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Must-see attractions in Hawaii

  • Old Lanakila Ihiihi O Iehowa Ona Kava Church, Keanae Peninsula

    Ke驶anae Peninsula

    The Road to Hana

    This rare slice of 鈥極ld Hawaii,鈥 home to an 1860s church and a wild lava coast, is reached by taking Ke驶anae Rd on the makai (seaward) side of the鈥

  • People shop at market stalls under the famous Banyan Tree in Courtyard Square.

    Banyan Tree Park

    Lahaina

    A leafy landmark (the largest tree in Hawaii) stands in the center of Lahaina. Remarkably, it sprawls across the entire square. Planted as a seedling on鈥

  • St Joseph's Church, Molokai.

    St Joseph鈥檚 Church

    Moloka'i

    Only two of the four Moloka鈥榠 churches that missionary saint Father Damien (who selflessly comforted leprosy patients for 16 years) built outside the鈥

  • Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA: beach and Fort DeRussy Boardwalk / Beach Park - Rainbow Tower in the center. 1521875778

    Fort DeRussy Beach

    Waikiki

    Less crowded than adjoining beaches, this often-overlooked beauty extends along the shore of its namesake military facility. The water is usually calm and鈥

  • Red and yellow hawaiian canoe with outrigger on the beach at Hanalei pier at dawn as the sun lights the sky over Na Pali mountains 179311358 sky, bay, sea, calm, pier, shed, dawn, boat, coast, kauai, kayak, beach, jetty, ocean, island, nobody, travel, clouds, scenic, hawaii, coastal, sunrise, pacific, walkway, tropical, dramatic, paradise, relaxing, mountain, seascape, peaceful, beautiful, coastline, landscape, pali, canoe, hanalei, hawaiian, na

    Black Pot Beach Park (Hanalei Pier)

    Hanalei

    The short easternmost stretch of Hanalei Bay, alongside the rivermouth, usually offers the calmest surf among the wild North Shore swells, and is popular鈥

  • Upper Waikani Falls also known as Three Bears, a trio of large waterfalls amid rocks & lush vegetation with a popular swimming hole, off the Road to Hana Highway, Maui, Hawaii, USA 650608216 bear, cascade, dense, fall, ferns, flowing, foliage, forest, green, greenery, hana, hawaii, highway, hill, hole, idyllic, island, jump, landscape, lush, maui, natural, nature, outdoor, park, pond, pool, road, road to hana, rocks, scenery, scenic, states, stones, swim, three, travel, trees, triple, tropical, upper, usa, vegetation, waikani, water, waterfall, wet, wild

    Three Bears Falls

    The Road to Hana

    Got your camera? This beauty takes its name from the triple cascade that flows down a steep rock face on the inland side of the road, 0.5 miles past the鈥

  • HILO, HAWAII - SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 - Pacific tsunami museum in Hilo on September 8, 2011 in Hilo, Hawaii. Museum is dedicated to history of April 1, 1946 Pacific Tsunami which devastated much of Hilo. 173655311 us, usa, old, kea, sky, art, sea, big, tree, hilo, 1960, view, died, blue, palm, coast, shore, cloud, mauna, death, ocean, island, center, hawaii, museum, outdoor, america, educate, culture, holiday, history, pacific, tourist, tourism, tsunami, landmark, entrance, disaster, paradise, building, hawaiian, monument, vacation, american, education, exhibition, casualties, architecture, wave

    Pacific Tsunami Museum

    Hilo

    You cannot understand Hilo without knowing its history as a two-time tsunami survivor (1946 and 1960). This museum encompasses only a few rooms, but they鈥

  • HILO, HAWAII/U.S.A. - MAY 22, 2019: Photo of unidentified people enjoying the Richardson Beach Park, located on the east coast of the Big Island. 1553358317 beach, beautiful, big island, blue, coast, hawaii, hilo, holiday, island, landscape, nature, ocean, outdoor, paradise, recreation, richardson beach park, scenery, scenic, sea, shore, sky, summer, tourism, travel, tropical, u.s., vacation, view, water

    Richardson's Ocean Park

    Hilo

    Near the end of Kalaniana驶ole Ave, this little pocket of black sand is a favorite all-round beach. When calm, the protected waters are popular for鈥

  • Halona Beach Cove, a small sandy beach surrounded by rocky cove at Oahu southeast.

