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Surf Lessons in Haleiwa
 

by admin | Jul 21, 2014 | surf camp oahu
Questions and Answers

What is your favorite thing to do in Oahu?I’m visiting in a few weeks. My first time ever! Thanks much for any suggestions on things to do and see. Have a great day!
 
Hike in the rain forest or jungle. Bring strong footwear (that won’t break!) that can take walking through wet, slippery soil, and wear repellent! Check out Manoa Falls, a short hike through the rain forest to a falls-and-pool including a bamboo forest. There are other great hikes too.
 
Snorkeling to see the tropical fish in the tropical coral reefs, sea turtles (if lucky) and moray eels (if lucky) at Hanauma Bay Preserve. Rent snorkel equipement (don’t buy in case the mask doesn’t fit and leaks water) from Snorkel Bob’s the big snorkeling rental chain on the island. There is a small stand on the beach itself to rent equipment.
Http://www.honolulu.gov/parks/facility/h…
Rent a car for a day or two (if you won’t have one the whole time) and drive around the island, onto the windward (wet, tropical) side of the island to the North Shore to watch the professional surfers. You are going during professional surfing season (Vans Triple Crown!), so traffic and parking a bit tight but worth watching a bit at Sunset Beach or Banzai Pipeline, depending on where the contest is. Sun bathe at Waimea Beach. Stop at the funky little surfing town of Haleiwa afterwards to get a large Hawaiian Shave Ice (NOT a snow cone, much finer ice, better syrup) at Matsumoto’s (most popular) or Aoki’s (next door, where I go).
The most beautiful beaches are on the windward side, near the towns of Kailua and Kaneohe. Go to Lanikai Beach, the classic white-sand/blue water view without the crowds of Waikiki.
If you are unfamiliar with Polynesian and Hawaiian culture, you may want to spend the day at the Polynesian Cultural Center on the windward side of the island, where they have different pavilions for the different major Polynesian cultures (Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, etc.). Think of a South Seas “Epcot”. There is a luau here at night that is decent, but no alcohol is served (depending on your age!) as the Center is run by the Mormon Church.
If you are unfamiliar with hula and are not going to go to a luau (you should go once, but a bit pricey at $80-$100 / person), see a performance at many hotels. I classic is seeing Kanoe Miller (former Miss Hawaii) at the House Without A Key at the Halekulan Resort in Waikiki.
You should also check out Hawaiian music, the most popular being Keali’i Reichel (smooth, easy listening) and Iz (greatest modern Hawaiian folk singer, sadly recently died from extreme obesity).
 
If you have a car, drive to Nuuani Pali Point on the Pali Highway in back of downtown Honolulu to the windward side. Along the way, there is a cutoff to a frontage road called the Old Pali Road which goes through a small rain forest, reconnects further up. You will then see the turnoff to the lookout which has one of the most spectacular views in Hawaii. There is good hiking here as well.
Have you considered surfing lessons? Waikiki has perfect surfing waves but are very crowded. For a less crowded and safer lesson go out to Haleiwa, North Shore and get a lesson from Oahu Surfing Experience (808) 497-7109 they are the best money can buy.

The shopping in Waikiki is fairly expensive, the locals all opt to shop in the Ala Moana Shopping Center which is adjacent to Waikiki on the west side, past the Hilton Hawaiian Village and Ilikai.
If you want to buy yourself a tropical flower/orchid lei to wear at night with your resort wear, drive to downtown Honolulu, to Mauna Kea Street x Beretania Street (next to the chinatown). It is full of little florists that hand-string flower leis each day, you can buy an orchid lei for as little as $5 to $7. Go to the Mauna Kea Marketplace food stalls for a view of tropical fruit and food you won’t see elsewhere within the USA!!
While you are going around the island, there is an amazing japanese temple in the mountains, in back of the town of Kaneohe which is amazing (even though it is strangely located in back of a cemetary…don’t let that put you off!)
 
Don’t forget to eat at Duke’s one night. Not that expensive, considering it is right on Waikiki Beach!!
Http://www.dukeswaikiki.com
or if you are in Haleiwa Breakers have great food.
And of course, there is Pearl Harbor (go early for tickets) the Bowfin WWII submarine, Iolani Palace (the only royal palace in the USA), and Bishop Museum (to see real Hawaii artifacts).
With all the things to do, don’t forget to sit on the beach at Wakiki 😉 !!!
 
You can visit the Arizona Memorial and Battleship Missouri at Pearl Harbor and spend some time on Waikiki Beach sunbathing and swimming.. 
Rent a car and drive to the north shore. Check out Haleiwa town and you can take scuba lessons, learn surfing from Oahu surfing experience (best to book in advance) and eat shave ice. Also, while you’re on the North Shore, go to Dillingham field and take a glider ride. The view is awesome. If you and your husband are adrenaline junkies, then there’s paradise air. They are the best.
Drive to Hanauma Bay early in the morning and spend the day snorkeling and feeding the fish. It’s a wildlife reserve so the fish are tame and expect to be fed. For dinner, go to one of the other restaurants I mentioned above.
A lot of people will tell you to skip Oahu and go to Maui or Kauai. But I think you should first visit Oahu. You can visit the neighbor islands later.
If you and your husband golf, then that’s a different story. Then you need two extra days to golf at Ko Olina and Turtle Bay Links.
What are the best things to do in Honolulu? My fiance and I are going to Hawaii in June for our Honeymoon. We will stay 4 days in Honolulu and 3 days in Kauai. We are wanting to see and do a lot, especially in Honolulu. Does anyone have any tips or thoughts on the best things to do and see?
 surfing with Oahu surfing experience. they are the best  fun.
There are a lot of romantic restaurants in Oahu. The Hau Tree Lanai, on a terrace right on Sans Souci Beach (a quiet part of Waikiki) is outside seating under some Hau Trees. Reserve right before sunset to watch the sun go down and the surfers come in. For a busy Waikiki Beach experience, people always like Duke’s. The most beautiful “Bali Hai / South Seas” tropical view to cuddle up close about is on the windward side of the island, in Kaneohe called Haleiwa Joe’s. The view is spectacularly gorgeous as the food is spectacularly average but with the view who cares? They have music. Go early, as the garden they overlook, Haiku Garden is famous, in fact a lot of local weddings there. For breakfast, go to the Plumeria Restaurant at the Kahala Resort….ahhhh. The locals all go to John Dominis when they have a special occasion. Smooth, seamless restaurant but I like it because it is the only time I’ve ever seen the famous foot-long centipedes we have here in the islands…I saw it in front of the lobby (nobody wanted to catch it and take it out…). Roy’s and Alan Wong’s are the top two local-food chefs in the islands, both restaurants are amazing. Alan Wong’s is also amazing $$$$$-wise.
 
