Hawaii

With its white-sand beaches, lush jungle hillsides and cascading waterfalls, Hawaii enchants you with its gentle spirit of Aloha. The 50th US state is comprised of six major islands, encompassing a wide range of micro climates and environments, making each island unique.

Oahu, the heart of Hawaii, is home to the sun and fun capital of Honolulu. The city brimswithsummer’s delights, with colorful produce in the market stands and Hawaiian music spilling onto beaches. There are historic monuments and Hawaiian cultural sites, world-famous Waikiki beach, the dramatic mountain views of the Nuuanu Pali Lookoutandthesurfing Mecca of the North Shore.

Maui has been voted ‘Best Island’ by readers of Conde Nast Traveler for more than a dozen years. It offers a little something for everyone heavenly beaches, historic towns, a flourishing art scene, a fertile green interior, sparkling water steeming with a kaleidoscope of tropical fish, and migrating humpback whales.

Big Island is home to one of the world’smostactivevolcanoes, Kilauea which has been erupting pretty much constantly since 1983, creating a moonscape of lava fields, smoking craters, cinder cones and steam vents. You’ll also find the tallest sea mountain in the world (Maunakea) and the largest park in the state (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park).

Relaxing and pristine, renowned for the vast chasms of Waimea Canyon, Kauai, the Garden Island, is the least commercially developed of the Hawaiian islands, where cascading waterfalls, verdant rainforest, swaying palms and idyllic beaches dot the landscape. Molokai and Lanai make up the other major islands.

5 Island Things To Do

1. Look local at the luau by ditching the grass skirt for an Aloha shirt or muumuu. You’ll also fit in with casino decor around the world.

2. Cocktails by the beach are almost mandatory in Hawaii, so get into the spirit with a Blue Hawaii or an authentic Mai Tai.

3. Shave ice, (don’t call it a snow cone!) comes in lots of flavors. Order yours with azuki beans and/or a scoop of ice cream.

4. What’s Hawaiian for ‘fore’? Who knows, but Hawaii is a golfer’s paradise with many courses sandwiched between cloud-shrouded mountains and the sea.

5. Don’t leave without trying a good poke. Fingers, sticks, and pointy objects aside, we’re talking marinated raw fish salad. It’s the true taste of Hawaii!

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