{"id":7675,"date":"2023-01-16T22:59:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=7675"},"modified":"2023-09-11T10:53:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T02:53:00","slug":"20230116honolulu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116honolulu\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 of 2023 Trip to Hawaii, Honolulu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First day of my January 2023 trip to Hawaii. My friend and I spent the day visiting the more touristy places in the southeastern part of Oahu island, before enjoying a cozy afternoon at Waikiki beach.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_161314.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_161314.jpg\" alt=\"Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n   \t fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n   \t focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n   \t 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primarySlider9.sync( secondarySlider9 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Our plan for the day was to drive down the coastal road (Kalaniana&#8217;ole Hwy) of southeastern Oahu, visiting some places of interest and taking a few short hikes along the way. For the afternoon, I had been thinking of some more adventurous hikes such as Mt. Olomana or Pali Puka, if the weather cooperated (spoiler, it didn&#8217;t).<\/p>\n<p>With the jet lag, my friend and I had no difficulty waking up early this morning, as we were down at the breakfast terrace of our hotel (Hyatt Place) before the sun came out. It&#8217;s certainly one of the more bustling breakfast scenes among the Hyatt Places that I stayed at, an empty table wasn&#8217;t that easy to come by at 7am.<br \/>\nAfter breakfast, we grabbed our car from the valet and headed out at 8:30am. First, we planned to check out Diamond Head; unfortunately, it required timed reservations to enter, which we weren&#8217;t aware of. After being turned back at the gate, we made a reservation for the earliest spots, on the morning of Wednesday Jan 18, just before our flight to Maui.<\/p>\n<p>After that, we continued east, briefly stopping at Hawai&#8217;i Kai and L\u0101na&#8217;i Lookouts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4820.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4820.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Diamond Head Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Diamond Head Crater<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4822.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4822.jpg\" alt=\"Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Koko Crater<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4821.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4821.jpg\" alt=\"Maunalua Bay\" \/><\/a><\/br>Maunalua Bay<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4839.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Side of Koko Crater<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4837.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastal Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4836.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4836.jpg\" alt=\"Shores\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shores<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_092445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_092445.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Shores\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4820.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Diamond Head Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4822.jpg\" alt=\"Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4821.jpg\" alt=\"Maunalua Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4839.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4837.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4836.jpg\" alt=\"Shores\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_092445.jpg\" alt=\"Shores\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4820.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4820.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Diamond Head Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Diamond Head Crater<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4822.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4822.jpg\" alt=\"Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Koko Crater<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4821.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4821.jpg\" alt=\"Maunalua Bay\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Maunalua Bay<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4839.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Side of Koko Crater<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4837.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastal Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4836.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4836.jpg\" alt=\"Shores\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_092445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_092445.jpg\" alt=\"Shores\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4824_DSC_4835-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4824_DSC_4835-12.jpg\" alt=\"Koko Crater and Town from Hawaii Kai Lookout\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Koko Crater and Town from Hawaii Kai Lookout<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Both Hawai&#8217;i Kai and L\u0101na&#8217;i Lookouts were relatively small and easy to park. Things were different for the next stop on our list, Halona Blowhole Lookout, we spent quite some time waiting for a spot there (the parking lot also served the nearby Halona Beach).<\/p>\n<p>For the efforts spent on parking, the blowhole was a bit underwhelming (p1 below), with more spectacular photos an easy internet search away (it could also require more patience to observe a proper &#8220;blow&#8221;). In addition, a short walk away there&#8217;s a Japanese Fishing Shrine (Umi Mamori Jizo, p4 below), next to which were some boulders extending to the sea, offering scenic views of the coastline (p5-7 below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4852.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4852.jpg\" width=\"92.2%\" alt=\"Blowhole\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blowhole<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some water droplets from the blowhole in the center of this photo, hardly spectacular.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4847.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4847.jpg\" width=\"50%\" alt=\"Cone\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cone<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first I thought this was the blowhole.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_094923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_094923.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Halona Beach Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Halona Beach Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4854.jpg\" width=\"44.44%\" alt=\"Japanese Fishing Shrine\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_095837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/20230116_095837.jpg\" width=\"50%\" alt=\"Japanese Fishing Shrine\" \/><\/a><\/br>Japanese Fishing Shrine<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4858.jpg\" alt=\"Blowhole and Distant Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blowhole and Distant Wawamalu Beach Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4863.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4863.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4864.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4864.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4852.jpg\" alt=\"Blowhole\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4847.jpg\" alt=\"Cone\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_094923.jpg\" alt=\"Halona Beach Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4854.