Hidden in the shadows of Kalama Valley and the residential neighborhood surrounding this patch of…read moreland sits Kalama Valley neighborhood park. I've come to know about this place ever since I came to this side of Hawaii Kai just for fun. Community parks are the lifeblood of any residential neighborhood and apart in the greater community for anyone and everyone to enjoy the outside. It's a great place to socialize and meet up with friends and family. There is a restroom facility here, as well as an easy way in and out of the area via private car, Uber, and even public transportation! Yes, TheBus comes through the area and has a couple of stops near the park itself. For the most part though, my experience here at Kalama Valley was casual and brisk. I would stay here for maybe 3-4 hours at a time before heading back into town. Most times that I was here, it was sunny and there was virtually no rain at all. I do enjoy the quiet and casual nature of nature and neighborhood park, but it is nice to see people, families with kids, and passerby use the park when I was there on multiple occasions. Kalama Valley neighborhood park is maintained by the good folks at the City and County of Honolulu. The park has a couple of picnic benches to sit and have lunch - or just to hang out. There is also gym equipment for the kids and kids at heart to play with. The overall experience here at Kalama Valley neighborhood park was refreshing, awesome and therapeutic for the soul. The area is sort of far away from anywhere you could imagine, but it is a place where you can just be yourself and do whatever you want within reason. Nothing illegal here. For myself though, I ended up basically people watching, surf the web a little bit, and started a bunch of reviews on my Notes app on iOS. I tend to be one of those people who like to multitask while here at the park, so in the end I'd like to draft reviews before finishing them up at a later time before posting them on Yelp. Sometimes during my visit us here in Kalama Valley regional Park, it would rain but that did not bother me - most of the time though, It just was windy or hot and sunny. It is Hawaii though. It might be better to bring some sunscreen with you or put it on before you come here. It was nice actually to just be out here in the elements. Much like being at the beach but less crowded and without the ocean. I just like the quiet Piece that comes with the neighborhood park at off peak hours during the weekend. You might want to pack a lunch to bring or have eaten prior to coming here. The restrooms are somewhat adequate, but equally disgusting and definitely ideal. You would want to before you come here. Is not really satisfactory, in my mind but it is what it is. Kalama valley regional park is located in the quiet residential neighborhood of Hawaii Kai, tucked away in Kalama valley. It's zip code is 96825. Since it is a regional community park, there is no admission fee required for coming here and the parking is wherever you can find it. The park itself is somewhat large and can be considered to be someone's backyard, if you wanted it to be. I did enjoy myself here people watching while drafting reviews for yelp. It beats sitting at a public library, although the air conditioning there can be a hit or miss sometimes. For you people who are like me, public transportation is available to get to and from the park / area. Take route 23 from the bus stop opposite Kahala mall on Kīlauea Avenue. The ride takes about 20-30 minutes on the bus, but it can be a soothing one. Kalama valley regional park is one of those open spaces that you can just spend an entire day to enjoy life and the outdoors. While it isn't trails or hiking, it's a place to meet people and to enjoy life as it was meant to be. Come on over. 5.0 stars for the overall experience. Support local! A+

Great community park with lots of space to run around! Basketball courts and play ground. Bathrooms…read moreavailable but not recommended to use them... ample parking. Beautiful neighborhood.

Not impressed with the service here. It's my 3rd time back at the Sheraton Waikiki in 3 years. The…read morepool service before was EXCELLENT, which is why we returned. We always got the cabanas before. It was a great deal and they had such good coverage. We reserved the same ones as before on this trip but when we arrived, we were very disappointed that they were no longer cabanas (even though they were advertised as cabanas on the website). It was just a small umbrella that offered very little protection from the sun. When we expressed our disappointment and asked if we could get refunded, they said no (understandable since there's a 48 hour cancellation policy) and from that moment on were very rude to us. When we asked to cancel the 2nd day, they coldly said, "Do it on the website." Anyways, we moved to the back, despite having paid for the cabanas for that day, because there was more shade. They continued to be rude and caddy to us during our stay at the Sheraton. It's upsetting that they got rid of the cabanas from before. They really downgraded. The seats in front are really no different from the ones behind now, that are free. The umbrellas are even smaller than the back ones. I wouldn't return to the Sheraton just because of the treatment of the pool staff.

