ABOARD PRIDE OF AMERICA (AP) — A great way to sample the many wonders of the Hawaiian Islands without the hassles of island-hopping by plane — like going through security and carting your luggage on each flight — is to instead take a cruise. Because there is so much to see and do on Oahu, the most-populated of the islands, when the cruise was over, we stayed a few extra days in a Honolulu motel before returning to the icy streets of our Midwestern hometown. Views from atop the 10,000-foot "House of the Sun" crater are spectacular anytime, but incredibly special at either sunrise or sunset. Or if you'd prefer, a journey along the Hana Highway provides splendid views of the island's lush tropical rain forest and rugged northern coastline. (Note that most rental car companies prohibit driving to Mauna Kea because of road conditions, but one rental company, Harper, rents four-wheel-drive vehicles specifically for Mauna Kea.) Some of the world's most powerful telescopes are perched on its peak, though the public is not permitted to look through them. Disembarking at Kona, many snorkelers headed for Pawai Bay, which offers clear water and spectacular views of tropical fish and coral colonies. Other cruise ship passengers chose scuba diving, catamaran sailing, ocean kayaking and parasailing. Before leaving Oahu, we went to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and took a skiff to the USS Arizona Memorial, the somber resting place for many of the vessel's nearly 1,200 crewmen who were killed when Japan bombed the U.S.
Experience Hawaii The Easy Way: By Cruise Ship
By JOE KAFKA, Associated Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Living
Wed, 01/22/2014 - 12:10pm
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