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and whales in winter. Try to reserve at least two weeks ahead; last-minute availability is
limited.
Ocean Concepts
DIVING
(
800-808-3483;
www.oceanconcepts.com
;
Waiʻanae Boat Harbor, 85-371 Farrington Hwy; boat
trips from $110)
Full-service, five-star PADI outfitter runs scuba trips along the Waiʻanae
Coast including to offshore Makaha Caverns, the 29 Down sunken airplane and a WWII
minesweeper ship transformed into an artificial reef. Ask about Saturday night dives.
Equipment rental available.
Hale Nalu Surf & Bike
WATER SPORTS, CYCLING
shop sells and rents mountain bikes, snorkel gear, surfboards, bodyboards, stand up
paddleboarding (SUP) sets and car roof racks.
Eating
At strip malls alongside the Farrington Hwy (Hwy 93), it's fast food or local grinds, all
the time.
Kaʻahaʻaina Cafe
LOCAL $
(82-260 Farrington Hwy; mains $5-10; 7am-2pm Mon-Fri;
) The hilltop location on the
grounds of a community health clinic has its pluses and minuses - a businesslike setting
but with ocean views. Tropical fruit smoothies and island-style plate lunches, piled high
with
huli-huli
(rotisserie-grilled) chicken or seared ahi with garlicky aioli, are priced
right.
Ono Polynesian Market
MARKET $
(85-998 Farrington Hwy; meals $6-10; 7am-9pm)
Ready for a taste of the South Seas? A
ramshackle little market across the street from the beach dishes out takeout treats like
Samoan
palusami
(corned beef wrapped in taro leaves and slow-cooked in coconut milk)
and Polynesian curries.
Kahumana Cafe
HEALTHY $$$
(
696-8844;
http://kahumanafarms.org
; 86-660 Lualualei Homestead Rd; mains $10-13;
11:30am-2:30pm & 6-7:30pm Tue-Sat;
) Way off the beaten track, this organic farm's
hardwood-floored cafe has peaceful views of green fields. Fork into bountiful salads and
sandwiches, macadamia-nut pesto pasta with wild-caught fish or homemade
lilikoʻi
