HU'S WINDWARD COAST
(Nuuanu Pali lookout, Polynesian Cultural Center, etc.)
=Queen Emma's Summer Palace=--2913 Pali Hwy. Former home of Queen
Emma, wife of Kamehameha IV. A furnished museum with rare
belongings of Hawaiian royalty. (Daily. 9-4. Fee.)
=Nuuanu Pali Lookout=--Reached by a spur road off the Pali Highway.
Unforgettable view usually seen through blasts of unforgettable
wind.
=Haiku Gardens=--A mile off highway #83 on Haiku Road. Grass huts in
luxuriant setting of lily ponds and bamboo groves. (Daily except
Monday) Haiku Gardens Restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
=Byodo-In Temple=--Mauka off highway #83. Replica of the most
beautiful temple in Kyoto, Japan, the Byodo-In's majestic
setting is a classical Japanese garden in a memorial park. (9-5,
fee)
=Kaneohe Bay=--Flourishing coral gardens can best be viewed from a
glass bottom boat you can board at Heeia Kea pier. (Daily except
Tuesdays, 11-3, fee)
=Heeia Pond=--Past Kaneohe toward Kealohi Point. One of the few
ancient fishponds still in use in the Hawaiian Islands.
=Ulu Mau Village=--Heeia Point. Sixteenth century Hawaiian Village
replica with displays of arts, crafts and dances. View of
ancient Hawaiian Fishpond below. (10-3, fee)
=Polynesian Cultural Center=--Laie. A living museum of six primitive
South Sea Villages. Authentic Polynesian atmosphere complete
with demonstrations of ancient crafts and dances. Don't miss the
colorful pageant of the Long Canoes. Buffet lunch includes music
and a look at native costumes from the past. Guided tours on
foot, in outrigger canoes or on open trams. Polynesian revue
each evening on open-air stage. (By reservation, 923-1861) The
center is open daily except Sundays from 11 to 5:30. Free open
tram tours from the center visit Laie, the Mormon Temple grounds
and Brigham Young University.
=Mormon Temple=--Laie. Largest Mormon house of worship outside
mainland U.S. in a beautifully landscaped setting. Free tour
from Polynesian Cultural Center.
=Brigham Young University=--Laie. Half the students on this Mormon
campus are from foreign islands, mostly Tonga, Fiji and Tahiti.
Free tour from Polynesian Cultural Center.
=Kahuku Sugar Mill=--Kahuku. A multi-media presentation depicting
life at the and excellent
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