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  • Keauhou Beach Resort

    Big Island Hotel

    Hawaiian cultural immersion

    Soak up more than the sun while standing on ancient sites, mere steps from your Oceanside room. A former center for Hawaiian royalty, nature and history reside in harmony here; outside and inside newly-refurbished rooms.


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  • Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach

    Oahu Hotel

    Partake in Hawaiian customs

    Learn from kupuna, treasured teachers, sharing their mastery of native arts. Award-winning guest programs promote Hawaii’s rich cultural heritage, including the ancient Hawaiian sports of surfing and canoe paddling right outside on famous Waikiki Beach.


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  • Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge: For the Birds

    KAUAI. This is where I spend many Friday afternoons:  Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. I serve as a docent, sharing what I know about the passing whales (in season), sea turtles, seals and, of course, the historic lighthouse. But the real attraction is the birds. I am continually astounded by how much happens—and changes—from week to week. 

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  • Ho’iho’i kulana wahi pana

    BIG ISLAND. The heiau, ancient stone temples, were at the center of an ali’i, or royal, center. Heiaus like this one at Kailua-Kona are being preserved and restored all across Hawaii. A deeper understanding of the past, helps create a culturally prosperous future – essential in the evolution of a prideful, flourishing society.

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  • USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor

    Oahu. The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor is the most popular visitor attraction on Oahu. The author wonders why he's never been there. more ›

  • 'Iolani Palace

    Oahu. America's only royal residence was built in 1882 on the site of an earlier palace, and it contains the thrones of King Kalakaua and his successor (and sister) Queen Lili'uokalani. more ›

  • Ke'anae Arboretum

    Maui. Here's a place to learn the names of the many plants and trees now considered native to Hawai'i... more ›

  • Kilauea Lighthouse

    Kauai. A beacon for sea traffic since it was built in 1913, this National Historic Landmark has the largest clamshell lens of any lighthouse in the world. It's within a national wildlife refuge, where thousands of seabirds soar on the trade winds and nest on the steep ocean cliffs. more ›

  • Ho’iho’i kulana wahi pana

    Big Island. The heiau, ancient stone temples, were at the center of an ali’i, or royal, center. Heiaus like this one at Kailua-Kona are being preserved and restored all across Hawaii. more ›