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Fishing Shrine\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4858.jpg\" alt=\"Blowhole and Distant Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4863.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4864.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4852.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4852.jpg\" alt=\"Blowhole\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blowhole<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some water droplets from the blowhole in the center of this photo, hardly spectacular.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4847.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4847.jpg\" alt=\"Cone\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cone<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At first I thought this was the blowhole.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_094923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_094923.jpg\" alt=\"Halona Beach Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Halona Beach Cove<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4854.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Japanese Fishing Shrine\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_095837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/20230116_095837.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Japanese Fishing Shrine\" \/><\/a><\/br>Japanese Fishing Shrine<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4858.jpg\" alt=\"Blowhole and Distant Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blowhole and Distant Wawamalu Beach Park<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4863.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4863.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4864.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4864.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Our next stop was Wawamalu Beach Park, which featured a model aircraft field and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.gov\/rep\/site\/dpr\/rules\/Rules_Airplane_Model.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the few city parks in Honolulu where one could launch a drone<\/a>. Nearby, there&#8217;s Koko Crater whose top should offer great views. But given the physical efforts to reach its top, my friend and I were more than happy to let the drone do the climb for us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0731.jpg\" width=\"91.5%\" alt=\"Ridge of Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge of Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A faint trail (not on maps) following the ridgeline to the summit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0730.jpg\" width=\"91.5%\" alt=\"Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Overlooking the trails of Koko Head Regional Park inside the crater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0738.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Slope of Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Southern Slope of Koko Crater<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0733.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge of Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridge of Koko Crater<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0741.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0741.jpg\" alt=\"Highway next to Ocean\" \/><\/a><\/br>Highway next to Ocean<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0727.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0728.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0728.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0731.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge of Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0730.jpg\" alt=\"Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0738.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Slope of Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0733.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge of Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0741.jpg\" alt=\"Highway next to Ocean\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0727.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0728.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0731.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge of Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge of Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A faint trail (not on maps) following the ridgeline to the summit.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0730.jpg\" alt=\"Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Overlooking the trails of Koko Head Regional Park inside the crater.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0738.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Slope of Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Southern Slope of Koko Crater<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0733.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge of Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridge of Koko Crater<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0741.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0741.jpg\" alt=\"Highway next to Ocean\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Highway next to Ocean<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0727.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0728.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0728.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Wawamalu Beach Park<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In addition, I also checked out the coastline towards Kailiili Bay, here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PY54qsXyxZ8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0743_DJI_0749-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0743_DJI_0749-7.jpg\" alt=\"Koko Crater and Wawamalu Beach Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Koko Crater and Wawamalu Beach Park<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Makapu8217u_Point\">Makapu&#8217;u Point<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Next on our list was Makapu&#8217;u Point, the easternmost point of Oahu featuring a popular trail to an observation deck with fantastic views.<br \/>\nThis was a very popular attraction, however, its parking lot only held about 30 cars. As a result, people resort to parallel parking along its access road (Makapuu Lighthouse Road), and when the access road was filled, onto the main road (Kalaniana&#8217;ole Highway).<br \/>\nIt took us about 10 minutes to get parked, which wasn&#8217;t too bad for its popularity. After which we hit the trails.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=146741673&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=146741673&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The trail to Makapu&#8217;u Point was 4km out-and-back with 154m elevation gain spread constantly throughout its length. Its entirety was paved.<br \/>\nIt started to drizzle just as we started our ascent. For a moment we thought of heading back to the car to fetch rain coats, luckily, we didn&#8217;t. The drizzle was so light that it didn&#8217;t wet our clothes, and completely stopped once we were about 1\/3 of the way up. Otherwise, it&#8217;s hardly pleasant carrying extra clothes in such humid weather as we ended up panting and sweating along the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_111010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_111010.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Fields Below\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields Below<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_111021.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_111021.jpg\" width=\"83%\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during our ascent, still some mist in the air.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4886.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4886.jpg\" width=\"92.2%\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The weather got better during our descent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4888.