November 15, 2023
On board a helicopter, it’s possible to lift off from a heliport, bypass populated areas and leave civilization behind in minutes. Look down and you’ll find yourself flying low over deep uninhabitable canyons, where inland waterfalls drop hundreds of feet…
November 15, 2023
Kāne‘ohe Bay, a 7,500-acre inlet, is the largest sheltered body of water in the main Hawaiian Islands and the only bay in Hawai‘i with a barrier reef. Five tiny islands are anchored in the bay, the two largest being CHINAMAN’S…
November 15, 2023
O‘ahu is blessed with more than 130 golden-sand beaches that slope gently into the beckoning blue expanse of the Pacific. Find your favorite beach from the small sampling below: In WAIKĪKĪ , you’ll find a 2-mile strand of a dozen…
January 24, 2023
O‘ahu is blessed with more than 130 golden-sand beaches that slope gently into the beckoning blue expanse of the Pacifi c. Find your favorite beach from the small sampling below: In WAIKĪKĪ , you’ll fi nd a 2-mile strand of…
February 10, 2022
Experience the “A” (Air) in Navy SEAL with TRIDENT ADVENTURES. The company, founded by a former Navy SEAL, offers up a group of tours that offer guests a SEAL experience. One of the tours, Navy SEAL Helicopter Jump, will have…
February 10, 2022
Among the many influences that defidne life in Hawai‘i are the multifaceted enterprises of THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER- DAY SAINTS . In 1865, the church purchased a 6,000-acre plantation on O‘ahu’s North Shore in Lā‘ie. By 1919,…
February 10, 2022
Get out of the urban sprawl, and check out O‘ahu’s Westside. It’s a trek, but once you get to the FOUR SEASONS RESORT O‘AHU AT KO ‘OLINA, you’ll feel like you’re on another island. Swim in one of the four…
February 10, 2022
It’s a feel-good experience at Dillingham Airfideld in Mokulē‘ia on O‘ahu’s North Shore, where PARADISE AIR offers “flight plans” that range from 30 to 60 minutes on engine- powered gliders, or trikes. These flights are hands-on, and are actual flying…
February 10, 2022
Don’t be misled by O‘ahu’s urban sprawl. There’s a lot of people to be fed on this island, and, like everywhere else, it’s the farms that are taking care of business. Thankfully, you’ll find some farms are willing to give…
February 10, 2022
The island of O‘ahu measures 597 square miles; that’s just slightly larger than the city of Houston. But within that area, 150 ECOSYSTEMS, from tropical dry rainforest to coastal dunes, flourish. Altogether, there are about 150 ecosystems on Hawai‘i, and…
January 15, 2015
Go prawn fishing — and have your catch prepared for you — at ALI‘I AGRICULTURE FARMS (fishingfarmshawaii.com). Located in Central O‘ahu, Ali‘i Agriculture Farms offers recreational fishing that the entire family can enjoy. In addition to the prawn ponds, there…
January 15, 2015
It’s a feel-good experience at Dillingham Airfield in Mokulē‘ia on O‘ahu’s North Shore, where PARADISE AIR offers “flight plans” that range from 30 to 60 minutes on engine- powered gliders, or trikes. These flights are hands-on, and are actual flying…