Tag Archives: Honolulu

Ni’ihau Shell Lei, through April 14

The Bishop Museum, located in Honolulu just thirty minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas, is currently hosting an exhibit titled “Ni’ihau Shell Lei: Ocean Origins, Living Traditions”.  The exhibit features sixty lei made of Ni’ihau shells.  Additionally, the exhibit …
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Hawaii Water Sports Center

The Hawaii Water Sports Center, located near Koko Head Park about 45 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort, offers guests the chance to participate in a wide range of water sports activities, including kayaking, bumper tube rides, …
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Makani Kai Helicopter Tours

Makani Kai Helicopters offers airborne tours of Oahu.  Several Oahu tours are offered, including a thirty minute Pali Makani tour over southeastern Oahu, a sixty minute Ko Olina Circle Island Spectacular tour over the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Ewa …
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USS Bowfin

The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, located by the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center just 30 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort, provides an introductory history to Hawaii’s military past. The USS Bowfin, a fleet attack submarine, …
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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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Sheer Delight, Now through Feb. 2

The Honolulu Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition titled “Sheer Delight: A Look Behind Translucent Textiles” now through February 2.  The museum is located in Honolulu proper, just 30 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort. The …
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Ka’au Crater

Ka’au Crater, located in the Wakiki Lower Punchbowl area, about thirty minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas, is a popular hiking destination for outdoor enthusiasts.  The least known of Oahu’s three largest craters, Ka’au Crater is traversed by many …
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Sweet Home Waimanalo

Sweet Home Waimanalo is a casual fresh market and cafe located in Waimanalo on Oahu’s eastern coast, about 50 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas and Resort. Recently featured on the acclaimed Food Network show, “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives”, …
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