Related: Oʻahu in November 2026, Visiting Punchbowl Cemetery, and the USS Missouri Battleship Memorial. Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11, 2026, and Hawaiʻi shows up for it. Few places in the country have this many veterans, active-duty families, and memorials packed onto a handful of islands. You have probably seen the big red, white, and […]
Related: Christmas in Hawaiʻi: What to Expect, Winter Break on Oʻahu with Kids, and December Events on Oʻahu 2026. Honolulu City Lights turns 42 this year, and the city put out the 2026 details on October 19. By the time you read this, somebody is already up on a lift on Beretania Street wiring a […]
December events on Oʻahu 2026: Honolulu City Lights opening night, the Eddie ceremony, Pipe Masters, marathon weekend, Christmas closures, and NYE fireworks. The post December Events on Oʻahu 2026: City Lights, Pipe Masters, and the New Year’s Eve Fireworks appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Wailua Falls is the waterfall you can see from the driver’s seat. Four miles up a country road from Līhuʻe, the pavement just ends at a guardrail, and there it is, two white ribbons dropping into a green bowl. No hike, no shuttle, no timed ticket. You will want a credit card, though, because the […]
Every second Sunday in December, somewhere around 4:30 in the morning, the whole Ala Moana end of Honolulu is wide awake in running shoes. Fireworks go off over the start line at 5:00 a.m. sharp. Then roughly 35,000 people take off down Ala Moana Boulevard toward Diamond Head in the dark. That is the Honolulu […]
Kīlauea Point Lighthouse on Kauaʻi runs on timed tickets. How to book, what it costs, when the albatross and whales show up, and what to do in Kīlauea town. The post Kīlauea Lighthouse, Kauaʻi: How Timed Tickets Work and When to Go (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Hanalei Bay guide for 2026: the three beach parks, the historic pier, parking, the one-lane bridge, town eats, and what is open after Hurricane Lowell. The post Hanalei Bay, Kauaʻi: Beaches, the Pier, Parking, and Town Eats (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Poʻipū Beach Park is open again after Hurricane Lowell. Lifeguard hours, parking, snorkeling, the honu and monk seal rules, and what looks different in 2026. The post Poʻipū Beach Park: What Changed After Hurricane Lowell and How to Visit (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Halloween in Waikīkī 2026: why walking the Kalākaua costume strip is the best free night out, plus the Hyatt, Tiki’s and Hula’s parties and keiki events. The post Halloween in Waikīkī 2026: Walking the Kalākaua Costume Strip, Parties and Tips appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Every escape room open on Oʻahu in 2026: The Escape Game at Ala Moana, Hawaii Escape Challenge, Kapolei Escape, plus Trial of Fears for Halloween. The post Escape Rooms on Oʻahu 2026: Every Open Room, Prices and the Scariest Picks appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.