So that's what I came here for…
To eat macadamia nut snowball cookies On the top of Chinaman's Hat.
Oh! It melts right in your mouth Aloha so today I'm taking you on an adventure to
five of Oahu's top attractions all within Kaneohe The city that's known for its
Koolau Range mountains that are majestic in nature and a photographer's dream It's just something you got to see for yourself I was born and raised here been living here
for almost…
Four decades and it's safe to say I think I know a thing or two about living here
but I'm here to talk about five things Five attractions…
First is the Kaneohe Sandbar the second… This will be a fun adventure so
enough of me talking, let's go! Did you bring your swim gear because you're going
to need it for the first adventure… Okay… The first attraction is the Kaneohe Sandbar. The Kaneohe Sandbar is a sandbar
that's in the middle of the ocean I almost feel like I'm in the
Maldives… Well, maybe I'm pushing it. I am touching the sand below me! Right in the middle of the ocean People
like to come here to snorkel it's an ideal destination for family and friends to
hang out Party, eat, have a drink or two Sorry, I forgot the wine and
alcohol… Next time, next time Cheers But if you're lucky like us, we had the place
all to ourselves it almost felt like a romantic getaway, we got to play our own music and
admiring the view and just escaping the world So here she is enjoying this view while I
slave and take her wherever she wants to go Where do you want to go? To the end of the
world.
Okay, I guess that's where we're going Some practical information, some
people like to come here by boat Tours but we went there through kayaking Just get a little bit more in the
middle over there, where they are… And we launched from the Heeia
State Park and rented our gear there So we're here at the Heeia State Park and we're going to gain access to the Kaneohe
Sandbar this way.
Right out here… They have kayak rentals for two people which
you can rent out for 75 dollars for four hours and for ten dollars more at 85 dollars you
can rent it out for eight hours the full day I highly recommend you going early in the
morning so you can have more time and I think it's more low tide during that time period it also
takes approximately 30 minutes to get out there So just keep that in mind that you know you
want to have as much time as possible without worrying about not bringing it back in time
because you do have to bring it back by 4 pm It costs 5 dollars to rent out the waterproof
bag so you can put all your electronics in So it doesn't get wet and it costs
another 5 dollars to rent out the anchor Just take it! It makes it really
handy, you can put this thing down Take photos and videos without worrying about your
kayak wandering off into the middle of the ocean The second attraction is the
Kualoa Ranch ATV raptor tour The Kualoa Ranch is by far the most popular
attraction here on the island of Oahu If you don't know what the Kualoa Ranch
is…
Basically, it's a really popular area Where a lot of movies were filmed, whether it was
Jurassic World, Jumanji, Godzilla, and many others There are many beautiful mountains here, it's a big open area and you
see for yourself when we go in So right now we're here at the Kualoa
Ranch. My horse friends are over here… But we're not here for horses. We're
here to go on the Atv Raptor Tour. It's two hours long we're gonna circle
around this huge area with all the Koolau mountains, and see some great
sights like where the movies are filmed Enough of me talking, let's get in line,
and let's get ready to go on this ATV tour I guess we have our own tables
that make us feel special Well, we should be treated special because it
costs 140 dollars per person for this ATV tour But we'll see if it's worth it and I'm sure it is
because I hear nothing but great reviews over here They go out rain or shine!
So when you log on to the site and go look under atv tours it
says they go out rain or shine so I'm assuming it's more fun when it's rainy
so uh because you get more dirty and…
Some people like to get dirty… but I don't really… but anyhow we just
have to wait and let's go on this tour Let's go They have the one-hour ATV raptor
tour but since you're here you might as well just go all out and
do the two-hour ATV raptor tour You go through three different
valleys… Wow, look at that! You have the Koolau mountains The ocean view… You have
all the different movie sites and there's a vast history about the Kualoa
Ranch which the tour guide will explain to you when you stop off at different areas
keep in mind that this space is a lot of fun And you have to at least be
21 years old with a valid driver's license to be able to drive the ATV tour You're allowed to swap out at any time In the last part of the tour, we stopped off and we saw the Mokolii island
which is also known as…
Chinaman's Hat, which is the third
attraction that I'm going to talk about… Some of the best attractions
in Oahu are all in one area. Right here at the Kualoa Ranch Park, Chinaman's
Hat, the Kaneohe Sandbar, and many other areas… The third attraction is the Mokolii
Island also known as Chinaman's Hat It's directly across the Kualoa
Ranch at the Kualoa Beach Park and when we got there we decided we
wanted the kayak to Chinaman's Hat From the area where we launched off to Chinaman's
Hat it takes approximately 20 minutes to get there it's not that long also during low tide
you can actually walk over or swim there Did you walk the whole way? If you're not an expert or you don't know the area I highly recommend you kayak instead
and when you get to Chinaman's Hat, they have an area where you
can place your kayak there I highly recommend that you just circle
around the island of Chinaman's Hat when you first get there just so you could
take in the views and understand the area Just to let you know it's rocky all the way around Let's go to the top and I want to
enjoy these snowball cookies that I have so I'm going to go up there enjoy my
snowball cookies and be in a world of my own So this is 100 % the trail, it's a clear
path and it's right there! Yeah, let's go up! …Hikes aren't made for tall Polynesians Before you get to the top you notice
that you need a rope to climb up We got this rope here it's
going to help us get to the top! That could be quite dangerous so just
take caution and don't do it if you're not in athletic shape but when you do get to the
top We're at the top of Chinaman's Hat now.
