On a sunny Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, Japanese planes appeared over the island of Oahu and began bombing the U.S. Navy’s Pacific fleet, the bulk of which was docked in Pearl Harbor. Ninety minutes later, 2,403 Americans had been killed. Nearly half died on the 608-foot battleship USS Arizona, which sank in nine minutes without firing a shot after its forward ammunition magazines exploded catastrophically, taking 1,177 sailors and marines to their deaths.
Kauai is Hawaii’s fourth largest island and is sometimes called the “Garden Isle,” which is an entirely accurate description. The oldest and northernmost island in the Hawaiian chain is draped in emerald valleys, sharp mountain spires and jagged cliffs, aged by time and the elements. Centuries of growth have formed tropical rainforests, forking rivers and cascading waterfalls. Some parts of Kauai are only accessible by sea or air, revealing views beyond your imagination.
Besides the Crater Road to Haleakala’s summit, Maui’s other famous road show, and one of the Pacific’s most scenic, is the narrow, corkscrew Hana ‘Highway’ on the island’s lush, isolated northeastern coast.
Just three decades ago, Wailea Hawaii was a dusty, barren area covered by an impenetrable scrub of thorny kiawe. Today, after a multi-million-dollar deal that pumped in water from the rainy forests across the island, plus billions more in high-end building and landscaping, this part of Maui’s South Shore is a veritable oasis.
Ever since Hawaiians revived the ancient practice of surfing a century ago, and especially after Duke Kahanamoku—Olympic gold-medal swimmer and the original ‘Big Kahuna’—popularised it from Australia to California, riding the waves has been the quintessential Hawaiian sport. For surfers and spectators alike, there’s no place like the six-mile stretch of Oahu’s North Shore from Hale’iwa to Sunset Beach, where in winter, monster swells from Pacific storms rush unimpeded towards breaks in the reefs.
Maui is an island in the Pacific belonging to the State of Hawaii. It is a premier destination for fun in the sun, besides the many other activities. Maui offers unbelievably beautiful beaches and postcard perfect sunsets. In this article I am going to review some of Maui’s best beaches to give you an idea …
The 50th state of the US, the island state of Hawaii is a tropical vacation dream come true for Americans and tourists from all over the world. The Hawaiian islands are really the tips of an undersea mountain range created by volcanic activity. There are five main islands and numerous smaller islands and coral reefs. …
An exotic Hawaiian vacation ranks among the top holiday spots for loving couples, because it is the mystical land of Oahu where love and romance blossoms. In Oahu love thrives because everyone knows that the mystical land of Hawaii is a prime vacation spot for honeymooners.
