Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
This somber memorial is one of the USA's most significant WWII sites, commemorating the Pearl Harbor attack and its fallen service members with an iconic…
Must-see attractions in Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
One of the USA’s most significant WWII sites, this National Park Service (NPS) monument narrates the history of the Pearl Harbor attack and commemorates…
Waipahu
Waipahu was one of Oʻahu’s last sugarcane plantation towns and this outdoor museum tells the story of life on the sugar plantations, especially the local…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
This beautifully arching beach invites you to spread out your towel and spend the day. Except for weekends and big surf days, you’ll likely have the place…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Some say this is the best sunset spot on the island. It certainly has the right west-facing orientation and a blissfully scenic mile-long sandy beach. You…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
This military aircraft museum covers WWII and the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and beyond. The first aircraft hangar, number 37, features exhibits on the…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
The last battleship built by the US (it was launched in 1944), the USS Missouri provides a unique historical 'bookend' to the US campaign in the Pacific…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Hidden within Mauna‘olu Estates, a gated residential community in Makaha Valley, this quietly impressive heiau (ancient stone temple) is one of Oʻahu's…
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Adjacent to the visitor center for the Pearl Harbor historic sites, this park harbors the moored WWII-era submarine USS Bowfin, which you can explore on a…
Keaʻiwa Heiau State Recreation Area
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
In the mountains north of Pearl Harbor, this state park protects Keaʻiwa Heiau, an ancient hoʻola (healing or medicinal) temple. Today, people wishing to…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Protected by Kaneʻilio Point and a long breakwater, the beach is in need of some maintenance, although the luminescent beauty of the sand is undimmed…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
This beautiful, mostly deserted half-mile of sand is backed by a few aging condo buildings, including the Hawaiian Princess. If you’re lucky, you may see…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Way back in the day, this beach was a canoe-landing site for interisland travelers. In the late ‘60s it was used as the backdrop for the movie Hawaii…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
White-sand beaches and aqua-blue waters are the highlights of this somewhat-desolate state park that has a literal end-of-the-road feel. Car-parking areas…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
The westernmost point on Oʻahu is reached by 2.5-mile-long trails from the south and east. Waves up to 50ft break here in winter. It's a desolate spot…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
After the USS Arizona, the second-largest number of lives lost on December 7, 1941 was aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma. Numerous Japanese torpedoes…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
For half a century from 1890 to 1940, a railroad carried sugarcane and passengers from Honolulu all the way around the coast through to Kahuku. The…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Along the south side of the bay, Kaneʻilio Point is the site of a terraced-stone platform temple, partly destroyed by the army during WWII, then later…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
A huge grassy lawn and sizable pavilion attract large Hawaiian families to this hidden gem of a beach on weekends. There’s always a spare table or two for…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
The waves that created this giant stone amphitheater receded long ago. Now the highway passes right outside the cave, about 3 miles north of Makaha Beach…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Ko Olina's four artificial lagoons and beaches have calm waters that are perfect for kids, although the current picks up near the opening to the ocean. A…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
At a rocky point that’s popular with snorkelers and anglers. There are great coastal views, as well as water, picnic tables and restrooms. This is the end…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
This spot is sometimes called Tracks Beach Park, because this is where the weekend beach train once ran before WWII. The sandy strip has shores that are…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
This attractive beach has the distinction of being one of the longest stretches of white sand on the island. The grassy park that sits adjacent to the…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
The virescent Makua Valley is wide and grassy near the shore and narrows into a fan of sharply fluted mountains. It's used as a training area for the…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
This beach park lines the south end of Nanakuli in a broad, sandy stretch that offers swimming, snorkeling and diving during the summer. In winter, high…
ʻAiea Bay State Recreation Area
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Hidden on a small access road road off the Kamehameha Hwy, this small waterfront park has views of Pearl Harbor along with shady picnic tables and wide…
Pearl Harbor & Leeward O‘ahu
Protects green expanses higher up the mountainsides.
