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Doraemon, Now through April 20

The Bishop Museum, located in Honolulu about 30 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas, will host an exhibit featuring Doraemon, Japan’s time-traveling cat now through April 20.  Doraemon is a robotic cat from the future who is featured throughout …
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Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck

Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck is a well-known feature of Oahu’s North Shore, about fifty minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort.  The iconic white food truck has been identified as one of the top ten food trucks in the …
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Switch Wednesdays at Next Door

Every Wednesday, Next Door, a bar/club in Chinatown just 30 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort, hosts live music featuring popular tunes from the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s.  Featured musical genres range from pop to hip hop …
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Ukulele Lessons

The Ukulele Club of Hawaii will offer free beginner ukulele lessons on the first Tuesday of every month at the Windward Mall in Kaneohe, about 50 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort. Lessons will take place in …
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RumFire Waikiki Happy Hour

RumFire Waikiki hosts a happy hour event daily from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, excluding holidays.  Located on Kalakaua Avenue along Waikiki’s coast, RumFire is just 30 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas. Guests can enjoy discounted cocktails and …
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Spitting Cave of Portlock

Located in eastern Oahu just south of Hanauma Bay, about 45 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort, the Spitting Cave of Portlock is a real hidden gem.  The name comes from the routine splash of large waves …
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Magic Island

Magic Island, a man-made peninsula built atop a shallow reef just off of Honolulu, is located only 30 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas.  The island was initially designed to be a resort complex in the 1960s, but was …
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Santa at Ala Moana, through Dec. 31

Santa Claus will be available for individual or family photographs at Ala Moana Shopping Center through Dec. 31.  Visitors are encouraged to take advantage of the occasion to prepare Christmas cards, snap a photograph, and share their gift wish lists …
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Kapiolani Cactus Garden

The Kapiolani Community College Cactus Garden is a small but detailed botanical garden located on the Kapiolani Community College campus near Diamond Head Crater, about 45 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas.  The garden specializes in various varieties of …
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Sanju Pagoda

Sanju Pagoda is the iconic, three-tiered pagoda located in the Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial Park, about forty minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort.  The gardens are also home to the Kinkaku-ji Temple and Mirror gardens. Sanju …
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