FUN FOR KIDS

Ala Moana Young People's Hula Show—A delightful display of young talent every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on the Lanai Stage at Ala Moana Center. (Free.)Waikiki Beach—Take off your shoes and walk the entire beach from one end to the other. It's all yours whether or not you're staying in a surfside hotel. Help paddle an outrigger canoe in through the surf, take a surfing lesson, snorkel, swim or sun. Or just sit and watch the world go by.International Market Place—Open air market with 80 different shops vying for your dollar, but you don't need money to enjoy the hubbub. Watch tapa-pounding and shell-lei making in the morning and portrait painters and cartoonists in the evening. Go ahead and gorge yourself with one of Farrell's unforgettable ice cream concoctions. (One specialty is so huge it takes several waiters to get it to the table.)Porpoise Feeding—Kahala Hilton lagoon. (Daily, 10:30—12:30—2:30.)The Zoo—Kapiolani Park. The most visited attraction on Oahu. Tropical birds, monkeys, giraffes and an arkload of other animals. (Open 9-5, free)Paki Park—Behind the zoo. Kids can participate in a program of sports, hulas, arts and crafts. The 6 to 13 year-olds meet from 3 to 5:30 and the teenagers from 6:30 to 9:30. Call first. 737-0097.Kodak Free Hula Show—In Kapiolani Park next to the Waikiki Shell. Authentic hulas, poi-pounding and palm tree climbing. A bonanza for photographers of any age. Tues., Wed., Thurs. at 10 a.m.Skateboard Park—Aala Park between King and Beretania Streets. Need signed parental permission slip.Hanauma Bay—This idyllic tropical beach is a public park, just perfect for snorkeling, swimming and picnicking.Sealife Park—One of the world's finest marine exhibits. Watch the scuba diver hand feed giant turtles, sting rays and even the menacing moray eels in the Hawaiian Reef Tank. See the spinning dolphins and whales do their acrobatics and feed fish to the sea lions. (10-5 except Monday, fee unless you're under 7)Paradise Park—You'll be amazed at these exotic birds from the Amazon that can add and subtract, raise flags and ride bicycles. Kids can hold them or have them perch on a shoulder for photographs. Delightful jungle setting. (fee)Manoa Falls—A one mile hike at the end of Manoa Road behind Paradise Park. Fresh water swimming and picnicking. (Free).Pearl Harbor—One visit to the sunken battleshipArizonawith more than 1000 entombed sailors is worth a thousand history lessons in the real meaning of war. (No bathing suits, barefeet or kids under 6.)Pacific Submarine Museum—At the submarine base, Pearl Harbor. A chance for kids to see and touch the insides of American and foreign subs. (Free, but stop for a pass at Nimitz Gate. Wed.-Sun. 9:30-5.)Pineapple Cannery—650 Iwilei Road. Worthwhile just to see the machinery that can turn 3.5 million unpeeled pineapples into cans in one day. On top of that, the juice is free. (8:30-3, Mon.-Fri. in season, call 536-3411)Glider watching—Daily at Dillingham airstrip. Rides in a three seater sailplane for a fee.Polynesian Cultural Center—Kids (and adults) are urged to participate in some of the crafts, songs and dances as they tour village replicas of Samoa, Tonga, old Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji and Maori New Zealand. Watch weaving, carving and coconut husking and be sure to see the canoe pageant. Take more film than you think you can possibly use. (Monday-Saturday, 11 to 5:30, fee)Kahuku Sugar Mill—A multi-media presentation depicting life at the mill and excellent guided tours explaining the sugar cane industry. The museum and complex of shops and eateries take a back seat to Wili Wili, the Disney-type character who enthralls the little ones with his antics. (10-4:30, fee for tour)

Ala Moana Young People's Hula Show—A delightful display of young talent every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on the Lanai Stage at Ala Moana Center. (Free.)

Waikiki Beach—Take off your shoes and walk the entire beach from one end to the other. It's all yours whether or not you're staying in a surfside hotel. Help paddle an outrigger canoe in through the surf, take a surfing lesson, snorkel, swim or sun. Or just sit and watch the world go by.

