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HAWAIʻIThe Aloha State |
State Capital is Honolulu. Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959 as the 50th state. |
| Location: Hawaiʻi - "The Big Island" | |
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| OUR TO DO LIST OF ACTIVITIES ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | |
| Self Guided Activities | |
| Visit Lapakahi State Historical Park | |
| Visit Kapa'a Beach Park (shoreline whale watch) | |
| Visit Pololū Valley Lookout | |
| Visit Keahole Point Blowhole | |
| Visit Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park | |
| MUST SEE Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (1 of only 23 World Heritage Sites in the U.S.) | |
| Visit Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park | |
| ★ Self Snorkel at Kahalu’u Beach ($12 for 4-hours of parking) | |
| Visit Punaluʻu Beach (black sand) | |
| Visit Papakōlea Beach (green sand) | |
| Visit Ka Lae (southernmost point in the United States) | |
| Visit Captain James Cook Monument | |
| Visit Kamuela Farmers Market | |
| Visit Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site | |
| ★ Visit Umauma Falls & Gardens ($5 each) | |
| Visit Kaumana Caves State Park (short lava tube hike) | |
| Visit Wailuku River State Park (Rainbow Falls) | |
| ★ Visit 'Akaka Falls State Park ($10 for parking + $5 each) | |
| Prepurchased Guided Tours | |
| ★★ The Vanillerie Farm Tour ($25 each) | |
| ★★ Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm Tour ($73 each) | |
| ★★ Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tour over Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (best view of the volcanos Kilauea and Mauna Loa) ($699 each) | |
| ★★ Hala Tree Coffee Farm Tour (coffee farm) (FREE) | |
| ★ Moonrise Manta Magic Tour with Hawaii Oceanic Tours ($139) | |
| ★★ Mauna Kea Summit Sunset & Stargazing Tour with Hawaiian Eyes Tours (best sunset in Hawaii and for star gazing) ($260 each) | |
| ★ Kealakekua Bay Snorkel Tour with Hawaii Oceanic Tours ($99) | |
| ★★ Waipio Valley Tour with Waipio Valley Shuttle ($69 each) | |
| ★ Captain Zodiac Tour (whale watching in Cook Inlet) ($115) | |
| Location: Maui - "The Valley Isle" | |
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| OUR TO DO LIST OF ACTIVITIES ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | |
| Self Guided Activities | |
| MUST SEE Haleakalā National Park | |
| Explore the roadways around West Maui | |
| Self Drive the Road to Hana | |
| Prepurchased Guided Tours | |
| ★★ Haleakalā Crater Sunrise Tour (best sunrise in Hawaii) ($210 each) | |
| ★ Whale Watching with Redline Rafting ($85) | |
| ★★ Tour the "Road to Hana" with Valley Isle Excursions ($245 each) | |
| ★ O'o Farm Tour & Lunch ($150) | |
| ★★ Maui Alpaca Farm Visit ($39 each) | |
| ★ Molokini Crater Snorkel Tour ($185) | |
| ★★ Maui Ocean Center (Aquarium of Hawaii) ($45 each) | |
| ★ Whale Watching with Hawaii Ocean Rafting ($84) | |
| Location: Lānaʻi - "The Pineapple Isle": | |
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| OUR TO DO LIST OF ACTIVITIES ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | |
| Self Guided Activities | |
| Jeep Tour to the Ka Lanakila Church | |
| Jeep Tour to Kaiolohia (Shipwreck Beach) | |
| Visit the Lanai Cat Sanctuary (FREE) | |
| Jeep Tour to Keahiakawelo (Garden of the Gods) | |
| Snorkel at Hulopoʻe Beach | |
| Location: Molokaʻi - "The Friendly Isle" | |
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| Self Guided Activities | |
| Visit the Hālawa Valley | |
| Visit the Pala'au State Park | |
| Location: O'ahu - "The Gathering Place" | |
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| OUR TO DO LIST OF ACTIVITIES ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | |
| Self Guided Activities | |
| Details as they happen! | |
| Prepurchased Guided Tours | |
| Details as they happen! | |
| Location: Kauaʻi - "The Garden Isle" | |
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| OUR TO DO LIST OF ACTIVITIES ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | |
| Self Guided Activities | |
| Details as they happen! | |
| Prepurchased Guided Tours | |
| Details as they happen! | |
| To Do List for anywhere in Hawai'i | |
| MUST TASTE - Kona Coffee | |
| MUST TASTE - POG (a blend of Passion-Orange-Guava juices) | |
| MUST TASTE - Ululani's Hawaiian Shave Ice | |
| MUST TASTE - Poke | |
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W ASTE away a day just relaxing |
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E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
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HAWAII) |
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L OCATE a geocache - GCAPG38 |
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O VERNIGHT in a State Park - Kōkeʻe State Park on Kauai |
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V ENTURE OUT on a hike |
| E NJOY an Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice | |
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D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors |
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I NTRODUCE ourselves to a fellow vacationer and/or traveler (vacationers seek relaxation and travelers seek adventure) |
| T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise and sunset | |