    Halona Cove

    翱驶补丑耻

    Take your lover down for a roll in the sand at this sweet pocket cove made famous in the legendary wave-tossed scene between Burt Lancaster and Deborah鈥

  • Honolulu: Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, skyline view of downtown Honolulu, Diamond Head and Waikiki beach from Tantalus Lookout. Oahu known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to about two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. 855553966 tantalus lookout

    Pu驶u 驶Ualaka驶a State Wayside Park

    Honolulu

    The best free view in Honolulu! At this hillside park, sweeping views extend from Diamond Head on the left, across Waikiki and downtown Honolulu, to the鈥

  • Honolulu, Hawaii - December 27, 2022: Tourists hiking on the Diamond Head lookout trail. 1458042645 coast, diamond, hawaiian, hike, lookout, ocean, park, scenic, view, hawaii, landscape, outdoor, vacation

    Diamond Head Lookout

    翱驶补丑耻

    From this small parking area there are fine views over Kuilei Cliffs Beach Park and up the coast toward Kahala. On the east side of the parking area, look鈥

  • Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki.

    Queen's Surf Beach

    Waikiki

    Just south of Kuhio Beach, the namesake beach for the famous surf break is a great place for families as the waves are rarely large when they reach shore鈥

  • Pali驶okulani Overlook

    Hawai驶i the Big Island

    Be sure to get your bearings at the Hwy 11 viewpoint perched on a 1907 lava flow. Commanding views take in Pali驶okulani, the ragged cliff edge jutting out鈥

  • Kamakou Preserve

    Moloka'i

    Hiking back through three million years of evolution on the Pepe驶opae Trail is Kamakou鈥檚 star attraction. Crossed by a boardwalk, this undisturbed鈥

  • Kilauea Visitor Center & Museum

    Hawai驶i Volcanoes National Park

    Stop here first on your visit to Hawai驶i Volcanoes National Park. Extraordinarily helpful (and remarkably patient) rangers and volunteers can advise you鈥

  • Kawakiu Beach

    Moloka'i

    Kaluakoi's northernmost beach is also the best. Those with a sense of adventure can search out this secluded crescent of white sand and bright-turquoise鈥

  • Kahuku Unit

    Hawai驶i the Big Island

    Kahuku Unit's six hiking trails that lead through green pastures to volcanic cinder cones, lava tree molds, rainforests and lava flows come alive during鈥

  • Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (Red Hill) Overlook

    Haleakal膩 National Park

    You may find yourself standing above the clouds while exploring Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (10,023ft), Maui鈥檚 highest point. The summit building provides a top-of-the鈥

  • Ka驶u Coffee Mill

    Hawai驶i the Big Island

    This down-to-earth, someday-to-be hydro-powered coffee farm roasts its own award-winning beans 鈥 the wonderful aroma floors you 鈥 which some connoisseurs鈥

  • Purdy's Macadamia Nut Farm

    Moloka'i

    Enthusiastic nut farmer Tuddie Purdy takes you on a free tour of his more-than-80-year-old orchard, explains how the nuts grow without pesticides,鈥

  • Onekahakaha Beach Park

    Hilo

    Ideal for kids, this spacious beach has a broad, shallow, sandy-bottomed pool, protected by a boulder breakwater. The water is only 1ft to 2ft deep in鈥

  • Mo'oula & Hipuapua Falls

    Moloka'i

    Cascading down the back of the lush Halawa Valley are the mesmerizing twin 250ft Mo'oula and Hipuapua Falls, hidden in a rich valley and reached by a two鈥

  • Pa驶iloa Beach

    The Road to Hana

    The small beach here is a stunner 鈥 hands down the prettiest black-sand beach on Maui. Walk on down, sunbathe, enjoy. But if you jump in, be very cautious鈥

  • The smoking crater of the volcano Mauna Loa on Big Island, Hawaiian archipelago, in Volcanoes National Park, after the eruption of lava in the summer of 2018, from the air

    Mauna Loa

    Hawai驶i Volcanoes National Park

    The world's largest subaerial (above water) volcano, Mauna Loa (Long Mountain) is so massive that you feel its presence more than see it. Even when it鈥

  • Hulihe'e Palace in Kona Kilauea. Thsi is a view of the back of the palace which has an ocean view. One of three palacesin the United States. 185086175 Travel, Tourism, Photography, No People, Royalty, Hawaiian Culture, Kilauea, Outdoors, Horizontal, Rear View, Kona, Palace, wood building, Architecture And Buildings, Monuments, Hulihe'e Palace

    Hulihe驶e Palace

    Kailua-Kona

    This palace is a fascinating study in the rapid shift the Hawaiian royal family made from Polynesian god-kings to Westernized monarchs. Here鈥檚 the skinny:鈥

  • The Lady Columbia statue, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

    National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

    Honolulu

    Northeast of downtown Honolulu is a bowl-shaped crater, nicknamed the Punchbowl, formed by a long-extinct volcano. Hawaiians called the crater Puowaina (鈥

  • Offering, Kawa Bay, Kau, The Big Island of Hawaii 534944164 landscape:CB2, travel:CB2, daytime:CB2, outdoors:CB2, volcanic rock:CB2, natural world:CB2, rural scene:CB2, offerings:CB2, nobody:CB2, monument:CB2, scenic:CB2, Island of Hawaii:CB2, stone wall:CB2

    Kawa Bay

    Hawai驶i the Big Island

    Repeatedly a flash-point for coastal-access and land-rights issues, Kawa Bay is now a quiet, pebbly cove. It's bounded by a creek and cliff-top heiau 鈥

  • Kuhio Beach Park.

