Author: CD Damitio
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Oahu Hawaii’s Lighthouses – How many are there?
How many lighthouses exist on Oahu? If you’re just here to find the answer quickly – there are six. If you want to go deeper than that though – read…
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The Polynesian Cultural Center – Visit all the Pacific Island Cultures on Oahu – Hawaii’s #1 Tourist Attraction
The number one tourist attraction in Hawaii is the Polynesian Cultural Center in the town of Laie. Laie is also known as ‘the Mormon town’ and with good reason. The…
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Flashback Friday: My 2008 Walk Around Oahu’s Perimeter
In 2008, I decided to walk all the way around the island of Oahu. Here is my record of that. I’ll add a Saturday Slideshow tomorrow with more pictures from…
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Kokohead Botanical Garden – Desert Botanicals and Hawaiian Flowers in a Volcano Crater
Whether you are a virgin or not – you should go in a volcano while you are in Hawaii. You can go in Diamond Head or head over to the…
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What is Hawaiian Poke? Where can you get it on Oahu?
Visitors often ask me – What is poke? And they say it so that it rhymes with the word joke…which is wrong but sort of cute and funny. Poke is…
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Waimanalo Beach – The Most Beautiful Beach in the World (and in Hawaii)
Lanikai Beach gets all the glory, but if you ask me, the most beautiful beach in the world is just down the road in the town of Waimanalo. Waimanalo is…
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The Bishop Museum – Hawaiian and Polynesian Ethnographic and Archaeological Museum
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum is one of the most beloved and respected institutions in the Pacific. The museum covers art, science, cultural history, anthropology and ethnography, and even Hawai’i…
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Visiting the Great Pyramids of Egypt after the Arab Spring – Slideshow Saturday
As a child, I was fascinated by the pyramids and the culture of the Egyptians. I used to sit on the floor of my grandmonther’s house and look…
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A Day Trip to Kauai – Flashback Friday
I don’t make it to the neighbor islands nearly enough. I live on Oahu, which is my favorite island of them all (for many reasons but mostly for Honolulu) but…
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The Manoa Chocolate Factory in Kailua, Oahu
One of my favorite hidden gems on Oahu is the Manoa Chocolate Factory Tour. Located in Kailua in the upstairs of a nondescript building, this fun and informative chocolate tour…
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Honolulu – Capital City of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the State of Hawai’i
Honolulu, Hawaii on Oahu is my home. It’s the capital of the Hawaiian Islands and the State of Hawaii. It’s the largest city in Hawaii and the second largest city…
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Waikiki – America’s Tropical Resort Neighborhood
There are songs and dreams of Waikiki. All over the world there are cafes, restaurants, streets, and shops named for this little slice of paradise on the southern end of…
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Lanikai – The Beach, The Neighborhood, The Legend
I lived in Lanikai once. It’s a bit of a heavenly dream combined with a heavy sadness. Lanikai is consistently ranked among the top beaches in the world. It’s the…
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Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport – Hawaii’is Gateway to the World
The first place that most people step onto the Hawaiian Islands is the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The airport is named for Daniel K. Inouye, one of Hawaii’s deceased…
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The Penis Park in Samcheok, South Korea – Saturday Slideshow
In 2012 – I took a short trip to South Korea. I’d never been there and I wanted to see as much as possible in a short amount of time…I…
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A Christmas Trip to the Big Island of Hawaii – Flashback Friday
Last year (2017) I took my family to the Big Island of Hawaii for a Christmas holiday. I’d been to the Big Island several times before – the first time…
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As the Economy Goes – So Goes the Nation….
There’s that annoying phrase you hear every four years – “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation” or sometimes it’s “New Hampshire” – I was in New Hampshire once and…
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Nico’s at Pier 38 and in Kailua
I’m a big fan of Nico’s at Fishmarket at Pier 38 in Honolulu and of Nico’s in Kailua – just not as big a fan as I used to be..…
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Oahu – Hawaii’s Capital Island – The Gathering Place
The name Oahu has no meaning in the Hawaiian language except for the place itself. The island is nicknamed ‘The Gathering Place’ and for over a millenium, this small 596…
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King Kamehameha the Great – Uniter of the Hawaiian Islands
Sometime around 1736, a child was born who would change the world. He was a big infant born on a big island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The…
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Koko Head Stairs – Oahu’s #1 Fitness Hike – Climb a Hawaiian Volcano!
If you’ve ever dreamed of hiking to the top of an extinct Hawaiian volcano – this hike is for you. Sure, you can join the thousands of other tourists climbing…
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Byodo-In Temple on Windward Oahu – Peacefully Celebrating Hawaii’s Japanese Heritage
One of the most visually striking tourist attractions on the Windward side of Oahu, is the Byodo-in Temple. While it looks like it has been peacefully sitting there for a thousand…
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Travelling the Sahara by Camel – Recollections from my Marriage -Saturday Slideshow
“Trust in Allah, but Always Tie Your Camel” this is the punchline of an ancient Arabian proverb. There is both wisdom and humor in the idiom, but at a more…
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Sailing on a Yacht in the Greek Aegean – Flashback Friday
The only thing better than having a yacht…is having a friend with a yacht. In 2011 and 2012 – I was fortunate to sail with my friend Graham on his…
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