International Market Place—Open air market with 80 different shops vying for your dollar, but you don't need money to enjoy the hubbub. Watch tapa-pounding and shell-lei making in the morning and portrait painters and cartoonists in the evening. Go ahead and gorge yourself with one of Farrell's unforgettable ice cream concoctions. (One specialty is so huge it takes several waiters to get it to the table.)

Porpoise Feeding—Kahala Hilton lagoon. (Daily, 10:30—12:30—2:30.)

The Zoo—Kapiolani Park. The most visited attraction on Oahu. Tropical birds, monkeys, giraffes and an arkload of other animals. (Open 9-5, free)

Paki Park—Behind the zoo. Kids can participate in a program of sports, hulas, arts and crafts. The 6 to 13 year-olds meet from 3 to 5:30 and the teenagers from 6:30 to 9:30. Call first. 737-0097.

Kodak Free Hula Show—In Kapiolani Park next to the Waikiki Shell. Authentic hulas, poi-pounding and palm tree climbing. A bonanza for photographers of any age. Tues., Wed., Thurs. at 10 a.m.

Skateboard Park—Aala Park between King and Beretania Streets. Need signed parental permission slip.

Hanauma Bay—This idyllic tropical beach is a public park, just perfect for snorkeling, swimming and picnicking.

Sealife Park—One of the world's finest marine exhibits. Watch the scuba diver hand feed giant turtles, sting rays and even the menacing moray eels in the Hawaiian Reef Tank. See the spinning dolphins and whales do their acrobatics and feed fish to the sea lions. (10-5 except Monday, fee unless you're under 7)

Paradise Park—You'll be amazed at these exotic birds from the Amazon that can add and subtract, raise flags and ride bicycles. Kids can hold them or have them perch on a shoulder for photographs. Delightful jungle setting. (fee)

Manoa Falls—A one mile hike at the end of Manoa Road behind Paradise Park. Fresh water swimming and picnicking. (Free).

Pearl Harbor—One visit to the sunken battleshipArizonawith more than 1000 entombed sailors is worth a thousand history lessons in the real meaning of war. (No bathing suits, barefeet or kids under 6.)

Pacific Submarine Museum—At the submarine base, Pearl Harbor. A chance for kids to see and touch the insides of American and foreign subs. (Free, but stop for a pass at Nimitz Gate. Wed.-Sun. 9:30-5.)

Pineapple Cannery—650 Iwilei Road. Worthwhile just to see the machinery that can turn 3.5 million unpeeled pineapples into cans in one day. On top of that, the juice is free. (8:30-3, Mon.-Fri. in season, call 536-3411)

Glider watching—Daily at Dillingham airstrip. Rides in a three seater sailplane for a fee.

Polynesian Cultural Center—Kids (and adults) are urged to participate in some of the crafts, songs and dances as they tour village replicas of Samoa, Tonga, old Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji and Maori New Zealand. Watch weaving, carving and coconut husking and be sure to see the canoe pageant. Take more film than you think you can possibly use. (Monday-Saturday, 11 to 5:30, fee)

Kahuku Sugar Mill—A multi-media presentation depicting life at the mill and excellent guided tours explaining the sugar cane industry. The museum and complex of shops and eateries take a back seat to Wili Wili, the Disney-type character who enthralls the little ones with his antics. (10-4:30, fee for tour)

Large hotels have special youth programs featuring recreational and craft activities. Youngsters are taught everything from the hula, hat-weaving and coconut crafts to the Hawaiian alphabet song. Also, there are snorkeling-swimming excursions to Hanauma Bay, trips to the zoo, Sea Life Park, etc. Ask your social director for information.

