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guided tours explaining the sugar cane industry. (10-4:30, fee for tour) [Illustration: Kahuku Sugar Mill] [Illustration: Nuuanu Pali Lookout] [Illustration: Kahuku Sugar Mill] [Illustration: Polynesian Cultural Center] [Illustration: Polynesian Cultural Center] [Illustration: Mormon Temple] [Illustration: Polynesian Cultural Center] OAHU'S NORTH SHORE (Sunset Beach, Waimea Falls Park, etc.) =Sunset Beach=--along with many other beaches along the north shore has earned a reputation as the world's foremost surfing coast. Winter waves running as high as 30 feet are an awesome sight in themselves. When young people brave them on a slim board, it's nothing less than a spectacular sight. Surfing competition draws participants and spectators from around the world and larger contests are transmitted to international audiences by television. =Puu O Mahuka Heiau=--Take Pupukea Road off #83. The largest and best preserved temple on the island where human sacrifices were once offered. =Waimea Falls Park=--Fine place to swim and picnic. Walk to the falls or take the 3/4 mile tram ride. Enjoy the rare tropical plants growing in great profusion along the way. (10-5:30, fee) =Haleiwa Beach Park=--Grassy play areas, showers, fishing, camping, swimming and picnicking. An excellent beach for the beginning surfer when the waves are running two to five feet. [Illustration: Margo Oberg, World Champion Surfer] CENTRAL OAHU (Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, etc.) =Pineapple Fields=--Largest pineapple growing area in the world. =Kukaniloko=--Place of the Sacred Birthstones. Before Wahiawa take the dirt road on the right through a pineapple field leading into a clump of eucalyptus trees. Here the royal women of Oahu came to give birth up until the reign of Kamehameha the Great. =Hongwanji Mission=--In Wahiawa, 1067 California Ave. =Wahiawa Botanical Garden=--1369 California Ave., Wahiawa. Nine acres of tropical plants and trees. (9-4, free) =Schofield Barracks and Museum=--Historical Military exhibits. (Wed.-Sun., 10-4) =Waipahu=--Plantation town where you may tour Oahu Suga
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