Hawaii
Hawaii is eight main islands, each with its own character, and most trips only cover one or two of them.
Oahu has Honolulu and Waikiki Beach along with Pearl Harbor's history. Maui adds the Road to Hana and Haleakala's volcanic summit. The Big Island still has an active volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and Kauai is the quietest and most dramatically green of the main islands.
Native Hawaiian culture and history are worth learning about before arriving, not just experiencing secondhand through a resort luau.
Cities
Hilo
Hilo sits on the wetter side of the Big Island, close enough to Hawaii Volcanoes National…
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Honolulu combines Waikiki Beach's resort strip with Pearl Harbor's sobering history just a short drive away.
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Kailua-Kona sits on the Big Island's drier western coast, surrounded by the coffee farms that produce…
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Lahaina was a historic whaling village turned tourist town on Maui's west side, and it is…
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