page/Byodo-In_(Hawaii)
. ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byodo-In_(Hawaii)
3. The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (informally known as Punchbowl Cemetery) is a national cemetery located at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii.
. ht tps://grokipedia.com/page/National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific
. ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific
Am an US Army vet and for me visiting there is invariably a tearjerker.
4. Diamond Head
. ht tps://grokipedia.com/page/Diamond_Head%2C_Hawaii
. ht tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Head,_Hawaii
Climbed it every time I've visited. That's still possible, but nowadays with restrictions.
. ht tps://gostateparks.hawaii.gov/diamondhead
5. It was quieter and (much) less developed during my time on the island.
. ht tps://findingmandee.com/2025/08/11/leeward-side-of-oahu/
6. Preferred the tiny, informal Japanese diners frequented by the locals as opposed to those that catered to tourists. |
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