27 Hours in Hawaii(HNL), What should I do??

[yhakak]

I would only recommend it if you are a serious history buff or if you are anyway spending a week on Oahu.

fair enough, but IIRC there's very little to do on Oahu other than go to the beach and stuff like pineapple factories, macadamia nuts, etc...if you have the time to go to Hilo you can see the volcanoes, which is pretty cool...

[Dan]

I take pride in my short trips around the world. Due to my busy schedule year round that's what I'm limited to. After Pesach I went to San Francisco for 27 hours.

Now I'm giving Hawaii the chance it deserves, getting in Sunday afternoon to HNL and leaving Monday evening.

What should I do, some suggestions , PLEASE!!!!!!!

Unless you spill the beans on what you like doing it'll be hard to come up with suggestions.
And sticking with Oahu won't give you any Hawaiian experience, but going to another island will cut your time down even more.

[Dan]

fair enough, but IIRC there's very little to do on Oahu other than go to the beach and stuff like pineapple factories, macadamia nuts, etc...if you have the time to go to Hilo you can see the volcanoes, which is pretty cool...

http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6045

The activities on the east side of the Big Island isn't a bad idea for a day, though hardly a lush Hawaiian experience.

[dhalpern1]

Unless you spill the beans on what you like doing it'll be hard to come up with suggestions.
And sticking with Oahu won't give you any Hawaiian experience, but going to another island will cut your time down even more.

Ha, when i said this before, I was accused of trolling.

[Dan]

Ha, when i said this before, I was accused of trolling.

It really depends on what you're into.  Every island will have great beaches, including quiet ones if you know where to look.

-If you want to jetski+kayak+snorkel then just stick with HNL.
-If you want to see your most incredible sunset/sunrise+volcanoes erupting+hike past eruptions+swim in volcanically heated lava pools but do all that in a cooler/rainier climate with little natural beauty stick to ITO.
-If you want to drive/hike among hundreds of waterfalls+whale watch in the winter stick with OGG.
-If you want to see a stunning Hawaii that's less touristy than OGG and has incredible hiking and a pristine quiet beach that goes on for miles stick with LIH.

Haven't made it to Molokai or Lanai, can't comment on those.

[Reb Moshe]

It really depends on what you're into.  Every island will have great beaches, including quiet ones if you know where to look.

-If you want to jetski+kayak+snorkel then just stick with HNL.
-If you want to see your most incredible sunset/sunrise+volcanoes erupting+hike past eruptions+swim in volcanically heated lava pools but do all that in a cooler/rainier climate with little natural beauty stick to ITO.
-If you want to drive/hike among hundreds of waterfalls+whale watch in the winter stick with OGG.
-If you want to see a stunning Hawaii that's less touristy than OGG and has incredible hiking and a pristine quiet beach that goes on for miles stick with LIH.

Haven't made it to Molokai or Lanai, can't comment on those.

Thanks for the response, I find it very hard to know exactly what to do, until I do it, the one thing is for sure that im not a historian.

But because i am limited to only HNL, I'll take your advice and go for the snorkel, jetski,kayak route.
Is there a specific place that you would suggest for these activities?
Also how would you compare the snorkelling in HNL to the scuba diving in Eilat (which i have done last year)?

[Dan]

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Snorkeling at Hanauma will be better than Eilat, though it's not as good as on the other islands.

[yhakak]

Thanks for the response, I find it very hard to know exactly what to do, until I do it, the one thing is for sure that im not a historian.

But because i am limited to only HNL, I'll take your advice and go for the snorkel, jetski,kayak route.
Is there a specific place that you would suggest for these activities?
Also how would you compare the snorkelling in HNL to the scuba diving in Eilat (which i have done last year)?

+1
If history isn't your thing then give Pearl Harbor a pass.

[BrooklynCPA]

+1
If history isn't your thing then give Pearl Harbor a pass.

Than again, Snorkling, scuba, jetski and kayak can be done anywhere while there is only one Pearl Harbor!!!