If you were going to pick 1 Hawaiian Island to Visit??
Apr 25th, 2005, 03:24 PM
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Dusty... aloha... WOW! Please start a new thread with all of this valuable O'ahu knowledge... or maybe add on to "why I love O'ahu, too!". That was an incredible post. Many mahalos for sharing O'ahu. 
Apr 25th, 2005, 04:29 PM
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The reason I posted it here is because one of the original questions asked for suggestions for an itinerary.
I made it up a couple years ago for some friends that came here (I live on Oahu) and wanted some information.
So all I have to do now is copy and paste it.
I made it up a couple years ago for some friends that came here (I live on Oahu) and wanted some information.
So all I have to do now is copy and paste it.
Apr 25th, 2005, 09:41 PM
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Maui no ka oi
First thing is to turn the car radio to kpoa. Go to Costco for some provisions. Head for the condo and relax under a beautiful sunset. If you don't find the restaurant reservations you want, pick up some fish from the harbor or local fish market and bbq at the beach park just south of lahaina. We use the hand crank bench top blender for chi chi's or daquaris? Nothing better than to do the beach bbq with poke from safeway rather than a formal dine. Kids play in the water while prepping dinner. Its just me but a little IZ or Kealii on the radio during a soft pleasant evening is far better than all the hoopla about what the best restaurant is. My best time at dinner was actually a bbq w/some fresh mahi from a local fisherman. Make Hawaii your experience. Do the things that are not on the major iternaries. Plan one night for yourself. Talk to locals, extend a hand and locals will extend theirs, be honest and ask what to do, I'm sure everyone can find a good fish house where ever you live. If you need to find one on Maui, go to mama's. Otherwise, absorb yourself in the local ways. Pitch the shoes, get some slippas from Longs, go to Safeway or fish store for local grind, slow down, don't worry about the best place to eat, go to the farmer's markets, don't stress if it rains, have plate lunch, lay under the bayan and nap for a couple of hours in lieu of shopping, rub coconut suntan lotion on just to carry the beautful smell for a couple of hours w/o laying on the beach like a tourist, take the expedition to lanai while inhaling the wonderful smells of the ocean on the way, recognize the remotness of parts of lanai, enjoy the dolphins, don't worry about schedules, wake up when you wake up, don't try to force yourself to watch the sunrise at H. unless you want, buy a "slow down this ain't the mainland" bumper sticker, listen to some Hapa, buy a grass mat at ABC knowing that it won't last the first 30 min of beach time, be blessed to watch the humpbacks each morning wiha cup of wonderful island coffee, buy local flowers and have them infuse your room with island flavors, drive as little as possible, but drive if you must, buy local banana bread, spend time in front of the tv listening to the local weather in the am knowing that this weather could not be any better than where you are from, take a deep breath from your lanai every morning and take in the soft and fragrant smells (anuhe'a), have a mai tai at kimo's on a calm and hot afternoon, don't say anything about golf. Enjoy
First thing is to turn the car radio to kpoa. Go to Costco for some provisions. Head for the condo and relax under a beautiful sunset. If you don't find the restaurant reservations you want, pick up some fish from the harbor or local fish market and bbq at the beach park just south of lahaina. We use the hand crank bench top blender for chi chi's or daquaris? Nothing better than to do the beach bbq with poke from safeway rather than a formal dine. Kids play in the water while prepping dinner. Its just me but a little IZ or Kealii on the radio during a soft pleasant evening is far better than all the hoopla about what the best restaurant is. My best time at dinner was actually a bbq w/some fresh mahi from a local fisherman. Make Hawaii your experience. Do the things that are not on the major iternaries. Plan one night for yourself. Talk to locals, extend a hand and locals will extend theirs, be honest and ask what to do, I'm sure everyone can find a good fish house where ever you live. If you need to find one on Maui, go to mama's. Otherwise, absorb yourself in the local ways. Pitch the shoes, get some slippas from Longs, go to Safeway or fish store for local grind, slow down, don't worry about the best place to eat, go to the farmer's markets, don't stress if it rains, have plate lunch, lay under the bayan and nap for a couple of hours in lieu of shopping, rub coconut suntan lotion on just to carry the beautful smell for a couple of hours w/o laying on the beach like a tourist, take the expedition to lanai while inhaling the wonderful smells of the ocean on the way, recognize the remotness of parts of lanai, enjoy the dolphins, don't worry about schedules, wake up when you wake up, don't try to force yourself to watch the sunrise at H. unless you want, buy a "slow down this ain't the mainland" bumper sticker, listen to some Hapa, buy a grass mat at ABC knowing that it won't last the first 30 min of beach time, be blessed to watch the humpbacks each morning wiha cup of wonderful island coffee, buy local flowers and have them infuse your room with island flavors, drive as little as possible, but drive if you must, buy local banana bread, spend time in front of the tv listening to the local weather in the am knowing that this weather could not be any better than where you are from, take a deep breath from your lanai every morning and take in the soft and fragrant smells (anuhe'a), have a mai tai at kimo's on a calm and hot afternoon, don't say anything about golf. Enjoy
