This is the second time I've been here! First time I went on a solo kayak tour, this time I did the…read moreguided kayak tour! Really fun times. Staff is always friendly. I had Morgan as my tour guide and he was very accommodating, knowledgeable, and super friendly! It's a very easy tour, Kailua Beach Adventures makes things as easy as possible. It does require some upper body strength, but anyone at any level can do it! BEAUTIFUL views! 10/10 would recommend.

We had an amazing time on the Kailua Beach Adventure kayak tour, and a huge part of that was thanks…read moreto Morgan! The entire experience was so much fun from start to finish--beautiful scenery, great pacing, and just the right mix of adventure and relaxation. Morgan was incredibly informative throughout the tour, sharing interesting facts about the area, local wildlife, and history in a way that kept everyone engaged. One of the highlights was kayaking out to Popoiʻa Island (Flat Island), which was absolutely beautiful. Morgan did an excellent job helping us navigate the waters both going out and coming back, making sure everyone felt comfortable and confident the entire time. Honestly, Morgan was the best guide we could have asked for--friendly, knowledgeable, patient, and just all-around awesome. We felt safe, well taken care of, and had such a great time. Highly recommend this tour, especially if you get Morgan as your guide!

Review for Windward Water Sports 33 Hoolai St, Kailua, HI…read more96734 Owner/Instructor: Jeff Tobias On August 31, I contacted Windward Water Sports, owned and operated by Jeff Tobias, regarding a kayak rental. Since it was a Sunday and most other rental businesses were closed, we reluctantly went with this company -- a decision I sincerely regret. From the outset, the experience was chaotic and unprofessional. Calling ahead yielded little useful information; staff were unclear, unresponsive, and seemingly uninterested in helping. We were forced to book online due to the lack of timely or reliable communication. Upon arrival, we were issued kayaks and life vests that were in poor, unsafe condition. The life jackets were tattered, worn out, and looked completely unmaintained -- a major safety red flag. It's clear that this business does not prioritize safety or equipment standards. There was no proper safety briefing, and we received no warnings about the unfavorable weather or ocean conditions. The water that day was rough, choppy, and unsafe -- especially for first-time kayakers. No one at Windward Water Sports made any attempt to reschedule us or even disclose these conditions. A responsible and ethical business would have recognized the risk and acted accordingly.The parking at the launch site was disorganized and overcrowded, costing us nearly an hour of our already limited rental window. What should have been a 20-minute paddle to the snorkeling area took over 90 minutes due to the dangerous wave activity. Once we arrived, visibility in the water was zero -- snorkeling was completely out of the question. To make matters worse, on the return trip, one person in our group capsized and could not reboard their kayak without assistance -- a terrifying experience that further reflects the lack of proper safety measures, briefing, or equipment quality. After this ordeal, I requested a partial refund, understanding that we used the kayaks briefly. I was met with a flat denial. The justification? "Business has been bad." That is not a valid excuse. It is completely unacceptable to prioritize your financial struggles over the safety, experience, and basic rights of your customers. At this point, given the unsafe conditions, defective equipment, and the lack of disclosure or professionalism, I am demanding a full refund. That is the only reasonable and ethical course of action. Jeff Tobias needs to do the right thing and issue a full refund immediately. This wasn't just a poor experience -- it was negligent, unsafe, and unethical. I will be filing complaints with relevant consumer protection agencies and posting this review across all major platforms to warn others. Avoid Windward Water Sports. Your safety and your money are worth more.

Friendly staff and good equipment! We wanted to rent on Sunday to go to Kaneohe. Unfortunately,…read moremost places are closed on Sunday, but not Windward! We called day of to confirm we are able to go to the sand bar on a Sunday. He had a few kayaks left and suggested we reserve it ASAP. We showed up at 10:15 to get our 2 tandem kayaks. Jeff and another employee helped us load it onto the top of our Nissan Altima, taught us how to load it, and told us where to park to get to the sand bar. We were off within 15 minutes. The kayaks are a lot heavier than I expected. They mounted them with ease but it was much harder for us to do on our own. It isn't hard in terms of the order to do everything or how to do it, but it was hard just because it is heavy. Overall I'd rent from here again as long as you have strong people to carry the kayaks. The rental for Kaneohe sand bar must be a full day rental (we used about 4.5 hours but would have felt rushed to get it back in 4 hours). It includes an anchor as well. It was $75 per tandem kayak + tax for us.

