If you look at a map of the Hawaiian Islands, you’ll see the eight major islands as well as over 130 little ones. Of those eight islands, six are open to the public and the last two are off-limits. Here’s a quick rundown of the six Hawaiian Islands open to tourists: Wherever you decide to […]
While there are a few different ways to travel between the islands of Hawaii, the most common way is to just take a short flight from one island to another. Even though the islands are generally pretty close together – less than 10 miles apart in some cases – there aren’t a ton of ferry […]
The island of O’ahu is 597 square miles. That’s a lot of ground to cover on an O’ahu tour! But as big as O’ahu is, it’s not the largest island. The Big Island (Hawaii itself) is over 4000 square miles! O’ahu may not be the largest island, but it DOES have the largest population. Two-thirds […]
Do I HAVE to choose? Both islands are incredible in totally unique ways! Let’s look at what separates a Kauai tour from an O’ahu tour. What is O’ahu like? As home to the state capital Honolulu, O’ahu is the busiest of the islands. In fact, two-thirds of all Hawaiian residents live on this one island! […]
Driving is by far the best way to travel around the islands of Hawaii. There’s not much by way of public transportation on most of the islands, and most of the major ones are too big to be experienced on foot or with a bicycle. However, driving in Hawaii does come with its own set […]
There are over 130 islands of Hawaii, so it would take forever to learn how long it takes to drive around each of them. However, most people tend to stick to the eight major islands in the archipelago on their trip. Here’s how long it takes to drive around each one: Both Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe, […]
While all of the major islands of Hawaii play host to celebrities throughout the year, you’re most likely to spot the stars hanging out on Maui or O’ahu. Maui is home to some of the most upscale resorts in the state, attracting repeat visitors like Kanye West and Jude Law. There are also plenty of […]
You’ll do plenty of things on your visit to Hawaii, but there are few that can match watching the sunrise at a volcano in Maui. Haleakala, or the House of the Sun in Hawaiian, is an enormous shield volcano that covers about 75% of the island of Maui. The summit of the volcano stands at […]
Watching the sunrise at a volcano in Maui is one of the best experiences you can have in the Hawaiian Islands, but you should be prepared to get up pretty early in the morning. It’ll take you a little over two hours to reach the summit of Haleakala from Kaanapali and sunrise can be any […]
Watching the sunrise from a volcano in Maui is one of the best experiences you can find when visiting the Hawaiian Islands. However, you should be prepared to wake up pretty early in the morning if you want to watch the sun come up from Haleakala’s summit. During most of the year, the sun rises […]