Related: Road to Hāna Guide, Pīpīwai Trail Guide, Best Waterfalls in Hawaiʻi Fifty-five. That is how many cars fit in the dirt lot at Twin Falls Maui, and that one number shapes your whole morning. Car fifty-six gets a polite wave and a long, quiet drive toward the next waterfall. Twin Falls sits at mile […]
Mauna ʻAla, the Royal Mausoleum in Nuʻuanu, holds the Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties. The 1865 story, the torchlight nights, and how to visit with respect. The post Mauna ʻAla: The Royal Mausoleum Where Hawaiʻi’s Kings and Queens Rest (1865) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Related: Kona Coffee Farm Tours, Kealakekua Bay Snorkeling, Big Island Must-Sees At 6:00 a.m. the seawall on Aliʻi Drive belongs to the outrigger paddlers and whoever got to the coffee window first. The water in Kailua Bay sits flat and glassy, the steeple of Mokuʻaikaua Church catches the first light, and Hualālai is still clear […]
Pīpīwai Trail on Maui: 4 miles through a bamboo forest to 400-foot Waimoku Falls. Fees, the drive past Hāna, trail conditions, and when to start. The post Pīpīwai Trail, Maui: The Bamboo Forest Hike Worth the 4-Hour Drive (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Related: Waipiʻo Valley Lookout, Hāpuna Beach Guide, Big Island Must-Sees Mile marker 28 is where ʻAkoni Pule Highway runs out of island. The pavement stops at a guardrail, the cliff drops away, and the whole windward side of Kohala lines up in front of you. Green headland after green headland fades into the mist, with […]
Related: Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail: Hours, Parking, and What to Expect, Hālona Blowhole Lookout: How to Time It So It Blows, Best Time to Visit Hawaiʻi, Month by Month Every winter, somebody halfway up the Makapuʻu trail stops mid-sentence and points at the water. Then the whole trail stops with them. Out past the lighthouse, […]
Related: Best Beaches on the Big Island, Big Island Must-Sees, Our Stay at The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort The drive north from the Kona airport is 30 minutes of black lava, dry grass, and the occasional goat giving you side-eye from the shoulder. Then you turn toward the ocean near mile marker 69, come over […]
Screen-free airplane activities for toddlers: 10 picks from painter’s tape to Water Wow, with checked prices and the maker’s age grade for each. The post Airplane Activities for Toddlers: 10 Screen-Free Picks for Long Flights appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Related: Banzai Pipeline Surf Season: Best Months to Watch and Where to Stand, Waimea Bay Beach Park: Same Sand, Two Very Different Seasons, Our North Shore Oʻahu Guide Sunset Beach earns its name about 360 evenings a year, and the other five are cloudy. Around 6:30 on a summer night the whole two-mile (3.2 km) […]
Sandy Beach on Oʻahu has the roughest shorebreak on the island and the best people-watching. Lifeguard hours, parking, kites, bodysurfing, and when to stay on the sand. The post Sandy Beach Oʻahu: 2,500 Rescues in 3 Years and Why We Still Go (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.