Tag: Diamond Head Crater

Hawaii residents and visitors from abroad are flocking to Hawaii Island, the Big Island, to witness the current eruption at the Mauna Loa Volcano. Thousands of images and video of the spectacular event are zinging around the internet and airwaves showing the full glory of an active lava flow. Kilauea Volcano to the east continues […]

As we barrel into Hawaii’s high-summer vacation season, we thought we’d point out some changes at a couple of Oahu’s popular visitor attractions. As Aloha Bruce noted on the latest Hawaii Vacations Podcast, visitor arrival numbers are approaching pre-pandemic levels. With Asia-Pacific arrivals expected to begin to surge as we move deeper into 2022, the […]

Hawaii’s State Department of Land and Natural Resources has made significant improvements at a number of State Parks over the past year. The closures and the near-complete loss of visitors to parks during the pandemic created a unique opportunity to use that time to make the parks more accessible to visitors, and to implement strong […]

This is not a scientific ranking of “Oahu’s Best Views”. There are countless rare and stunning views all over the Gathering Place. But the vast majority of Oahu’s best views are not easily accessed and require a deep knowledge of Oahu’s hiking trails and the ability to make vigorous, challenging hikes and/or special permissions to […]

At any given time of day, expect to see joggers, walkers, bicyclists, you name it – at the base of Diamond Head Crater. The iconic Oahu landmark has not only been made famous by its heavily-trotted hiking trail but also by its surrounding landscape that continues to challenge the physically-active. Because of the high volume […]