Paradise ParkParadise Park

Sand SculptureSand Sculpture

County courts are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation, 3908 Paki Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815 (923-7927)

Aiea Recreation Center99-350 Aiea Heights Dr.Aina Haina Playground827 Hind Dr.Ala Moana Park1201 Ala MoanaDiamond Head Tennis Center3908 Paki Ave.Ewa Beach Community Park91-955 North Rd.Hahaione Valley Park663 Pepeekeo St.Halawa Park99-740 Apela St.Kaala Playground150 Kilani Ave.Kahala Field4495 Pahoa Ave.Kailua Recreation Center470 Kailua RoadKaimuki Recreation Center3521 Waialae Ave.Kalakaua Recreation Center721 Kalihi St.Kalihi Valley Center1911 Kam IV Rd.Kamamalu Playground1440 Emma St.Kaneohe District Park45-660 Keaahala Rd.Kanewai Playground2695 Dole St.Kapaolono Playground701-11th Ave.Kapiolani Tennis Courts2748 Kalakaua Ave.Keehi Lagoon Courts465 Lagoon Dr.Kilauea Playground4109 Kilauea Ave.Koko Head District Park423 Kaumakani St.Makiki District Park1539 MakikiManoa Valley Field2721 Kaaipu St.Maunalani Playground4625 Sierra Dr.Maunawili Neighborhood ParkMaunawili Valley RoadMililani Neighborhood Park95-245 Kaloapau St.Mililani Waena Park95-590 Naholoholo St.Niu Valley5510 Kanau St.Palolo Valley Rec. Center2077 PaloloPearl City Kai1962 Lehua Ave.Pearl City Recreation Center485 Hoomaemae St.Pearl Ridge Community Park99-940 Moanalua RoadPetrie Playground1039-20th Ave.Sunset Beach Neighborhood Park59-360 Kam Hwy.Wahiawa Recreation Center1139-A Kilani Ave.Waialua Recreation Center67-180 Goodale Rd.Waianae-Pililaau Field85-124 Plantation Rd.Waianae Regional Park85-471 Farrington Hwy.Waipahu Rec. Center94-990 Farrington Hwy.

Ala Wai Golf CourseHonolulu, HI 96815Bay View Golf CenterKaneohe, HI 96744Hawaii Country ClubWahiawa, HI 96759Hawaii Kai ChampionshipHonolulu, HI 96825Hawaii Kai ExecutiveHonolulu, HI 96825Kahuku Golf Course (9 holes)Kahuku, HI 96731Kuilima Resort & C.C.Kahuku, HI 96731Makaha C.C. EastWaianae, HI 96792Makaha C.C. WestWaianae, HI 96792Mililani Golf ClubMililani Town, HI 96789Moanalua Golf ClubHonolulu, HI 96819 (9 holes)Olomana Golf LinksWaimanalo, HI 96795Pali Golf CourseKaneohe, HI 96744Pearl Country ClubAiea, HI 96701Ted Makalena G.C.Waipahu, HI 96797

All are 18 holes unless otherwise indicated

All state and federal park permits are free. Camping is allowed on certain public beach parks for up to one week. Camping permits may be obtained from the Department of Parks and Recreation, Honolulu Municipal Building, Honolulu, HI 96813 (8-4 on Monday through Friday). Motorhome permits are also issued by the Parks department. (523-4525)

Mountain camping is available at two state parks: Keaiwea Heiau State Park and Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area. Be sure to obtain permit. (free)

Makapuu Beach ParkKaiona Beach ParkWaimanalo Beach ParkBellows (weekends and holidays only)Kaaawa Beach ParkSwanzy Beach ParkKehana Bay Beach ParkPunaluu Beach ParkHauula Beach ParkHaleiwa Beach ParkMokuleia Beach ParkKeaau Beach ParkLualualei Beach ParkNanakuli Beach ParkKahe Beach Park

The State Forestry Division maintains about two dozen trails on Oahu. Maps showing these trails may be obtained from them at 1179 Punchbowl St. in Honolulu.

The Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club conducts weekly hikes (non-member fee is 25¢). For information call 247-3922 or 734-5515 during business hours or write to the club at P. O. Box 2238, Honolulu, HI 96804.

The Hawaii chapter of the Sierra Club takes one day hikes monthly on Oahu (non-members are welcome) and can be contacted c/o the Bishop Museum, P. O. Box 6037, Honolulu, HI 96818.

Oahu weather is beautifully balmy, as near to perfection as you're likely to get on this globe. Temperatures are generally in the seventies in the winter; in the summer they creep up into the eighties. The average range in Honolulu varies only seven degrees between August, the hottest part of the year, and January, the coolest time. The difference between day and night peaks is about 12 degrees. At Waikiki the ocean fluctuates narrowly between 75 and 82. In other words, if it's summer you want, you've come to the right place.

