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Top 10 things you should know about Oahu...

 

 

#10  Some of the most spectacular

         scenery on the planet !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mountains and beaches within yards of eachother !

 

 

#9  Honolulu has the 2nd WORST

       traffic in the US.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan to walk and use the trolley.

 

 

#8  The record low temperature for

       Oahu is 52 degrees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During our trip, it will be in the 70's and 80's the entire time.

 

#7  Aloha means "Hello" and

      "Goodbye"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#2 Waikiki is safe; family and 

      child-friendly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huge Police presence in Waikiki with 2 uniform officers on foot per block plus Police cars, motorcycles, bikes, and horses.

 

 

 

#1  All beaches in Hawaii are

      100% PUBLIC !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's right.  Donald Trump offered Hawaii $1,000,000,000.00 for 175' of beach and they turned him down !

#6  Mahalo means "Thank you !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

#5  Shaka

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiians use the shaka to convey the "Aloha Spirit", a concept of friendship and understanding,

and may be referred to as "hang loose" or "hang ten"- both associated with surfer culture.

 

 

#4  Oahu is 30 miles verticle and 44

       miles across.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... and we'll be seeing most of it while you are there.

 

 

#3  Waikiki is expensive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan to buy what you want but don't use your food money !!!

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