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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