The island is air conditioned by northeasterly trade winds which blow almost all the time and usher in an occasional shower. During spring and summer these rains are few and come mostly at night. In winter the trades are sometimes replaced by Kona winds coming up from the south with sticky or stormy weather in tow. But Kona winds are infrequent and rarely last more than a couple days.

Rainfall varies greatly according to local conditions. It's wetter to the windward of the mountains and fairly dry on the leeward coast. The average rainfall in Waikiki is about 20 to 25 inches per year, slightly more in Honolulu.

The volcanic cataclysms that pushed Oahu through the surface of the Pacific four to six million years ago originated in a fault in the earth's crust at the bottom of the ocean. Complete with rumbling, sputtering and spectacular fireworks, it was a dramatic premiere performance. Today this gentle island, green and golden, belies its violent birth. A millennium of rain, sunshine, waves and trade winds have sculpted Oahu into a tropical jewel of lush valleys, mountains and curved sandy beaches.

The Polynesians were the first to successfully sail the vast reaches of the uncharted Pacific to land in Hawaii. They dragged their huge double-hulled canoes ashore more than 1000 years ago. The original inhabitants of Oahu from the Marquesas Islands were followed by several waves of Tahitian immigrants.

Their primitive way of life came to an end with the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778. By the middle of the 19th century Honolulu Harbor had become a key Pacific port for whalers, sandalwood and fur traders. In 1850 the Hawaiian Royal Court moved permanently to Honolulu which has been the seat of government for monarchy, republic, territory and state.

Immigrants came to Hawaii's tropical shores in continuing waves. New England missionaries made their first hazardous trip around Cape Horn in 1820 bringing new concepts of religion, agriculture, commerce and democratic government. As the native population dwindled due to western diseases, laborers were needed to work the fields for the rapidly growing sugar industry. Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants followed by Koreans, Portuguese and Puerto Ricans added new languages and cultures to the island population.

In 1893 a provisional government was set up to replace the monarchy and one year later the Republic of Hawaii was founded. The islands were annexed by the U.S. in 1898 and made a territory in 1900. In 1959 Hawaii first flew the stars and stripes as a full-fledged state.

Today Oahu welcomes an astounding number of visitors to share its exotic scenery, eternal summer climate and warm aloha spirit.

People the world over have enjoyed the sweet and succulent products the Hawaiian Islands are famous for—sugar and pineapple. These are the two most important agricultural industries in the archipelago. Pineapple can grow at higher elevations and needs less water than sugar cane so the crops don't compete for the same lands. Because Hawaii must import most essentials from the U.S. mainland, the export of sugar and pineapple is an important factor in the state's balance of trade. Also, with the world running low on verdant spaces, sugar and pineapple are keeping Oahu green.

Sugar cane came to the islands in the hulls of the great canoes those early Polynesians sailed across the Pacific. Hawaiians planted it as a windbreak around their homes and broke off sections to chew when they traveled.

The first sugar plantation in Hawaii was started in Manoa Valley on Oahu in 1825 and the first export recorded was two tons in 1837. The Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society was instrumental in bringing the initial shipment of Chinese laborers to work the fields in 1852. This was the beginning of waves of immigrant workers who have contributed a wealth of cultural diversity to Hawaii.

Cane on Oahu takes about two years to mature. The industry is highly mechanized and has virtually eliminated hand labor. Just before harvest, whole fields of cane are deliberately set on fire. This destroys unwanted leaves and other trash and does not affect the sugar content.

Hawaii's sugar industry is recognized as the world's leader in sugar technology and production and its workers are among the highest paid full-time agricultural workers in the world.

Sugar Cane Fields BurningSugar Cane Fields Burning

Pineapple was first introduced to the islands by a counselor to King Kamehameha the Great in 1813. Today's industry got its greatest impetus from Captain John Kidwell, an English horticulturist who searched the world for a pineapple variety that would be most suitable to Hawaii. The Jamaican variety known as the Smooth Cayenne which he introduced is still the predominant strain grown in Hawaii.