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4888.jpg\" width=\"92.2%\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The weather got better during our descent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4890.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4890.jpg\" width=\"82%\" alt=\"Makapu'u Gap\" \/><\/a><\/br>Makapu&#8217;u Gap<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The only way to reach windward side of Oahu island from Honolulu before the tunnels. Also in this photo was the small parking lot in the lower-left and the huge amount of overflow parking.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4891.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shoreline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4867.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4867.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff along Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_111010.jpg\" alt=\"Fields Below\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_111021.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4886.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4888.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4890.jpg\" alt=\"Makapu'u Gap\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4891.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4867.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_111010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_111010.jpg\" alt=\"Fields Below\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields Below<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_111021.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_111021.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during our ascent, still some mist in the air.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4886.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4886.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4888.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4888.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Koko Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Koko Crater<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The weather got better during our descent.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4890.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4890.jpg\" alt=\"Makapu'u Gap\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Makapu&#8217;u Gap<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The only way to reach windward side of Oahu island from Honolulu before the tunnels. Also in this photo was the small parking lot in the lower-left and the huge amount of overflow parking.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4891.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shoreline<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4867.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4867.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliff along Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The ascent took us just over half an hour, the changing views from coastal wetland to expansive ocean made the physical efforts bearable. At the top, the views from the easternmost point of Oahu, of clouds crashing onto the fortress of Ko&#8217;olau Range along eastern Oahu, were greatly rewarding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4876.jpg\" alt=\"Pukakukui Channel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pukakukui Channel<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_113512.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_113512.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"Pukakukui Channel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pukakukui Channel<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4884.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4884.jpg\" width=\"92.2%\" alt=\"Cliffs along Oahu's Windward Side\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs along Oahu&#8217;s Windward Side<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An imposing sight watching the clouds conquering the cliffs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4869.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4869.jpg\" alt=\"K\u0101ohikaipu and M\u0101nana Islands\" \/><\/a><\/br>K\u0101ohikaipu and M\u0101nana Islands<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4879.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4879.jpg\" width=\"92.2%\" alt=\"Looking Back from Makapu'u Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking Back from Makapu&#8217;u Point<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the south, the weather looked rather great.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4865.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4865.jpg\" width=\"42%\" alt=\"Makapu'u Lighthouse\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4878.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4878.jpg\" width=\"42%\" alt=\"Makapu'u Lighthouse\" \/><\/a><\/br>Makapu&#8217;u Lighthouse<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken from along the trail (left) and from the overlook at the top (right).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4876.jpg\" alt=\"Pukakukui Channel\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_113512.jpg\" alt=\"Pukakukui Channel\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4884.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Oahu's Windward Side\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4869.jpg\" alt=\"K\u0101ohikaipu and M\u0101nana Islands\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4879.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back from Makapu'u Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4865.jpg\" alt=\"Makapu'u Lighthouse\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Makapu&#8217;u Point.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4876.jpg\" alt=\"Pukakukui Channel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pukakukui Channel<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_113512.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_113512.jpg\" alt=\"Pukakukui Channel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pukakukui Channel<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4884.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4884.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs along Oahu's Windward Side\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs along Oahu&#8217;s Windward Side<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An imposing sight watching the clouds conquering the cliffs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4869.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4869.jpg\" alt=\"K\u0101ohikaipu and M\u0101nana Islands\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>K\u0101ohikaipu and M\u0101nana Islands<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4879.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4879.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back from Makapu'u Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking Back from Makapu&#8217;u Point<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the south, the weather looked rather great.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4865.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4865.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Makapu'u Lighthouse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4878.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4878.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Makapu'u Lighthouse\" \/><\/a><\/br>Makapu&#8217;u Lighthouse<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken from along the trail (left) and from the overlook at the top (right).<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Since the area near Makapu&#8217;u Lighthouse wasn&#8217;t open to visitors, after leaving Makapu&#8217;u Point, I found a turnout along the highway and launched my drone, for an aerial tour of Pukakukui Channel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0774.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0774.jpg\" alt=\"Makapu'u Lighthouse\" \/><\/a><\/br>Makapu&#8217;u Lighthouse<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0769.