Probably the top outrigger paddling club in Oahu, the LCC's website states "The mission of Lanikai…read moreCanoe Club is to maintain and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture through the promotion of competitive and recreational outrigger canoe paddling for youth, family, and the community." This is serious stuff - Registration to join the club (there is a limit) begins in March, and practice for the regatta season season starts in April. Crews run from girls and boys 12 year olds to men and women's "masters" (50 & over). The regatta season runs June through July, and then there are the long distance races. All I know is the first day of practice for Men's Novice B (for the guys who've never paddled/raced), the coaches were already giving a spiel on how Lanikai goes out to win every race, practices are mandatory, and 5:30 practice start times mean you are out on the canoes at 5:30, not gaggling around getting on the beach. For more "recreational" or laid back atmosphere, you may want to join another club ... Having said all that - I can't imagine a better place to be outrigger canoe paddling. LCC practices take place on Lanikai beach right off the Moks. Some days the water is clear and you can see straight down about 10-15 feet to the coral and spot the occassional sea turtle. That's when you're out on the canoe and think ... "My God, I'm really in Hawaii!" 1 June update: kicking ass ... http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/SPORTS13/806020349/-1/SPORTSFRONT&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL http://starbulletin.com/2008/06/02/sports/story02.html

I live in Lanikai, members have no manner keep violate parking rule parked in front of my mailbox…read morepartial block driveway orange cone public road. When I confront them, I got scolded for not being nice. Can you be nice in the first place not to block my driveway, enough is enough. Mannerism is most important part of sportsmanship. And they are lacking of it.

We had a wonderful experience on the Jurassic tour with Wonka! He was knowledgeable, conversational…read moreand welcoming. Gave some great post tour food tips too! Mahalo Wonka!

Kualoa Ranch is gorgeous so be prepared to take lots of pics haha. The view of the mountain and…read moreoceans is amazing. The UTV Raptor tour was the highlight of my trip! Highly recommend visiting Kualoa Ranch and doing this popular tour! The land is ginormous and offer sooo many different tours. I'll def come back and book one of the tour activities for horseback riding and zip-lining. The UTV tour is two hours long and you can either self-drive the UTV or book one with the tour guide. Each UTV has enough room for up to 6 people I believe. We paid $162.79 per person. They make you arrive 45 min beforehand but we showed up 25 mins beforehand and it was fine. You check in with the folks behind the counter and then they'll lead you to the area with the numbered table benches. They still made us wait for the group before us to leave before we even could line up by those tables. Once you check in, they give you a neck scarf (which you can keep) and try on helmets and goggles. You can bring your own goggles or wear sunglasses too. They make you sign waivers and also check your IDs if you're driving. Each time slot has up to 10 groups and you drive in a line, stopping at about 3-4 stops. Our tour guides were awesome and very knowledgeable in telling us facts about the different film stops. I'm a big movie/ TV show fan so it was really cool seeing some of these places in person! They had infamous sets from Jurassic World, Jumanji, King Kong, etc. They gave us plenty of time to check out some of the stops and take pictures. They're also really nice and offered to take multiple pics for us, including one with a big dinosaur in the background (they carry a dinosaur toy for these pics lol). Make sure you book in advance because they fill up the time slots quick! You will get dirty from the UTV drive so I recommend wearing something that you don't mind getting messy. Also bring a mask or wear their neck scarf so you don't breathe in the dust. At the beginning of the tour, they take your picture and then sell printed copy as a souvenir at the end for $20. They have a food court, gift shop, and bathrooms inside. There's also plenty of parking which is a plus!

This was, hands down, the highlight of our trip!!! We visited at the end of June and Joe was an…read moreincredible guide and teacher. There were five of us-youngest 7, oldest 67-and we all agreed this was our favorite event of the trip. Joe taught us how to paddle, and gave us an engaging lesson on the history of his people and the islands. He is an extremely knowledgeable and engaging guide, and was very patient and encouraging with our children. We saw turtles on the way over and a monk seal was sunning itself on the beach when we arrived on the island. Swimming in the Queen's Bath will be one of our most treasured memories. It was an extremely windy day and took us longer than usual to get there, but Joe didn't cut our time on the island short. He really wanted to give us the best experience and we are so grateful. This will always be the number one experience we recommend to friends visiting the island. If I could give it ten stars I would.

We did a 3-hour canoeing tour for our group of four. It was around 1.5 hours of steady paddling and…read morethe rest of the time exploring a beautiful island we paddled to with a natural pool to relax in. The paddling was fun and a good easy workout, definitely not too hard for people of all ages to do. Bring lots of sunscreen and consider wearing a long sun shirt. Water climbing shoes are also a huge plus if you have them so you can climb and explore the island rocks easier. KOA had a water proof bag to keep personal items and provided water. I would suggest bringing easy snacks to enjoy and then hitting up the bar restaurant across the street from the beach when you're done!

Hands down would use them again. Especially if you can take advantage of the weekly rate. We only…read moreneeded them for 4 days but it was much cheaper to get the weekly rate versus renting on and off for single days. All of the equipment was good to great quality. We had 5 chairs and they were true Tommy Bahama chairs. Great quality. Cooler was good, not their fault but note you'll definitely need more than 1 bag of ice. Boogie board was solid and the umbrellas were good. Umbrellas came with a spike and screw mechanism to really get them deep in the sand. A most for any beach activity.

