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Ko Olina Marina – Your Ocean Adventure Awaits

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The Ko Olina Marina Activity Center offers an array of ocean adventures, and a pick-up service from the Ko Olina Beach Villas. You may struggle to decide which experience to try first – whale watching (December to March), snorkeling tours, …
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Beautiful North Shore Views on the Kealia Trail

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The Kealia Trail is a series of 19 switchbacks above Dillingham Airfield, about 45 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas. As you ascend, you are surrounded by beautiful “fallen rocks” and fauna, leading you to a covered picnic table at …
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Hawaii’s Banzai Pipeline & Winter Surfing Competitions

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Hawaii’s Banzai Pipeline, about one hour from the Ko Olina Beach Villas, is famous for its heavy swells that can reach up to 30 feet, breaking over shallow, rocky coral reefs at high speeds to form barreling curls of water. The …
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Relax and Drink Like Hawaiian Royalty

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The Diamond Head Cove Health Bar is always serving awa, also called kava in English, about 45 minutes from Ko Olina Beach Villas. Awa is made from the root of the Piper methysticum plant, which is harvested, ground, pounded, mixed …
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2017 Hale ‘Aina Restaurant of the Year – The Pig & the Lady

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The Hale ‘Aina Awards are the state’s most prestigious dining honor. The 2017 Restaurant of the Year, The Pig & the Lady, is operating at the highest level of quality and offering Hawai‘i’s most delicious and innovative dishes – about …
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Whales, Dolphins, and Monk Seals…Oh My!

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Learn about Hawaii’s sea life at the Education Center Alcove of the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, about one hour from the Ko Olina Beach Villas. All seminars are free and begin at 3 p.m. Please arrive by 2:45 p.m. October 9, 2016:“60° North: …
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Pu‘u Ma‘eli‘eli Digging Trail

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The Puʻu Maʻeliʻeli trail is a short and easy hike (1.5 miles round trip) with spectacular views of the Windward coast, about 35 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas. The trail head isn’t too difficult to find. Just park by the Temple Valley …
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Okinawan Festival – September 3 and 4, 2016

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The Okinawan Festival celebrates the Okinawan experience in the Aloha State at Kapiolani Park on September 3 and 4, about 45 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas. Guests can taste authentic cuisine and enjoy numerous live performances, such as taiko demonstrations, Okinawan …
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34th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival – August 14, 2016

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Come out to Waikiki Beachwalk for the 34th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival, about 50 minutes from the Ko Olina Beach Villas. Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar (ki-ho’alu) is one of the major acoustic guitar traditions in the world. Ki-ho’alu, which …
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Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail

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The Makapu‘u Point trail, within Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline, offers outstanding views of O‘ahu’s southeastern coastline, about one hour from the Ko Olina Beach Villas. Here’s why this trail holds such a draw. It’s not the lighthouse, because you only …
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