Five Days on O'ahu


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March 26th 2012
Published: March 27th 2012
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Greetings from the state of Hawaii, where my friend Tom and I are staying for two and a half weeks, visiting the islands of O'ahu, Hawai'i and Maui. This first blog entry is for O'ahu. For those of you who don't know this, 70% of the population of the state of Hawaii live on O'ahu, and the capital of the state, Honolulu (population 371,657), as well as Pearl Harbor, are on thi... Read Full Entry



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romantic scene romantic scene
romantic scene

replica on dock where the Missouri is moored.
along the trail  to Ka'ena Pointalong the trail  to Ka'ena Point
along the trail to Ka'ena Point

northwest corner of O'ahu
an albatrossan albatross
an albatross

we spotted quite a few at Ka'ena Point
entrance to Bishop Museumentrance to Bishop Museum
entrance to Bishop Museum

museum in Honolulu of Hawaiian history, anthropology, arts of the Pacific and natural history
remodeled Hawaiian Hallremodeled Hawaiian Hall
remodeled Hawaiian Hall

3 floors,wood paneled, in Victorian style
kites made of tapakites made of tapa
kites made of tapa

tapa is paper made from the bark of trees



27th March 2012
Tom + HK at Makapu'u Point

Radiant
Greetings Hilary, Your grin is wider than the Champs Elysee and just as lovely. I am thrilled you are taking in the sights of the world with someone whose company you so obviously enjoy. Keep on truckin". Love to follow your trails. Fondly, Elyse
27th March 2012

Great photos - So glad to hear you are enjoying Hawaii - beyond H-lulu Oahu is great, neh! Sorry you will miss the bithuthdy bash!
27th March 2012

your recent travels
Hi Hilary, Fabulous trip! After seeing The Descendants, I'm dying to see Hawaii and the house Clooney was filmed in-it sounds like things are going very well for you. Let me know when you're back in Paris-which must seem quite dull and polluted to you after all your world travels! Cheers,Harriet
27th March 2012

Wow!
So glad you have landed in such a wonderful place plus hosts! Nice memories for me of past sojourns to the islands. Agape Alex
27th March 2012

Bon voyage!
Hilary and Tom, enjoy your Hawaii vacation! When Romas and I were there we enjoyed our daily hikes very much, as well as other sights such as authentic open air markets. Hugs from Oregon (visiting my daughter).
28th March 2012

Wonderful!
Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing!
30th March 2012

Looks idyllic
I have long wanted to go to Hawaii but it is rather difficult to get to from here so I guess it will just have to wait for my retirement. Sure that you are enjoying yourself. Hugs, Peter
30th March 2012

Thanks for comments.
Thanks to Peter and everyone else who's left comments. I love sharing my adventures with all of you. More to follow soon about the Big Island. Hilary
11th April 2012
another house in the Nu'uanu district

3849 Old Pali Road
3849 Old Pali Road, Honolulu, HI 96817 This is the address for the house Matt King is living in, where the pool is in the front, the cement/concrete pots in front, the flagstaff properties in the back (note the 2 extra mailboxes) and its on the corner of Old Pali Road and Gartley Place.

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