Hāʻena State Park reopens Oct 15, 2026 after Hurricane Lowell. Go Hāʻena reservations, shuttle prices, parking slots, Kēʻē Beach, and the Hanakāpīʻai hike. The post Hāʻena State Park Reopens October 15: Reservations, Shuttle, and Kēʻē Beach After Hurricane Lowell (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
The rainbow at Rainbow Falls keeps office hours. It clocks in on sunny mornings, works a couple of hours in the mist, and heads home before most visitors finish the hotel breakfast buffet. That schedule is the whole trick to this stop. The waterfall runs all day, an 80-foot (24 m) drop five minutes from […]
The first thing that hits you at Koko Crater Botanical Garden is the smell. Plumeria, warm red dirt, and, because the Koko Crater Stables sit right next door, a little hint of pony. Then you look up and realize the walls around you are the inside of a volcano. We send friends here when they […]
The Hawaiian Mission Houses in Honolulu: the 1820 missionaries, Hawaiʻi’s first printing press, and how to tour the oldest frame house in the islands. The post Hawaiian Mission Houses: The 1820 Missionaries and the Printing Press That Changed Hawaiʻi appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Related: Best Beaches on the Big Island, Hāpuna Beach Guide, Kailua-Kona Town Guide Kua Bay has a party trick. A big winter swell rolls in, and within about a day most of the white sand is gone. The ocean drags it offshore until only black lava shelf is left. A few calm weeks later the […]
Related: Best Plate Lunch on Oʻahu, Best Hawaiian Food on Oʻahu, and Best Budget Eats on Oʻahu. Rainbow Drive-In turned 65 this year and marked it with an anniversary event on October 2. The man running it, Chris Iwamura, is the grandson of the couple who opened the doors in 1961. That’s the kind of […]
Related: Road to Hāna Guide, Twin Falls Maui, Best Beaches on Maui Hold on to your hat at the Hoʻokipa Lookout railing, and we mean that as a practical instruction. By noon the trade winds are pouring over the bluff hard enough to rearrange your hair, your map, and your shave ice. Down below, a […]
Related: Kailua-Kona Guide, Kealakekua Bay Snorkeling, Two Step Beach and Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau A honu the size of a coffee table is eating breakfast about twenty steps from the lifeguard tower, and half the beach has not noticed yet. She is working the seaweed off a rock in water that barely covers her shell. A […]
Waimānalo Beach on Oʻahu is three beach parks on one long stretch of sand. Which one to pick, where to park, lifeguard hours, and where to eat. The post Waimānalo Beach, Oʻahu: Which of the 3 Beach Parks to Pick and Where to Park (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
The 10 best beach toys for toddlers, from a no-spill bucket to a fold-flat silicone pail, with real prices and what packs best for the flight to Hawaiʻi. The post Best Beach Toys for Toddlers: 10 Worth Packing for Hawaiʻi (and Any Beach) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.