    Kuhio Beach Park

    Waikiki

    If you鈥檙e the kind of person who wants it all, this beach offers everything from protected swimming to outrigger canoe rides, and even a free sunset hula鈥

  • Lyon Arboretum botanical gardens inland of Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Lyon Arboretum

    Honolulu

    Beautiful walking trails wind through this highly regarded 200-acre arboretum managed by the University of Hawai驶i. It was originally founded in 1918 by a鈥

  • 26467-54 Big Island, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, North America, United States Surfer at Kahalu'u Beach Park, Kailua Kona.

    Kahalu驶u Beach Park

    Kona Coast

    Whether young or old, triathlete or couch potato, everyone appreciates the island's most easy-to-access (and admittedly busy) snorkeling spot. Protected鈥

  • Green Sea Turtle at Kaloko-Hono Kohan National Historical Park, Kailua Kona.

    Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

    Kona Coast

    Just north of Honokohau Harbor, on the ocean side of Hwy 19, this 1160-acre national park may be the Kona Coast's most underappreciated ancient Hawaiian鈥

  • Ulupo Heiau historic hawaiian religious site near Kailua on Oahu, Hawaii.

    Ulupo Heiau State Monument

    Kailua

    Rich in stream-fed agricultural land, fishing grounds and protected canoe landings, Kailua was an ancient economic center that supported at least three鈥

  • Road to the Sea

    Hawai驶i the Big Island

    This high-clearance 4WD road crosses enough 驶a驶a (rough, jagged type of lava) to shake your fillings loose. However, once only for adventurers, these鈥

  • Hawaii, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, hiker taking photos along a trail through native rainforest at Thurston Lava Tube.

    Thurston Lava Tube

    Hawai驶i Volcanoes National Park

    On Kilauea's eastern side, Crater Rim Dr passes through a rainforest thick with tree ferns and ohia trees to the overflowing parking lot for ever-popular鈥

  • Observatory in Hawaii. 172372636 "Keck Observatory, Alien, Big Island, Cloud, Hawaii Islands, Mauna Kea, Medicine And Science, Observatory, Planet, Research, Research, Science, Science Backgrounds", Space, Star, Sunset

    WM Keck Observatory

    Maunakea

    Mirrors larger than 26.2ft are so heavy that gravity distorts them as they move. Keck's breakthrough design overcame that limitation in 1993 by using a鈥

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    Mahai驶ula Beach

    Kona Coast

    Kekaha Kai (Kona Coast) State Park's largest beach has salt-and-pepper sand, rocky tide pools, shaded picnic tables and pit toilets. Swimming usually isn鈥

  • Waikiki Aquarium in Kapiolani Park.

    Waikiki Aquarium

    Waikiki

    Located on Waikiki鈥檚 shoreline, this university-run aquarium recreates diverse tropical Pacific reef habitats. You鈥檒l see rare fish species from the鈥

  • Tourists view the Sulphur banks that can be found walking along the boardwalk in Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, Hawaii. Volcanic gases steam from the ground as sulphur vents / steam vents 1285860174 steam vents, sulphur vents, volcanoes national park, sulphur dioxide, attraction, tourists, trail, crater rim trail, soil acidity, pathways, cracks, magma, sulfur, rotten egg, hydrogen sulfide, h2s, so2, ground water, emitted, ha'akulamanu, vaporizes, steaming bluff, wahinekapu, tourist attraction, volcanic gases, sulphur vent, sulfur vent, sulphur bank, steam banks, big island, hawaii

    Sulphur Banks

    Hawai驶i Volcanoes National Park

    A wooden boardwalk weaves between misty, rocky vents stained chartreuse, yellow, orange and other psychedelic colors by tons of sulfur-infused steam鈥

  • 26467-319 Big Island, Hawaii, Ka'u, North America, United States Nechung Darje Drayand Ling Buddhist Temple, Wood Valley Road, Ka'u.

    Wood Valley Temple

    Hawai驶i the Big Island

    Its official name, which translates to 'Immutable Island of Melodious Sound,' perfectly captures the valley's wind and birdsong. Just outside Pahala, you鈥

  • Kekaha Kai State Park 122994691 beach scene, big island, blue sky, hawaii, holidays, nikon camera, sandy beach

    Kekaha Kai State Park

    Kona Coast

    The gorgeous beaches of Kekaha Kai are all the more memorable for being tucked on the far side of a vast desert of unforgiving black lava. This 1600-acre鈥

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