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0769.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Coastline to the North<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0771.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0771.jpg\" alt=\"M\u0101nana Island\" \/><\/a><\/br>M\u0101nana Island<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0766.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0766.jpg\" width=\"92.2%\" alt=\"Makai Research Pier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Makai Research Pier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vivid colors of the ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0774.jpg\" alt=\"Makapu'u Lighthouse\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0769.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0771.jpg\" alt=\"M\u0101nana Island\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0766.jpg\" alt=\"Makai Research Pier\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0774.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0774.jpg\" alt=\"Makapu'u Lighthouse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Makapu&#8217;u Lighthouse<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0769.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0769.jpg\" alt=\"Coastline to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Coastline to the North<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0771.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0771.jpg\" alt=\"M\u0101nana Island\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>M\u0101nana Island<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0766.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0766.jpg\" alt=\"Makai Research Pier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Makai Research Pier<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Vivid colors of the ocean.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0752_DJI_0765-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0752_DJI_0765-14.jpg\" alt=\"Drone Overlooking Pukakukui Channel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Drone Overlooking Pukakukui Channel<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DJI_0779_DJI_0783-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DJI_0779_DJI_0783-5.jpg\" alt=\"Makapu'u Gap from the Sea\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Makapu&#8217;u Gap from the Sea<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kwxPv4k_L54\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After that, we headed for the town of Kailua for a quick lunch. It&#8217;s also when an on-and-off rain hit the windward side of Oahu.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Nu8217uanu_Pali_Lookout\">Nu&#8217;uanu Pali Lookout<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After lunch, our plan was to hit some hiking trails that were more exciting. Of the two candidates, Mt. Olomana and Pali Puka, we decided on the latter, for it&#8217;s shorter and thus we could be more flexible when the weather wasn&#8217;t cooperative. On the other hand, Mt. Olomana involved walking on a paved road for some distance before the actual hike, so it would be a higher commitment.<\/p>\n<p>The trailhead of Pali Puka was at Nu&#8217;uanu Pali Lookout. It&#8217;s located on a mountain gap, so the views were stellar. But for something hardly more than a roadside turnout, the 7-dollar parking fee (for non-residents) seemed exorbitant.<\/p>\n<p>By the time we arrived, the rain was &#8220;off&#8221;, so we first checked out the scenic views. But when the wind (it&#8217;s a mountain gap) and rain hit, we retreated back to the car.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4894.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4894.jpg\" alt=\"View to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>View to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_135649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_135649.jpg\" width=\"89.02%\" alt=\"View to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>View to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4902.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Mist\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Mist<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4903.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4903.jpg\" alt=\"Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4908.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4908.jpg\" alt=\"Pali Puka and Mountains Beyond\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pali Puka and Mountains Beyond<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4911Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4911Q10.jpg\" width=\"62%\" alt=\"Wild Chicken\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wild Chicken<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Based on the plastic cable tie on its right leg, maybe it&#8217;s not so wild&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4894.jpg\" alt=\"View to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_135649.jpg\" alt=\"View to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4902.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Mist\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4903.jpg\" alt=\"Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4908.jpg\" alt=\"Pali Puka and Mountains Beyond\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4911Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Chicken\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Nu&#8217;uanu Pali Lookout.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4894.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4894.jpg\" alt=\"View to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View to the East<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_135649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_135649.jpg\" alt=\"View to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View to the East<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4902.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Mist\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Mist<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4903.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4903.jpg\" alt=\"Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4908.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4908.jpg\" alt=\"Pali Puka and Mountains Beyond\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pali Puka and Mountains Beyond<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4911Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4911Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Chicken\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wild Chicken<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Based on the plastic cable tie on its right leg, maybe it&#8217;s not so wild&#8230;<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/DSC_4895_DSC_4901-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/DSC_4895_DSC_4901-7.jpg\" alt=\"View from Nu'uanu Pali Lookout\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Nu&#8217;uanu Pali Lookout<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the rain passed a few minutes later, we decided to nonetheless check out Pali Puka Trail. Online comments mentioned it&#8217;s a steep trail with significant exposure, which could be dangerous when wet. After feeling how slippery the rocks were just a few steps in, we bailed out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_141447.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_141447.jpg\" alt=\"Initial Part of Pali Puka Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Initial Part of Pali Puka Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Steep and very slippery from the recent rain. I had a minor slip a few steps onto the trail, after which we headed back.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Byodo-In_Temple\">Byodo-In Temple<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s only 2:20pm by the time we left Nu&#8217;uanu Pali Lookout, a bit early for us to head back to the hotel, so we decided to check out Byodo-In Temple not far away.