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Paradise Cove Luau

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This evening, we all headed to the Paradise Cove Luau. It’s one of the more popular luaus on the island and Bailey wanted to go to one while she was here….this worked out well for me too as it is something I wanted to cross off my list! We had fun relaxing and enjoying the food and entertainment. Success!

Josh and I.
Bailey and I with our lava flows.
Bailey and Kyle.
Dinner performance.
Evening performance.
The fire entertainment…by far the coolest thing…the picture didn’t really turn out too well.
The final act of the evening.

Bishop Museum

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This summer, I was able to visit the Bishop Museum twice. Once as a field trip with the kids at the Boys and Girls Club and again on my own with my friend Jenn to explore the history of Hawaii more in depth. I really enjoyed both visits (I love museums) but I was happy I saved the historical part with artifacts for when I didn’t have any kids to chase after :).

Volcano in the Science Adventure Center. My favorite building!
Under the volcano in the Science Adventure Center.
Dinosaur exhibit!
Planetarium! The globe changed to show all the different planets, sun, moons, etc. It was awesome!
Earth :).
The Hawaiian royal lineage in the Hawaiian Hall. Pretty awesome to see.
This room had the kings and queens of Hawaii in chronological order. There was information on each ruler and their government. Super interesting.
Hawaiian Hall art exhibit.
The wood inside this room was unbelievably beautiful. My favorite part.
Duke Kahanamoku’s surf board.

Atlantis Submarine

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On my last Monday field trip for summer, we went to the Atlantis Submarine in Waikiki. I was actually pretty excited about this, because they go about 100 feet under water to the reefs below to check out the marine life off the coast. The water was pretty cloudy, but it was still awesome!

View of Waikiki from the boat on our way to the submarine.
The submarine.
Diamond Head.
First sighting of fish!
Our submarine.
An old plane. It didn’t crash down here, they placed it down here as part of the artificial reef for wildlife conservation.
All the bubbles as we rise up to the top!

The Day of the Honu

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This past week, I had friends visiting Oahu after the wedding in Maui. On Saturday, we did the tour of the North Shore and on our way stopped at a beach close to Haleiwa to check out all of the sea turtles (Honu). There were probably about 20-30 turtles in the water that we could see and many of them came up on the shore. I hadn’t ever seen anything like it and am so happy I got to see these unique creatures up close while I live here!

Loved this one!
Turtles of all sizes in the water.
Thinking about going back in….

Hau`ula Loop Trail

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On Monday, we hiked the Hau`ula Loop trail with the kids. It is a 2.6 mile loop and was a great workout. We had nice weather with the exception of the major humidity. We were all soaked by the time we were done!

We all started out together, but definitely ended separately.
The riverbed was almost completely dry. Easy to cross.
It was super shaded on most of the trail.
Pretty flowers lining the trail in places.
Loved the shots of the sky and ocean through the trees.
Loved this.
First view of the valley. Gorgeous.
More of the valley.
Random palm tree in the middle of the woods.

First Peak of Olomana

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On Saturday, Josh and I hiked the first peak of the Olomana Trail. It has three peaks, but the first peak has the best views and is the highest. The other two peaks require you to be a much more advanced rock climber and since the best views are of the first peak, we didn’t see a need to hike past it (plus Josh has already done this hike a few times..including all three peaks). We could not have picked a better day to hike it. What can be a very muddy trail was dry and in perfect condition for hiking. It was a VERY humid day, but it made it quite the workout. We had a pretty steep incline the whole way there and towards the end, you had to start using ropes to hike up the rocks. I LOVED the rock climbing portion! Once we got to the top, the views were absolutely breathtaking. We could see Molokai, Maui and Lanai all at the same time. I didn’t even know that was possible! We had a beautiful 360 degree view of Kaneohe, Kailua and the Ko’olau mountain range behind us. One of the BEST hikes I have done on Oahu yet. Pictures below!

Walking down the road on the way to the trail.
The start of the trail.
Random abandoned buildings.
Starting to climb.
Little sign to water the Koa tree.
Pretty plant.
The start of the rock climbing.
At the top!
One side of our view from the top.
Maui, Molokai and Lanai. Amazing to see them all so clearly.
Mountain side from the top.
Mountains meeting the ocean.
Kailua (where I work).
So green.
Climbing down!

Chinatown – Honolulu

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On Thursday, Josh and I wandered around Chinatown and got a smoothie. After living just steps from it for two years, he had never been there. It’s WONDERFUL. I love going there and browsing the open markets, getting smoothies and just wandering around and soaking up the culture!

Loved walking through the marketplace and seeing all the fruits, vegetables and flowers!
Fun colors with the umbrellas and produce.
Cool shot of the different buildings.

Honolulu Museum of Art

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Yesterday, we went to the Honolulu Museum of Art for our field trip for work. We only went to a part of the museum, but I should definitely go back. It’s only about three blocks from where I live and they had some really neat pieces! A few of my favorites below.

Chihuly glass art. Love it!
Cool wall of masks
Part of a float (can’t remember where it’s from).
They had beautiful courtyards.