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hotels – the coral pink Royal 2 Byodo-In Temple 4 North Shore
Hawaiian Hotel and the 47-200 Kahekili Hwy (Hwy 83), * 2,500. @ n HVCB, Oahu, (877)
Colonial-style Moana Surfrider Kāne‘ohe. Tel (808) 239-8811. @ on 525-6248. _ O-Bon Buddhist Festival
Hotel, Waikīkī’s oldest. Kahekili Hwy (Hwy 83), then 10-min (Jul or Aug). ∑ gohawaii.com
Several interesting sights walk. Open 9am–5pm daily. Closed
are also located in Greater Dec 25. & 7 ∑ byodo-in.com The hub for the North Shore
Honolulu. Considered the surfing community is Hale‘iwa.
world’s finest museum of This replica of a 900-year-old The town’s pictu resque harbor
Polynesian culture, Bishop Japanese temple in a tranquil is flanked by well-appointed
Museum was created by and secluded spot is O‘ahu’s public beaches. Ali‘i Beach is
American businessman Charles hidden treasure, its bright red famous for big waves and
Bishop to preserve royal walls framed against surfing contests. The
heirlooms left by his wife, a the backdrop of adjacent Hale‘iwa
Hawaiian princess. Its priceless fluted green cliffs. Beach Park is one of
exhibits include fabulous A curved vermilion the few North Shore
ceremonial feather standards, footbridge and a spots where it is
rare tamate costumes made three-ton bell lead to usually quite safe
of shredded fiber, sacred the Byodo-In Temple, to swim in winter.
images, and a hale (traditional which houses a At the enchanting
house) thatched with pili grass. beautiful 9-ft (3-m) Sign for Hale‘iwa, annual O-Bon
The National Memorial Buddha. Sunset here is O‘ahu’s surf town Festival, thousands of
Cemetery of the Pacific, a magical experience, floating lanterns are
located in Punchbowl, the with the cliffs giving off pink released into the ocean here.
crater of an extinct volcano, and mauve hues. Another popular North
has over 33,000 graves. Among Shore spot is Waimea Valley.
those buried here are victims The valley is a botanical
of Pearl Harbor and those 3 Hawai‘i’s paradise, with 36 gardens,
killed in the Korean and Plantation Village thousands of rare tropical
Vietnam wars. plants, and 30 species of birds.
Pearl Harbor, a place of 94-695 Waipahu St, Waipahu. There are no longer the
pilgrimage for many visitors, Tel (808) 677-0110. @ 43. Open Tours commercial shows that
houses warships, military on the hour, 10am–2pm Mon–Sat. Waimea Valley was once
Closed public hols. & 7
museums, and memorials. ∑ hawaiiplantationvillage.org famous for, such as hula, and
Most significant among these cliff-diving. Instead, the center
is the USS Arizona Memorial, This three-million dollar restor- provides an important edu-
which stands perched above ed village portrays a hundred cational resource and is a
the ship of the same name that years of sugar plantation beautiful and unspoilt environ-
was sunk during the Japanese culture, from 1840 to 1943. ment. Visitors can tour the
bombing on December 7, It also contains various re- valley, but bring binoculars
1941. Some of the volunteer created buildings from the major as the park has great oppor-
guides that you will meet here ethnic groups that worked in tunities for bird-watchers. After-
happen to be survivors of that the plantations – Korean, Puerto wards, swim or snorkel at the
fateful attack, which killed Rican, and Japanese homes – Waimea Beach Park across
more than 2,000 US officers as well as a Shinto shrine. the street from the center.
and men, and destroyed 18 Personal objects placed in the
battleships, bringing the houses give the impression O Waimea Valley
United States into World War II that the occupants have just 59-864 Kamehameha Hwy (Hwy 83),
(see p731). left, soon to return. The small Waimea. Tel (808) 638-7766. @
on-site museum runs inform- Open 9am–5pm daily. Closed Jan 1,
E Bishop Museum ative walking tours for visitors. Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & 7
1525 Bernice St. Tel (808) 847-
3511. @ 2. Open 9am–5pm
daily. Closed Dec 25. &
7 8 - = Craft demonstrations,
music & dance recitals: daily.
∑ bishopmuseum.org
E Pearl Harbor
7 miles (11 km) NW of
downtown Honolulu. @ 20, 42.
USS Arizona Memorial: 1 Arizona
Memorial Drive. Tel (808) 422-0561.
Open 7am–4:30pm daily.
Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25.
7 8 ∑ nps.gov/usar
The enchanting Byodo-In Temple, a Buddhist shrine

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