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From Honolulu's Ala Moana Center, TheBus 65 stops hourly near the cemetery en-
trance on the Kahekili Hwy, from where it's a winding 0.5-mile walk uphill to the temple
from the security gate.
Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden GARDENS
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( 233-7323; www1.honolulu.gov/parks/hbg/hmbg.htm ; 45-680 Luluku Rd; 9am-4pm, closed
Dec 25 & Jan 1) Nestling beneath the dramatic pali at the foot of the Koʻolau Range,
Oʻahu's biggest botanical garden is planted with 400 acres of trees and shrubs hailing
from the world's tropical regions. This peaceful nature preserve is networked by semi-
marked, grassy and often muddy trails near an artificial reservoir (no swimming).
A small visitor center features displays on the park's history, flora and fauna, and
Hawaiian ethnobotany. Call ahead to register for two-hour guided nature hikes, usually
departing at 10am Saturday and 1pm Sunday.
The park is at the end of Luluku Rd, over a mile mauka (inland) from the Kame-
hameha Hwy. TheBus 55 stops behind the Windward City Shopping Center, opposite the
start of Luluku Rd; the visitor center is a 1.6-mile uphill walk from there.
Heʻeia State Park PARK
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( 235-6509; www.hawaiistateparks.org ; 46-465 Kamehameha Hwy; 7am-7:45pm Apr-1st Mon
in Sep, 7am-6:45pm 1st Tue in Sep-Mar) Despite looking slightly abandoned, this park
offers picturesque views of Heʻeia Fishpond , an impressive survivor from the days when
stone-walled ponds used for cultivating fish for royalty were common on Hawaiian
shores. Near the park entrance, there's a traditional Hawaiian outrigger canoe shed and
workshop. Just offshore to the southeast, the island of Mokuo Loʻe was once a royal
playground.
Its nickname 'Coconut Island' comes from the trees planted there by Princess Bernice
Pauahi Bishop in the mid-19th century. During WWII, the US military used it for R&R.
Today the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology occupies much of the island, which you
might recognize from the opening scenes of the Gilligan's Island TV series.
Call ahead to reserve kayak rentals (available until 1pm daily) or a three-hour morning
kayak tour including snorkeling and a light lunch (adult/child 4-12yr $100/80).
Likeke Falls Trail HIKING
 
 
 
 
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