Lēʻahi before it was Diamond Head: heiau and chiefs, then Fort Ruger, the 1908 trail, the Crater Festivals, and how to visit respectfully. The post Diamond Head History: The Real Story of Lēʻahi and Fort Ruger (1906 to Today) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
There is no sign on Kamehameha Highway that says Pipeline. The sign says Ehukai Beach Park, and the lot holds a few dozen cars. The most photographed wave on the planet breaks about 100 yards (90 m) to the left of the lifeguard tower. Half the people who drive past it in December have no […]
Waimea Bay on Oʻahu is a calm swimming bay in summer and a 30-foot wave arena in winter. Parking, lifeguards, the jump rock, and when to go. The post Waimea Bay Beach Park: Same Sand, Two Very Different Seasons (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
The windows in Hangar 79 still have bullet holes in them. Not replicas, and not a plaque explaining where the holes used to be. Real glass, blue with age, shot through by Japanese machine gun fire on the morning of December 7, 1941. Nobody has patched them in 85 years. That is the moment the […]
Foster Botanical Garden in downtown Honolulu: 2026 hours, admission, free parking, docent tours, and the Bodhi tree, baobab, and cannonball tree to see first. The post Foster Botanical Garden: Hours, Prices, and the Trees Worth the Trip (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Waipiʻo Valley Lookout on the Big Island: the free rim view, why the road down is closed to visitors, how the $67 shuttle works, and where to eat in Honokaʻa. The post Waipiʻo Valley Lookout: Free Views and the $67 Shuttle to the Valley Floor (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle […]
Our full 2026 guide to the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor: ticket prices, the free guided tour, the Ford Island shuttle, upgraded tours, and what you will see on the Surrender Deck. The post USS Missouri Battleship Memorial: Tickets, Tours, and the Deck Where World War II Ended (2026) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – […]
How Hawaiʻi was annexed in 1898 over the protest of 21,269 Hawaiians, what the Territory years cost, and how statehood arrived in 1959, plus where to stand in the story today. The post The Annexation of Hawaiʻi and the Road to Statehood (1898 to 1959) appeared first on WANDERLUSTYLE – Hawaii Travel & Lifestyle Blog.
Related: Best Beaches on the Big Island, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: The Complete Guide, and 10 Best Things to Do on the Big Island. The last mile of the walk to Papakōlea does a number on people. The wind has been shoving you sideways for forty minutes and the trail looks exactly like it did […]
Your phone dies at two in the afternoon on the sand, and the rest of the day goes with it. No shots of the keiki in the shorebreak. No map back to the highway. No way to reach the other car. We pack a charger for every beach day, every hike, and every flight between […]