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Hawaii”
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Did you know?
The reef off of Ehukai
Beach Park – known as
the Pipeline – can produce
the biggest barrel waves
in the word, waves which
regularly top 25 feet in
height!
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Did you know?
Honolulu is the “largest”
city in the world – but not
by population. Honolulu’s
borders contain the entire
island of Oahu, all the
Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands, and all of the
ocean between. This
means that Honolulu is
about 1,500 miles long!
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Did you know?
To native Hawaiians, the
humpback whale is a
representation of the god
Kanaloa - the god of all
marine animals. Whale
watching trips are a great
way to spend an afternoon
with kids.
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Did you know?
There are a total of 29 golf
courses to be on Oahu.
From beginners’ courses to
those which will challenge
even the best golfers in the
world (three Oahu golf
resorts recently hosted
LPGA and Champions Tour
events), all enjoy Oahu’s
beautiful natural settings.
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Did you know?
Kauai is home to
Waimea Canyon, often
referred to as the “Grand
Canyon of the Pacific.”
This breathtaking canyon
is the result of eons of
rain erosion, creating the
10 mile long, 3000 feet
deep canyon which was
featured in the famous
opening scene of
Jurassic Park.
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Did you know?
A luau is a time-honored
Hawaiian feast which
includes traditional poi
dishes made from
pounded taro root, and
Kalua Pork, which is a
slow-roast pig cooked in
an underground oven
called an Imu.
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Did you know?
Three of Conde Nast’s Top
10 American Spas are
located in Hawaii? You can
enjoy world-class spa and
restorative treatments while
basking in the sun – right
on the beach!
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Did you know?
The Hawaiian Islands are
actually the peaks of the
world’s tallest
mountains? Visit
Volcanoes National Park
on the Big Island – a
UNESCO World Heritage
site – to get an up-close
view of lava flowing to
the sea.
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Did you know?
The waters off Maui are
so gentle and so filled with
beautiful sea life that
many expert divers
consider this to be the
world’s best place to learn
how to scuba dive –
especially for kids!
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Did you know?
There are thousands of
wedding planners in
Hawaii who can help you
plan every last detail of
your dream Hawaii
wedding, from flower
arrangements to guest
invitations. And once the
ceremony is over, why
not enjoy a Hawaiian
honeymoon?
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Did you know
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel
was opened in 1927, and it
was the Hawaii residence or
of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt – the “Western
White House” – and it
boasts the bar that invented
the Shirley Temple cocktail ?
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Did you know?
“Waikiki” means
“spouting fresh water”
in Hawaiian, and it
was named for the
springs and streams
that fed wetlands
which once separated
this part of Honolulu
from the Oahu
mainland?
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