Walk down Mauna Kea Street in Honolulu’s Chinatown. Huge number of small florists that make flower leis are there. You can buy a hand-made work of flower art for $5 to $10 (some are amazing!). How wonderful to give each other an orchid or plumeria lei! I like Cindy’s Lei Shop.
Http://www.cindysleishoppe.com/
If you want to see a decent hula dancer, Kanoe Miller at the House Without A Key at the Halekulani Hotel (the top hotel in Oahu) is the most consistent dancer, the food is above average, great atmosphere right out of the 1940’s. Locals call this ambience the “Territorial” era, before Hawaii was a state.
Http://www.halekulani.com/dining/house_w…
If you are thinking about having your fiance buy you a nice Hawaiian style keepsake jjewelery not too expensive, the local jeweler (many locations) is Na Hoku. Then at least you know it is legitimate. Avoid the Black Coral, Maui Divers and Tahitian Black Pearl shops, they are a rip-off I think.
Http://www.nahoku.com/NaHoku/Home
June 5-7 is the Matsuri Festival in Honolulu. There are a lot of ties between Japan and Hawaii (18% of locals are Japanese in fact).
There are a lot of Vegas-style shows on Waikiki, they are all entertaining. But if you want to see local “Hawaiian” music talent, go to Chai’s Island Bistro in the Aloha Tower. They have the top names in the islands in an intimate setting. If the dinner price is too high, go for drinks.
The Iuaus are not-so-great nowadays. However, the show at the Polynesian Cultural Center is probably the most entertaining and informative. It is run by the Mormon Church so no drinks if that is important to you. I’m pretty sure you can still buy a ticket for just the show if you don’t want to see the exhibits of the different South Sea islands.
Do you like to hike? Diamond Head is actually a round crater (doesn’t look like it from Waikiki) and you can hike from the inside to the highest point above Waikiki. It is hot and dry (tradewinds are blocked on the inside of the crater, ugh) but the view is amazing…worth a kiss or hug at least when you get there! If you are willing to put up with the mud, hike to a tropical jungle waterfall and pool, such as Manoa Falls (I always recommend this) in back of Honolulu in Manoa Valley…wear very strong flip-flops (cheap ones will break and it won’t be fun walking through the jungle without shoes) or Tevas. Bamboo forests, giant ferns and orchids on the way.
Drive up to the overlook in back of central downtown Honolulu on the Nuuani Pali Highway to the windward side. It is called Nuuani Pali Point, and is considered to be one of the most beautiful vistas in Hawaii. If the tradewinds are blowing (which is usually the case) the wind funnels through the valley with spectacular wind speeds here.
I’m sure you will snorkel at the two top spots Hanauma Bay National Preserve (GO EARLY or water gets cloudy and parking spots difficult) and Shark’s Cove on North Shore, but rent a car and go to beautiful Kailua or Lanikai Beach, both on the windward side.
When you go to see Pearl Harbor, as exciting as the memorial is the perfectly-preserved WWII submarine on the grounds, don’t miss it! It is amazing how small it is inside, and you wonder how they stayed under the water in it for so long!
On Kauai:
Absolutely you should go to Ke’e (or Ki’i) Beach near Hanalei/Princeville, the spot they filmed the beach love scene in the Thorn Birds. You can (theoretically) hike along the Na Pali Coast from here, but it will be more fun to take a zodiac inflated boat tour over here to see the sea caves, waterfalls that drop into the ocean.
You should have the local “asian noodle” dish in the islands. A mix of chinese, japanese and hawaiian. It is called “saimin”. Go to Hamura’s Saimin in Lihue, eat at their counter, it’s a fun “dive” you will enjoy.
We at OahuSurfingExperience teach the most quality surfing lessons that surfing has to offer. If your a lady or a little girl and surfing doesn’t necessarily captivate you; we also offer a unique and exclusive mermaid model shoot that will absolutely intrigue the ladies and as well, give them memories that will last a life time. Keep in mind however, we absolutely are surfers at heart. So if we are not running a surf lesson or conducting a mermaid photo shoot,we more then likely will be out in the surf, tapping in to some valuable, “me time”. Because of this very reason, we strongly suggest that you book in advance with us, but it will be absolutely worth your commitment. Book now for your one of a kind opportunity and you will guaranteed walk away with skills and ocean safety knowledge that will last you a life time. Even when the waves are big we know of safe places to go.
808 497 7109 Email Oahusurfingexperience@aol.com 
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