Honolulu we have done 2x and are going back this week (DH has a work thing or I’d pick a different island). That said...my kids are looking forward to going back to the North Shore for the Sea Turtles and Matsumoto’s Shaved Ice. Pearl Harbor was definitely a must but only the one time for us. We have done the Circle Island tour (just DH and I) that includes the North shore, Matsumoto’s, Dole Plantation. We did a hike. We have a catamaran trip planned this time. We stayed at Aulani last time and ended up there again because it was the only place with a suite for the 5 of us since it was last minute. We were looking at the Four Seasons, Halekulani, and Royal Hawaiian based on talking with the guy he’s specifically going to meet with. None had space for us. I looked at VRBO but I have zero desire to cook on vacation (except skiing) and I wanted to be on the beach with a pool. Did not work for us.
This is the list the local gave us for Oahu
-Shark tours on the North Shore(Haleiwa)
-Surfing *♀️ in Waikiki. Very gentle waves, best place in the world to learn. All ages.
-Snorkeling near Aulani. A warm water effluent discharge from H Power attracts many fish.
-Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. Closed on Mondays
-Catamaran cruise off Waikiki. Lots of fun
-Fishing from a charter boat. Mahi, tuna, marlin.
-Glider rides on North Shore. Very safe. I flew there for years
-Kualoa Ranch. Zip lines. Quad rides. Jurassic Movies filmed here
-Hikes. Everywhere. Kailua has easy hike to Lanikai pillboxes. Old WW2 bunkers. Beautiful at sunrise
I’ve only been to the big island otherwise.
Mama to my boys (04,07,11)