HORRIBLE communication. I've rented from them 2-3 times before and had a great experience so I…read moreunderstand the good reviews here but I'm incredibly offended by their lack of communication this time. I wanted so badly to support a small business during COVID but wow this was a level of unprofessionalism I have never experienced. My boyfriend and I have been trying to rent one board since Sunday and today it is Friday and we have STILL been unable to confirm our rental. I called Sunday and received a text in response to my call. They told me to text at this number for questions and reservations. I have been trying to set up my reservation ever since via text but the responses have been little to none. On Wednesday my boyfriend even e-mailed them, but it's been two days and still no response. Their main phone number just goes to voicemail, so then we tried to call the phone number we had been texting but someone answered saying "you have the wrong person", even though hours later they would respond to my text with the same number. We were really excited to stand up paddle board this week but now we won't be doing it anymore. I'm very disappointed. The communication was seriously the most unprofessional I've ever experienced. All I wanted was to rent one board. I don't know why they're not interested in doing so, or it's fine if they are not able to but they should have communicated that to me instead of leaving me on read on and off for the last 5 days.

Snorkeling with Tim was one of the highlights of our trip. Tim is very communicative and attentive,…read morewalking us through safety procedures and trip protocols. He is super knowledgeable and really catered to us (my wife is 20 weeks pregnant for example). I highly recommend Tim!!!

From the owner: Aloha! For all of our tours, whether on land or water; safety & customer satisfaction are our top…read morepriorities. We will do everything we can to meet or exceed your expectations. Tim's Tours Hawai'i provides custom tours of everything the beautiful Hawaiian landscapes have to offer. With a variety of tours to choose from, we're sure you'll be happy spending your weekend or vacation kayaking, snorkeling, hiking & diving with us. Your authentic adventure awaits! Tim Underwood, Owner, Tim's Tours Hawai'i EFR/CPR/First Aide Certified PADI Dive Master #368159

I purchased a groupon to go kayaking to visit some little islands. While in the process of planning…read moremy vacation, I emailed Hawaiian Watersports to make reservations. They never did reply so I called. They told me the date that I wanted was available. So, I planned that day and when I called they still said it was available. Until I mentioned the groupon. They only have NINE kayaks per day for grouponers. She told us we can't that day. She did offer however that we could pay the groupon price that day and go, we just could not use the groupon. The girl that I was on the phone with kept insisting they check their emails everyday and still would not let us kayak. We had to find a whole new kayak rental spot. We ended up going to Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks and it was excellent there! And you get a dolly and don't have to pay the mandatory fee for a kayak rack at Hawaiian Watersports. Do not go to Hawaiian Watersports!!

Great experience overall! Called in day before to book 2 SUP and 3 kayaks. Got a text from Riley on…read moreday of to see if we needed any help. Got setup quickly and given the route and highlighted points of interest. Riley even saved the day (more on this later) by taking pictures for us as he showed us where the river was and set us on our way. Pro trip: make sure to secure your GoPro! I lost mine in the river and the water is so murky it was impossible to recover. Lucky Riley took some pictures for us so not all was lost from this wonderful experience. Highly recommended adventure.

We had a great time on our tour. Megan was very knowledgeable and made the whole experience so fun!…read moreShe even took pictures of us and Airdropped them to us at the end, it was nice not to have to worry about that part! My son loved the rope swing stop we made along the river.

We stop here every Honolulu visit! Its veteran owned and they do offer a tour (worth it) that shows…read moreyou how they make their whiskey. Staff is always friendly, and I love their ube cocktail. Whiskey is the cat (and official mascot) hes so friendly, and love seeing him as hes living the good life (much bigger than on my last trip lol!!). Super chill place! Its definitely hard to find, in a warehouse area but they have tons of signs and Google maps will take you right there. Definitely worth the drive!

Great space hidden in the back of an industrial zone (with nice landscaping FYI) this distillery…read moreoffers tours and craft cocktails with live entertainment / trivia nights plus food trucks. The night we went there were 2 musicians playing great music and taking requests. One even had a trombone! There are lounge couches, high tops and picnic style tables, some indoor, some outdoor under a tent. Nice local art on walls. We loved the craft cocktails especially the Old Fashioned. The tasting board of their different blends was great too! Taco night was some darn good home cooking ! Carlitos is a family run business and you can tell they really care about the food. We had the pork tacos and the pork was amazing! The refried beans were some of the best we ever had. This distillery is fun for couples, families, and groups of friends. There are also some games around for little kids, who were hanging in the outdoor tent. Definitely worth a visit !