In 1899 a young New Englander, James B. Dole, built a cannery next to pineapple growing on his own lands in Wahiawa on Oahu. The first year's output in 1903 was 1800 cases. Today the Dole company packs this amount in just a few minutes.

Pineapple takes nearly two years of careful tending before it matures. Then each low-growing plant yields only one fruit. A year later the same plant will produce one or two more pineapples; then the whole process must be repeated.

At harvest time, pickers move through the fields placing the fruits on long-armed conveyors, a process which at the peak of the season continues on into the night with the help of lighted booms.

Only those who have tasted a field-ripened Hawaiian pineapple know what real pineapple is all about. The airport is full of enlightened visitors who are taking cartons of these succulent fruits home with them.

Hawaii produces 45% of the total world production of pineapple.Hawaii produces 45% of the total world production of pineapple.

OAHUOAHU

WAIKIKIWAIKIKI

1 Ala Moana2 Aloha Surf3 Ambassador4 Breakers5 Cinerama Edgewater6 Cinerama Reef7 Cinerama Reef Towers8 Coral Reef9 Coral Seas10 Hale Koa11 Halekulani12 Hawaii Dynasty13 Hawaiian Regent14 Hilton Hawaiian Village15 Holiday Inn16 Holiday Inn17 Holiday Isle18 Hyatt Regency Waikiki19 Ilikai20 Ilima21 Imperial Hawaii22 Kaimana Beach23 Marine Surf24 Miramar25 Moana26 Outrigger27 Outrigger East28 Outrigger Surf29 Outrigger West30 Pacific Beach31 Pagoda32 Park Shore33 Princess Kaiulani34 Queen Kapiolani35 Reef Lanais36 Royal Hawaiian37 Sand Villa38 Sheraton Waikiki39 Surfrider40 Travelodge41 Waikiki Beachcomber42 Waikiki Circle43 Waikiki Gateway44 Waikiki Grand45 Waikiki Marina46 Waikiki Resort47 Waikiki Surf48 Waikiki Surf East49 Waikiki Surf West50 Waikiki Village51 Waikikian

HONOLULUHONOLULU

1 King Kamehameha Statue2 Iolani Palace3 Iolani Barracks4 State Capitol Building5 Hawaii State Library6 Honolulu Hale (City Hall)7 Mission Homes8 Kawaiahao Church9 Honolulu Academy of Arts10 Neal Blaisdell Center11 Aloha Tower12 Falls of Clyde13 Chinatown14 Cultural Plaza15 Kwan Yin Temple16 Foster Botanic Garden17 National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific18 Queen Emma's Summer Palace19 Alice Cooke Spaulding House20 University of Hawaii21 East-West Center22 Paradise Park23 Waioli Tea Room24 Dole Cannery25 Bishop Museum

North ShoreNorth Shore

East EndEast End

Windward OahuWindward Oahu

Waianae CoastWaianae Coast

Central OahuCentral Oahu

Transcriber Notes:Throughout the book, the puncutation of the abbreviations of Sun. through Sat, were changed to ensure a period after each of those abbreviations.On page 8, "acupunture" was replaced with "acupuncture".On page 22, "Tempermental" was replaced with "Temperamental".On page 25, "of highway" was replaced with "off highway".On page 42, a heading "GLASS FLOAT BEACHCOMBING" was added to match the Table of Contents.On page 44, "hubub" was replaced with "hubbub", a period was added after "cartoonists in the evening", and "the machinery than" was replaced with "the machinery that".On page 52, "millenium" was replaced with "millennium".

Throughout the book, the puncutation of the abbreviations of Sun. through Sat, were changed to ensure a period after each of those abbreviations.

On page 8, "acupunture" was replaced with "acupuncture".

On page 22, "Tempermental" was replaced with "Temperamental".

On page 25, "of highway" was replaced with "off highway".

On page 42, a heading "GLASS FLOAT BEACHCOMBING" was added to match the Table of Contents.

On page 44, "hubub" was replaced with "hubbub", a period was added after "cartoonists in the evening", and "the machinery than" was replaced with "the machinery that".

On page 52, "millenium" was replaced with "millennium".

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