O'ahu - Hawaii - page 188

Oʻahu Agri-Tours BUS TOUR
( 228-7585; http://oahuagritours.com ; adult/child $110/102; usually 8am-2:30pm Wed-Sun)
Get back to the ʻaina (land) at the North Shore's small farms, maybe having lunch in
a taro patch and tasting locally grown coffee and chocolate. Reservations required; trans-
portation to/from Waikiki included.
Sleeping
Vacation rentals are the most common accommodations in Haleʻiwa, which has no ho-
tels. Browse vacation-rental websites such as VRBO ( www.vrbo.com ) , HomeAway
( www.homeaway.com ) and Air B&B ( www.airbnb.com ) , or check the bulletin boards at
Celestial Natural Foods and Malama Market.
Kaiaka Bay Beach Park CAMPGROUND $
( https://camping.honolulu.gov ; 66-449 Haleʻiwa Rd; 5-night campsite permit $52; 8am Fri-8am
Wed) At Haleʻiwa's only campground, beachfront sites lack much privacy. The county al-
lows camping except on Wednesday and Thursday nights; permits are required in ad-
vance ( Click here ) .
Team Real Estate VACATION RENTAL $$$
( 800-982-8602, 637-3507; www.teamrealestate.com ; North Shore Marketplace, 66-250 Kame-
hameha Hwy; studio/1br/2br/3br/4br from $60/95/150/165/250) This local real-estate agency
handles a couple dozen vacation rentals on the North Shore, from duplex studio apart-
ments to beachfront luxury homes. Book early, especially for the busy winter season.
Ask about weekly, monthly and off-peak discounts.
DON'T MISS
HALEʻIWA'S SHAVE ICE
Oʻahu's classic circle-island drive just isn't complete without stopping for shave ice
at Matsumoto's ( www.matsumotoshaveice.com ; 66-087 Kamehameha Hwy; snacks $3-5;
9am-6pm; ), a tin-roofed 1950s general store. Some families drive from Honolulu
to the North Shore with one goal only in mind: to stand in line here and walk out
with a delicious shave ice cone, drenched with island flavors, such aslilikoʻi(pas-
sion fruit), banana, mango and pineapple.