<\/p>\n<p>The Byodo-In Temple (\u5e73\u7b49\u9662\u30c6\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb) was dedicated in August 1968 to commemorate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/37941002\/?terms=Byodo-In+Template\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii<\/a>. It&#8217;s not a functional temple as it doesn&#8217;t have a resident monastic community<del>, rather a cash cow for the nearby cemetery<\/del>. Nonetheless, it&#8217;s a place where one can experience some ancient Japanese architecture in Hawaii (which feels very touristy).<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, since it actually covered considerable land and sure had some exotic feeling, its 5-dollar (per person) admission felt less a robbery than the 7-dollar parking at Nu&#8217;uanu Pali Lookout, which most people stayed for less than 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145803.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145803.jpg\" alt=\"Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/a><\/br>Byodo-In Temple<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145737.jpg\" alt=\"Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/a><\/br>Byodo-In Temple<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145350.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/a><\/br>Side of Byodo-In Temple<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145039.jpg\" alt=\"Front Yard of Temple\" \/><\/a><\/br>Front Yard of Temple<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145246.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Fish in Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fish in Byodo-In Temple<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Usually koi fish in Asian temples were attracted to visitors as that&#8217;s how they were fed. Not these fish as they seemed scared away from me.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_145803.jpg\" alt=\"Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_145737.jpg\" alt=\"Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_145350.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_145039.jpg\" alt=\"Front Yard of Temple\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_145246.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Byodo-In Temple.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145803.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145803.jpg\" alt=\"Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Byodo-In Temple<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145737.jpg\" alt=\"Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Byodo-In Temple<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145350.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145350.jpg\" alt=\"Side of Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Side of Byodo-In Temple<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145039.jpg\" alt=\"Front Yard of Temple\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Front Yard of Temple<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_145246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_145246.jpg\" alt=\"Fish in Byodo-In Temple\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fish in Byodo-In Temple<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Usually koi fish in Asian temples were attracted to visitors as that&#8217;s how they were fed. Not these fish as they seemed scared away from me.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A side story, near the entrance of Byodo-In Temple was a giant bell, which visitors were &#8220;encouraged to ring&#8221; before their visit as &#8220;this brought good luck&#8221;. Unfortunately when we first entered the temple there&#8217;s a line of people ringing the bells, so we figured we would leave it until the end of our visit. <del>Since we reversed the sequence, maybe that meant bad luck?<\/del><\/p>\n<p>After that, we headed back to the hotel, which we reached just before 4pm. For the remaining 2 hours of daylight, we decided to relax at the nearby Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of the water of Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach was within a harbor and very shallow, which was great for wading or giving my friend a crash course on swimming. But its shallowness also meant it&#8217;s sort of hard to actually &#8220;swim&#8221;. Instead, lying on the sand was a more relaxing way to kill time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_180947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_180947.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Sunset at Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset at Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_181014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_181014.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230115_182151C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230115_182151C9.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its most popular time of the day, at dusk. Taken the previous night after sunset.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230115_182404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/20230115_182404.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Banyan of Waikiki\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230115_182433.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/20230115_182433.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Banyan of Waikiki\" \/><\/a><\/br>Banyan of Waikiki<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_180947.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset at Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230116_181014.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230115_182151C9.jpg\" alt=\"Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-s\/20230115_182404.jpg\" alt=\"Banyan of Waikiki\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_180947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_180947.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset at Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset at Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_181014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230116_181014.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230115_182151C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails\/20230115_182151C9.jpg\" alt=\"Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its most popular time of the day, at dusk. Taken the previous night after sunset.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230115_182404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/20230115_182404.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Banyan of Waikiki\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230115_182433.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/20230115_182433.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Banyan of Waikiki\" \/><\/a><\/br>Banyan of Waikiki<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>We stayed at the beach until sunset, after which we returned to the hotel, got a decent shower, and was out for dinner.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_195831.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/20230116_195831.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/20230116_200413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/01\/16\/thumbnails-m\/20230116_200413.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dinner<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This time, my friend picked Maguro Spot, a restaurant featuring Hawaii Poke Bowl. The line was predictably long, which we waited for a total of half an hour (towards the end of which I was starving, just like the previous day). The line grew shorter as we moved on, which I wasn&#8217;t too happy about, but I consoled myself that it&#8217;s nearing the end of its business hours.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>END<br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First day of my January 2023 trip to Hawaii. 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