Rain Won’t Delay Hawaii Vacation

November 11th, 2009

"What if I come to Hawaii for sun and sand and it rains the whole time, did I waste the trip?"  It won’t and you didn’t.  Rain in Hawaii takes many forms.  Right now, the wind is blowing and rain is falling but the sun is shining.  It’s not cold outside, just wet.  The photo is of rain during a picnic at the beach — we just covered the food to keep it from getting soggy and played in the ocean anyway.  Once you’re wet, a little extra water from the sky doesn’t really matter.

If you encounter heavy rains - and we do get those days - you might switch to alternative excursions.  There’s plenty to explore indoors in Hawaii.  Not only are there the sorts of museums and art galleries one might expect on the mainland, there are also places that chronicle Hawaii’s unique history.  For example, the Mission Houses feature craft displays from the earliest western settlers.  The Bishop Museum includes pre-contact culture, including a recently renovated Hawaii Hall.  If history isn’t your thing, take a walking tour of the art galleries near Chinatown.  There are many alternatives to a day of sunbathing other than checking out the offerings on cable TV from your hotel room.

We are entering the "winter" season in Hawaii, which is rainier.  A winter Hawaii vacation means fewer crowds on the beach and a more relaxed tempo (if that is possible).  It also means you may want to have a rainy-day itinerary on stand-by, just in case.  That way, the change in the weather doesn’t disrupt your plans; it just alters them for a moment.   And you get to experience the very best thing about rain in Hawaii — the inevitable rainbow that follows! 

Posted by Cindy Scheopner  Follow me on Twitter @Scheopner

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