Oahu - Hawaii with Kids - page 139

include restrooms, showers, picnic tables, drinking fountains, and a public
phone. Campground A also has sinks for dish washing, a volleyball court, and a
kitchen building. Gas and groceries are available in Kaaawa, 2 1 ⁄ 2 miles away. The
gate hours at Kualoa Regional Park are 7am to 8pm; if you're not back at the
park by 8pm, you're locked out for the night. Permits are free but limited to 5
days (no camping Wed-Thurs). Contact the Honolulu Department of Parks
and Recreation, 650 S. King St., Honolulu, HI 96713 ( & 808/523-4525; www.
co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/programs/beach/kualoa/index1.htm), for information
and permits. Kualoa Regional Park is located in the 49-600 area of Kamehameha
Highway, across from Mokolii Island. Take the Likelike Highway (Hwy. 63);
after the Wilson Tunnel, get in the right lane and turn off on Kahakili Highway
(Hwy. 83). Or take TheBus no. 55.
Hot Fun in the Summertime
It's always fun on Oahu for kids, but during the summer, it's double fun
with the following great activities:
• Vacation Adventures Day Camp: At the Honolulu Zoo, kids ages 5 to
11 can experience behind-the-scenes encounters at the zoo, hang
out with the zookeepers and hear their tales, and participate in ani-
mal arts and games. Other great programs for families include Keiki
Zookeeper, in which kids ages 6 to 10 become junior zookeepers
and actually feed the animals; Ohana Adventures, for kids ages 5
and up (with their parents), which focuses on various animals and
their habitats; Twilight Tours, a way for families to discover the zoo
after the sun does down; and Snooze in the Zoo, in which families
spend the night at the zoo with storytelling, pizza eating, tours,
campfires with songs, and breakfast. A weekly summer concert
series, AT&T Wildest Show in Town, features some of Hawaii's best
entertainers for just a $1 donation. (Bring a picnic dinner, watch the
sunset, and enjoy the show.) For more information, contact the
Honolulu Zoo ( & 808/926-3191; www.honzoosoc.org).
• Waikiki Aquarium: The aquarium has an amazing number of chil-
dren's programs, including Small Fry, for kids ages 1 to 3 years old
(with an adult) to discover the wonders of the underwater world;
Overnight with Sharks, in which kids ages 5 and up spend the day
and a night playing games and learning about the “man in the gray
suit”; Marine Science Aquanauts, a weeklong biology lab for kids
ages 8 to 14 featuring in-the-water and in-the-lab experiences; and
Exploring the Reef by Day, for kids ages 5 and up (with parents) to
explore the shoreline, reef flat, and tidal pool with naturalists from
the aquarium. For more information, call & 808/923-9741 or visit
www.waquarium.org.
• Bishop Museum: The museum has lots of summertime events, from
monthly Moonlight Mele concerts featuring top Hawaiian enter-
tainers to high-energy interactive exhibits designed for families.
Call & 808/847-3511 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org for complete
details.