Page 116 - Hawaii: Diving, Surfing, Pearl Harbor, Volcanoes and More

SIDE 2 – OAHU SOUTH SHORE WAIALAE AVE. and turn right. This becomes KALANIANAOLE
HWY. Hanauma Bay is 8 mi. ahead.
GETTING TO WAIKIKI FROM THE AIRPORT:H-1 to PUNA-
HOU ROUTE - H-1 Freeway to PUNAHOU (Exit 23), go right 1 H-1 FREEWAY ROUTE - Go down ALA WAI BLVD. Turn at the
block, turn right on S. BERETANIA, go 1/2 block & turn left on first right onto MCCULLY ST. and cross over bridge. Take an im-
mediate right onto KAPIOLANI BLVD. and go 1.2 mi. and turn left
KALAKAUA AVE., continue to Waikiki. onto the H-1 FREEWAY ONRAMP. The freeway ends and becomes
KALANIANAOLE HWY., which goes to Hanauma Bay and beyond.
H-1 to KING ST. ROUTE - H-1 Freeway to KING ST. (Exit 25B), exit MAKAPUU POINT You and your friends will enjoy trekking up
and go straight through past KAPIOLANI BLVD. Get in right lane, to this point at 647’ (197m) elevation to watch the sunrise and to
go under the freeway, & turn right at the 2nd light onto KAPAHULU see the magnificent view of the windward side of Oahu. Makapuu,
AVE. This ends at the beach at KALAKAUA AVE. The Honolulu which means “bulging eye” in Hawaiian is approached by a paved
Zoo will be on the left. Turn right onto either ALA WAI BLVD. or access road and parking lot leading to a relatively easy 20-minute
KUHIO AVE. hike. Makapuu Beach below is another great bodysurfing spot for
the locals. The lava flow here is only 25,000 years old and was Oahu’s
NIMITZ HWY. ROUTE - (Heavy traffic, stops, & lights) - Take most recent eruption.
NIMITZ HWY., which turns into ALA MOANA BLVD., & dead
ends at KALAKAUA AVE. Turn right at KALAKAUA AVE. This MAKAPUU POINT You and your friends will enjoy trekking up
route goes through Honolulu, past Aloha Tower Marketplace, Ward to this point at 647’ (197m) elevation to watch the sunrise and to
Warehouse, Ward Centre and Ala Moana Shopping Center. see the magnificent view of the windward side of Oahu. Makapuu,
which means “bulging eye” in Hawaiian is approached by a paved
GETTING BACK TO THE AIRPORT (or toward PEARL HAR- access road and parking lot leading to a relatively easy 20-minute
BOR): Refer to KING ST. and NIMITZ HWY. ROUTES above, but hike. Makapuu Beach below is another great bodysurfing spot for
do the steps in reverse. the locals. The lava flow here is only 25,000 years old and was Oahu’s
most recent eruption.
GETTING TO HANAUMA BAY FROM WAIKIKI:
SPORT FISHING Kewalo Basin is the sport fishing capital of Oahu.
DIAMOND HEAD ROUTE - Take KALAKAUA AVE. past Kapio- For a big game fishing charter with one of Hawaii’s best skippers,
lani Park, toward Diamond Head to stop sign. Turn right onto DIA- contact Capt. Lee Severs at Sea Verse Sport Fishing (808) 262-5587,
MOND HEAD RD. Just past the seaward side of the crater, take the or Capt. Russel Tanaka at Magic Sport Fishing (808) 596-2998, or
right fork onto KAHALA AVE. Turn left at LEPAIO, go to KILAU- simply “walk the dock” in the evening hours.
EA AVE. and turn right. Go to the light just before the freeway at