Today’s guest post is from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and travel blogger at Flyaway Cafe.
Sometimes a quiet morning on the beach, shortly after sunrise, it the perfect way to start a vacation day.
Photo credit: personal collection
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Here’s a question for you: What’s one of Waikiki Beach’s biggest problems? It’s not topless sunbathing. It’s not sharks. It’s not even the void left behind with the passing of Don Ho.Erosion of Waikiki Beach is one of the biggest problems facing the No. 1 tourist destination in the islands, such a problem that there’s no beach at the Sheraton except during times of extremely low tide. But the Sheraton Waikiki has a plan.
The Sheraton Waikiki will proceed with plans to restore a stretch of beach fronting its property and install groins in the water …read more
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The view of Waikiki from Diamond Head.
Photo by Flickr–treber1
The Waikiki area is no stranger to the cultural experience, and now, culture takes to the beach. Actually, to the Outrigger. The Outrigger Reef on the Beach, actually.
For a limited time, The Outrigger Reef on the Beach has unveiled two special museum exhibits featuring Pacific island cultural arts and Hawaiian missionary artifacts in its lobby. Both exhibits are free and open to the public.
Why?
Just as the particular pattern on a plaid kilt identified the Scottman’s clan, Polynesian masks, sculpture, tattoos, pottery and weaving designs all help identify one’s heritage. …read more
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