Oahu

I’ve been to Hawaii over 40 times. I’m a Certified Hawaii Destination Expert. I host the podcast Hawaii Travel Made Easy and I run this blog specifically to help families plan better Hawaii trips.

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My son and I walked into Na Lei Aloha at 5:15pm, shell leis placed around our necks before we even found our seats, and I already knew this was going to be different.

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I’ve been to more luaus on Oahu than I can count. As a professional tourist and Certified Hawaii Destination Expert with 40+ Hawaii visits over 20 years, I’ve sat through the spectacular, the overpriced, and the ones I’d rather forget.

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I took my 12-year-old to Wai Kai last week and honestly? It was fine. Not amazing, not terrible, just… fine.

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I’ve driven past Kahuku Farms dozens of times over the years. We’d always stop to grab their famous acai bowls or stock up on lilikoi butter for the pantry at home. But we’d never actually done the farm tour until our last trip.

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I’ve been to Kualoa Ranch so many times I’ve lost count. The movie tour, the jungle expedition, the UTV tour.

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Okay, I just saw Cirque du Soleil’s Auana in Waikiki with my 12-year-old and I need to tell you about it because we were both completely blown away.

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I set my alarm for 6:55am on a Monday morning to book Hanauma Bay tickets for Wednesday. By 7:03am, every single time slot for the entire day was gone. Sold out. Three minutes.

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