Wow, they have amazing views of the
ocean, Koolau mountains… Born and raised here in Hawaii, and I hike a lot…
and I've never seen views like this before Everything that's awesome usually isn't easy So that's what I came here for to eat macadamia
nut snowball cookies on the top of Chinaman's Hat Oh shout… I got to eat my macadamia nut
snowball cookies when I was up there It's so crunchy, it melts right in your mouth… There's nothing better in life
than eating snowball cookies with this ocean view and the
Kualoa Ranch in the background I've had snowball cookies from all
different types of cookie places Cookie corner, wherever else I can find
them, and no one beats the macadamia nut farm So right now we're approaching the
macadamia farm outlet tropical farms… They're open today that's great This place is so highly underrated
it has the best macadamia nuts coffee but to be honest I'm
here for the snowball cookies It's free but uh I do feel the pressure to buy…
They're the best hands down…
I'm gonna go eat them at Chinaman's Hat Macadamia nuts snowball cookies… What is it? I shared it with some of those guys that are
pretty buff because you know, I was hoping that maybe they'll get fat and um they wouldn't have as
big muscles because I wanted big muscles like that If you do decide to walk over during
low tide at least be a strong swimmer and keep in mind that it might
get high tide on the way back I know that in the past there have been
a couple incidents where people have died trying to swim back from Chinaman's Hat Because the current is unpredictable so please
keep that in mind have a waterproof vest on, be a strong swimmer, and go with
a couple other people… Got it? Good! Now off to the fourth attraction So, right now we're going to
the Byodo-in temple in Kaneohe and it's at the valley of the temple
cemetery, and boom this parking lot over here The Byodo-in temple is a buddhist
Japanese temple and I like how the way is combined with the Hawaiian-feel with
the Koolau mountains in the background Adults and teens cost five dollars,
seniors cost four dollars to get in and children cost two dollars so keep that
in mind when you go to the Byodo-in temple Hello..
Two adults, please
Do you want the kamaaina rate? Oh and the kamaaina rate! Three dollars if you're a Hawaii resident,
like me… Oh, you can't tell by my nose? This place was first opened up on june 7, 1968 to celebrate the 100th year anniversary
of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii So they established this, and
this is beautiful check it out! This is an exact replica of a
950-year-old Byodo-in temple in Uji, Japan So, the very first thing you do over here is
that you ring the Bonshō which is the bell here Please keep in mind that before we enter the
temple this place is not really a place of worship I mean we don't have Buddhists and monasteries
coming here to worship although we do pay our respects over here to the culture um this is
more like a tourist attraction, to be honest Be nice, swan… It is not going to hurt you There you go, there you go… Ah! All right guys that's it for the Byodo-in temple I'm going to be out and I want to
say one thing before we left…
ALOHA So right now we're heading
to the Nuuanu Pali Lookout How can I get there? Oh right here! Just for your information Pali means cliff
in Hawaiian we are here at the Pali Lookout, so we'll be looking out over the cliff… Just for your info Seven dollars for parking… So Hawaii residents pay for free so
I just complained for nothing here If we just walk a little bit more down I'll
show you the entrance to the Pali Puka Hike. The Pali Puka hike is approximately a mile,
even though it's only a mile long, it's really dangerous it's because if you slip you could
fall a thousand feet um that's why they have it closed off because um it's too dangerous for
people but people still get to go through here See that cliff right at the top
that's where they're going to One of these days I'm going
to build the courage to do so I'm a fan of hikes but I'm not a fan
of hikes where uh if I slip…
(I die) This place has significant
value as far as Hawaiian history of course it has great
panoramic breathtaking views But this place was known as the area in the
late 1700s where King Kamehameha may have fought to try to unify all the Hawaiian islands and during this battle, King Kamehameha and his people have
thrown hundreds of warriors off this cliff Don't be throwing people off this cliff because
if you do… You're gonna end up in jail, if you end up in jail that means you can't like and
subscribe to this channel and you can't share… So over here at least to another cool area which
is the old pali road and this would be a hike that you might find called the Likeke Falls, I
have another video about me passing to this area …and you can find that in the
link down below, so check it out! All right guys…
So that's it!
A big mahalo for watching this whole video subscribe to this channel and follow
me at @hawaiiantraveler on Instagram which is located on the bottom below…
I'm gonna go finish up this Friendship Garden trail, you know the fourth trail
in my other Kaneohe video that you're gonna watch right after this…
Alright, guys, I'm gonna go… Aloha! See! See what this Buddhist temple does?
It makes us all-loving and peaceful because most of the time we're just arguing
and yelling and breaking things but when the camera's on we're all lovey smiley and we
act as we've never been in an argument before I'm joking…
We love each other very much.
