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Woohoo I finally get to go to Hawaii. I will have one full day. Puka dogs and Waikiki beach a must. I will be on foot and the only other thing I want to do is visit Waikiki gun shop. Anyone have any other suggestions (must be very cheap or free). I will be staying about a block from Waikiki beach. I love my job some times.
Aloha,
It is Honolulu. When will you be there? I am on a quick lunch break I can write more later.
I will arrive on the 19th of Nov about 6pm and have more like 36 hours.
I don't venture in to Waikiki much unless I have to these days. I don't think to much really happens on Monday or Tuesday nights. Waikiki Gun Shop is cool I have shot there once. I know you said that you will be on foot The City and County of Honolulu has one of the best Bus systems in the nation TheBus it is a cheap option to see the island or to get from A to B. I would see what is going on in your hotel or surrounding properties. It is always interesting to just walk around at night, I used to start at the northern side of Waikiki near Ft. DeRussy and walk down Kalakaua Ave. to the Zoo and then walk back up Kuhio Ave. to my starting point. I have not yet had a Puka Dog yet, but I would recommend a Luau, Germaine's or Paradise Cove are popular neither are in Waikiki though. If you like Museums there is the US Army Museum at Ft. DeRussy it is free, there is also the Bishop Museum it is not free. Feel free to bounce any ideas or places off me if I can help or know anything about it I will try to help.
Thanks for the tips and suggestions, I will check out public transportation. I really love people watching. I will see what the property the company sets me up in has to offer for sure and surrounding properties as well. I hadnt thought about that. I know our preferred property is right next to a set of towers (the names elude me at the moment). A colleague a snorkeling opportunity fairly near the hotel. He wasnt sure if it was walking distance or not though. He said it was a shallow bay and a popular place.
Probably Hanauma Bay it is not within walking distance of Waikiki, take TheBus.
http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/facility/hanaumabay/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanauma_Bay
36 hours in Honolulu? Wondering what to do?
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Take the bus to north shore.. Go to sunset beach, sharks cove for snorkeling, and then go to the shrimp trucks for dinner. Best scampi I ever had! Not the korean one though. Go to the porteguese owner. They make the best shrimp and two scoops!
My favorite Shrip Truck is Giovanni's in Kahuku. Giovanni's Shrimp Truck The North Shore is nice but winter is big wave season snorkeling at Sharks Cove probably won't be an option. I have done many NCDs (Night Combat Dives) there. I would stick to Hanauma Bay it is like swimming in an aquarium. In the summer months the surf is bigger on the South and West shores, in the winter the big swells come and hit the North and East shores.
Disclaimer: I am not a Combat Diver my buddy and I just referred to our night dives there as such due to the level of difficulty, going out in less than pristine conditions, and the abuse suffered.
when i was there with the wife we rented a car. not very expensive for the day.
Did you think about going to Pearl Harbor?
I enjoyed the north shore beaches also...
Get a Shave Ice from Motsumotos...its like a snow cone...
Pearl Harbor would be a good one, there are many things to do there. The USS Arizona Memorial, the USS Bowfin WWII submarine, the USS Missouri battleship, and the Pacific Aviation Museum. If you did want to rent a car you don't have to do it at the airport there are rental locations at a few Waikiki hotels.
Some more info and things to do here if you bypass the BS, it is from another forum I frequent.
http://priuschat.com/index.php?threa...Hawaii?.89898/
http://priuschat.com/index.php?threa...ii-Info.97572/
I spent 36 hours with a Hawaiian lady once. All I learned from her that I can post here was "Okole Maluna." Have a great time!!!
Such a great place and only 36 hours? Whatever you do make the most of it!
Hey dustoff, I remember when you could go around the island on The Bus for just fifty cents! How much is it now?
That's the name I was trying to thinkof! Giovanni's!Quote:
Originally Posted by dustoff003
I was not into diving.. I tried it once and got a squeeze. Seemed like a lot of prep for just a little pleasure.. I was a big surfer though. Had the VW pop top van with 9 footer and a 7.2 on top at all times... When the surf was low I would spear with a sling..
So much to do on Oahu! When we went there in '86 (almost 30 years ago!) I remember going all the places that were pictured in Hawaii Five-0 (you remember, the REAL one!). Went snorkeling in both Hanauma and Kahneohe Bays, climbed up that tunnel inside Diamondhead, even toured the Dole Pineapple cannery for some reason! It is a beautiful place. Too bad you don't have time to rent a car and drive around the island, which is what we did (couldn't afford to rent the red Magnum Ferrari's that were all over the island then, though). You would have time for Pearl Harbor and the Arizona Memorial, though. Have fun!
I think a bus fare is up to $2 now, and the circle island was the 52 route, I think that TheBus modified or stopped that route now though.