The first time one of my friends went to Hawaii, I was about 7 years old. I had very little concept of Hawaii, except that it was in the Pacific Ocean and that the Hawaiian alphabet has 16 letters (thank you, to my second grade teacher, Ms. Williams, who taught us Hawaiian). I was mildly jealous. Then my cousin and her family went some years later. She came back with the most beautiful photos of Maui. I was even more jealous. Some time later, my younger cousin and her family got a timeshare in Hawaii. They got to go every summer. Ensue even more jealousy.
Finally, it was my turn. And after everyone and their mom had already been to Hawaii, my dad scheduled a family vacation on the big island. The very next year, my husband and I visited Oahu. Next year, we have another family vacation in Maui. Turns out the universe heard my cries of envy and rewarded it with an abundance of trips to Hawaii. So, kids, being unreasonably jealous really does pay off and I highly recommend it.
Now we have our own set of memories and gorgeous photos for people to fawn over. So, without further ado, here’s a photo journey of pretty places in Oahu. There was very little–if any–photoshopping done to these photos because, honestly, Oahu doesn’t need it.
Iolani Palace Gazebo outside Iolani Palace King Kamehameha’s castle 
Pretty view in Honolulu. 
Gorgeous! Byodo-In Temple in Oahu, shortly before the rain. Making our way to Makapu’u Lighthouse. 
From the view of the makapu’u lighthouse trail 
Makapu’u lighthouse. 
Pretty scenery on our drive around the island. 
Just your friendly neighborhood meerkat. 
Those hills are ripped! 
Palm trees and mini island. 
More gorgeous scenery. 
Beach swing. Gotta get me one of these. The beach…and the swing. 
It’s a great day to be a turtle on Turtle Beach. 
Hawaiian rendition of Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog. 
This beautiful view. 
Banyan trees near Waikiki Beach. Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial. USS Arizona Memorial. In the navy at the USS Arizona USS Arizona. From the boat on the way to USS Arizona This spot in the ground at Diamond Head Crater. Waikiki from Diamond Head Crater Park. Can’t stop ‘dem beautiful ocean photos. From the top of Waikiki. More pretty view. Goodnight Honolulu, see you tomorrow.
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