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all day to take in the sights. Also popular are the Hawaiian reef tank full of tropical fish; the
“touch” pool, where you can feel a real sea cucumber (commonly found in tide pools); and a
bird sanctuary, where you can see such birds as the red-footed booby and the frigate bird. The
chief curiosity, though, is the world's only “wholphin”—a cross between a false killer whale
and an Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphin. On-site, marine biologists operate a recovery center for
endangered marine life; during your visit, you'll be able to see rehabilitated Hawaiian monk
seals and seabirds.
41-202 Kalanianaole Hwy. (at Makapuu Point), Honolulu.
&
808/259-7933.
www.sealifeparkhawaii.com
. Admission $30
adults, $20 children 3-12. Daily 10:30am-5pm. Parking $5. Shuttle buses from Waikiki $21. Bus: 22 or 23.
WINDWARD COAST ATTRACTIONS
From the
NuuanuPaliLookout
★, near the summit of the Pali Highway (Hwy. 61), you get
the first hint of the other side of Oahu, a region so green and lovely that it could be an island
sibling of Tahiti. With its many beaches and bays, the scenic 30-mile Windward Coast paral-
lels the corduroy-ridged, nearly perpendicular cliffs of the Koolau Range, which separates the
windward side of the island from Honolulu and the rest of Oahu. As you descend on the ser-
pentine Pali Highway beneath often gushing waterfalls, you'll see the nearly-1,000-foot spike
of
Olomana,
the bold pinnacle that always reminds us of Devil's Tower National Monument
in Wyoming, and beyond, the Hawaiian village of
Waimanalo.
The imposing and sharp Olomana.
From the Pali Highway, to the right is
Kailua,
Hawaii's biggest beach town, with more than
50,000 residents and two special beaches, Kailua and Lanikai, begging for visitors. Funky little
Kailua is lined with million-dollar houses next to tarpaper shacks, antiques shops, and bed-
and-breakfasts. Although the Pali Highway (Hwy. 61) proceeds directly to the coast, it un-
