Hawaii - Honolulu Airport & Attractions - USA
Hawaii - Honolulu airport information, travel advice, links and guides
Honolulu International Airport Phone:Airport information desk: +1 808 836 6411 or 836
6413. Airport Location & Facilities: The airport is located on Oahu island about six miles
(10km) west of downtown Honolulu and nine miles (15km) west of
Waikiki Beach.The airport is well supplied with
restaurants, bars and shops, including duty free. There are ATMs
and bureaux de change throughout the airport terminals, and a
massage centre, a hairdresser and a nearby hotel, which offers
shower facilities and rooms charged by the hour. The business
centre in the main lobby offers fax, Internet and photocopy
services. Facilities for the disabled are good; those with special
requirements should contact their airline in
advance. Departure Tax: None. Airport Transfers & Parking: There are several city bus services that
follow different routes and schedules connecting to central
Waikiki, costing about $2. Many hotels offer pick-up services; if
not an express shuttle bus meets all flights and drops off at
hotels along Waikiki Beach for a fee of around $8. Taxis are also
available; the ride to Waikiki Beach takes around 20 minutes and
the fare is about $25.There is parking available on the multi-level
garage. The first 30 minutes are free. Website: www.state.hi.us/dot/airports
Top Things to Do In Hawaii - Honolulu
Beaches The main attraction for visitors to Oahu are
the range of 139 beaches which, from the pounding waves of the
north shore to the gentle swells of Waikiki in the south, offer the
chance to bathe and soak up the sun, or tackle a variety of active
watersports in water temperatures that never fall below 75ºF (24ºC)
all year round. Polynesian Cultural Centre Hawaii's top tourist attraction, the
Polynesian Cultural Centre, is situated on the Kamehameha Highway
in Laie on the scenic north shore of Oahu island. Bishop Museum The Bishop Museum in Honolulu is the largest
museum in Hawaii and the premier natural and cultural history
institution in the Pacific, recognised worldwide for its cultural
collections, research projects and educational programmes. Valley of the Temples Opposite a bustling shopping centre on the
Kahekili Highway in Kaneohe, below the Koolau mountains, nestles a
little piece of Japan tucked away in Hawaii. Iolani Palace The only royal residence in the United
States, the Iolani Palace, stands on the corner of King and Richard
Streets in Honolulu, its opulent interior giving a glimpse into the
lives of Hawaii's last reigning monarchs between 1882 and 1893. Arizona Memorial Museum The USS Arizona was one of several United
States battle ships that were sunk by the Japanese Imperial Navy
during its surprise historic attack on Pearl Harbour, Oahu, on
December 7, 1941, causing the US to enter into World War II. Honolulu's Chinatown Enter Honolulu's Chinatown neighbourhood
through the Gateway Plaza on the corner of Bethel and Hotel streets
in the city's downtown business district, and you step into an
exciting and exotic world made up of a colourful and eclectic blend
of Southeast Asian cultures. Haleakala National Park The Haleakala National Park extends from the
summit of the volcano, down into the crater, then across the
volcano's southeast slopes to Maui's east coast, beyond the town of
Hana. Maui Ocean Centre The Maui Ocean Centre is an unrivalled
aquatic experience and the largest tropical reef aquarium in the
Western Hemisphere. Whalers Village Museum The whaling museum in the heart of Maui's
commercial centre, Lahaina, documents the sleepy port city's
evolution into a whaling boomtown in the middle of the 19th
century, combining exhibits and educational displays. Baldwin Home Museum One of Lahaina's best preserved 19th-century
landmarks, the house in Front Street built by Rev. Hana Highway No visit to Maui is complete without hitting
the highway - the Hana Highway, that is, that runs for about 50
miles (81km) between Kailua and Hana on the northeastern coast of
the island. Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula Maui's beautiful botanic gardens cover eight
acres on the slopes of Haleakala volcano at an elevation of 2,500
feet. Hulihe'e Palace The stately mansion of Hulihe'e is situated
on Alii Drive in Kailua Kona on the west coast of Hawaii's Big
Island. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park In the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
surrounding the earth's most massive volcano, Mauna Loa, visitors
can actually watch lava flow into the sea from Kilauea, the still
active on-site volcano. Pacific Tsunami Museum The town of Hilo on the Hamakua Coast of Big
Island has been destroyed several times by tsunami (tidal waves). Parker Ranch Forget about the Wild West, Hawaii gave birth
to the original cowboys about 40 years before they took over Texas. Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park This important Hawaiian cultural and
historical site on the black-lava Kona Coast of the Big Island
contains some forbidding-looking giant idols, although it was in
fact built as a refuge for ancient Hawaiians who had violated kapu
(social taboo) or as a sanctuary for defeated warriors. Kona Coffee Museum and Farm For a taste of the coffee industry that
flourished in the early 20th century on the Big Island visitors can
tour the Uchida Coffee Farm, south of Kealakekua town on the Kona
Coast. Ellison S Onizuka Space Centre Visitors passing through the Kona
International Airport will not be able to miss the clearly marked
space centre that is dedicated to the memory of Big Island born
astronaut, Ellison Onizuka.
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