A World Beyond Waikiki - History and Hiking in Honolulu


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April 22nd 2013
Published: May 29th 2013
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Thirty-six hours after finishing work at Steamworks - and fresh from having spent a great final day in Vancouver drinking beers with my ex-workmates, watching an Australian finally win the US Masters golf, and then retiring to my luxury hotel suite for the night - I was making my way across the Canada-U.S. border bound for the small airport at Bellingham, from where my ridiculously cheap ($112 US)... Read Full Entry



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Regal ResidenceRegal Residence
Regal Residence

'Iolani Palace
Wishing visitors a warm welcomeWishing visitors a warm welcome
Wishing visitors a warm welcome

Top half of the Aloha Tower
Hawai'ian representationHawai'ian representation
Hawai'ian representation

Honolulu State Capitol
Wishing visitors a warm welcomeWishing visitors a warm welcome
Wishing visitors a warm welcome

Bottom half of the Aloha Tower
Inviting WatersInviting Waters
Inviting Waters

Ala Moana Beach Park
Sandy StretchSandy Stretch
Sandy Stretch

Ala Moana Beach Park
Peaceful MonumentPeaceful Monument
Peaceful Monument

Pearl Harbor Historical Park
Bookends of the War in the PacificBookends of the War in the Pacific
Bookends of the War in the Pacific

USS Missouri & USS Arizona Memorial
Frightening FirepowerFrightening Firepower
Frightening Firepower

Forward cannons onboard the USS Missouri
Putting the War into PerspectivePutting the War into Perspective
Putting the War into Perspective

View of the USS Arizona Memorial from the USS Missouri
Wall of RemembranceWall of Remembrance
Wall of Remembrance

List of casualties on the USS Arizona
Big City ViewsBig City Views
Big City Views

View from Round Top - take one
Big City ViewsBig City Views
Big City Views

View from Round Top - take two
Big City ViewsBig City Views
Big City Views

View from Round Top - take three
Not your ordinary palaceNot your ordinary palace
Not your ordinary palace

Only in Hawai'i can even the Royal Palace be overshadowed by trees
Resting PlaceResting Place
Resting Place

Tomb of King Lunalilo
Not your ordinary capital cityNot your ordinary capital city
Not your ordinary capital city

Another Honolulu building overshadowed by a massive tree
Bubbling BrookBubbling Brook
Bubbling Brook

Tranquil caascade in Nu'uanu Stream
Round TopRound Top
Round Top

Lookout at the summit of Pu'u Ualaka'a
Sunset in WaikikiSunset in Waikiki
Sunset in Waikiki

Another day in paradise comes to an end



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