This trail is located on the right side before the start of Makapuu lighthouse trail. Have been…read morehere a couple times and usually not very busy compared to the lighthouse trail. There's a few different pathways going toward the ocean, some people like to swim there but it's usually pretty rocky and dangerous waters here so I wouldn't recommend unless you're a strong swimmer. Popular for fishing too. No bathrooms or showers located here. P.S. it is rocky during the first part of the trail so I recommend wearing shoes so you don't twist an ankle or lose your slippa like I've seen others. Otherwise, it's pretty casual nature walk to enjoy on the east side. Enjoy!

We went here because my 5 year old nephew wanted to see the tide pools…read more It was a little difficult to find, becasue we didn't see any water when we arrived so we thought we were in the wrong location. There was a free parking lot once we arrived, so no issue with driving there. After you park you have to take the unpaved pathway and walk about 5 -10 minutes and you'll arrive at the tide pools. My nephew really enjoyed seeing all the snails, shells, rocks, and other creatures. Definitely should wear water shoes because a it's a lot of rocks. There is a place you can get in the water where the waves were low, but I would highly recommend not going too far in the water and being careful along the rock edges because the waves looked very very strong. Overall the views were pretty and the experience was nice.

Located on the east side of Oahu slightly past the Halona Blowhole Lookout!…read more Such a gem, more private beaches and open spaces. Great for a quieter, serene view and outing.

"From Here To Eternity" is the name of a movie from 1953, starring Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed…read more They both won Academy Awards and so did the movie and its director. Amy M. and I had never seen the movie. I think now, we will - since we visited the beach where part of the movie was filmed. We parked up at the top where the Halona Blow Hole parking lot is. You can see Sandy Beach from this parking lot/Lookout, as well as the as The Blow Hole and Eternity Beach. The view is awesome! To get to Eternity Beach, you'd have to be careful and walk down a rocky incline. Amy and I were just happy to be together and enjoy the scenery and cool breeze! The beach itself looks safe. There were many people hanging out and a few were swimming in the clear, clean water! I would return again to show Hawaii's natural beauty to another friend or visitor to Oahu. It's an excellent vacation destination!

This beach is a half a mile walk from the start of The makapuu lighthouse trail. Parking for…read morethis beach is the same as the trail and it is super busy, which means parking is hard to come by. You may end up parking up at the road. The trail down is rocky and loose dirt. The beach is small and private. It is normally quite as not to many people want to walk this far. Fun jumping rock but be careful during low tide!!! Waves can also get rough here. We enjoy going when the kiddos don't feel like a beach day so that we can enjoy a crowd free place to relax.

!DO NOT COME DURING RAIN SEASON! Path is all muddy (feels…read morelike quicksand) and the walk takes more than 30 minutes when wet. Tons of rocks and the beach was overly disappointing. Water is brown from the wet earth and it's not swim able or enjoyable. Was not a good idea.

Well, to end this dumpster fire of year that is (was) 2020, I figured I'd write an update of a…read moreplace that always brings me happy thoughts. And it's not just reminiscing of good ol' days but very recent memories and what I'm sure will be good visits to this place in the future. I've been coming here since I was a kid, fishing, diving, surfing and in the last 15 years or so, photographing its beauty. The area is just so diverse for activity. Just across the way is Makai Pier (currently closed) and the waters between Kaupo park and the pier has some nice areas to fish and dive and you can also get some waves too, I'm actually not exactly sure if this spot has an official name but I've always known it as either baby Makapu'u or cockroach bay. The other surf spot that's to the right of the point is called Suicides. Named that because the waves break in front of the sharp, rocky coastline. As for the photography here, not much more to say than it's a beautiful coastline and pretty much epitomizes the beauty of Hawaii, the coastline with both sandy and rocky shores, the clear pacific waters with waves crashing onto shore, and the sheer uprising mountain face of the Ko'olau mountain range...amazing. This has long been and is still my favorite place to shoot sunrise shots on the island. Cheers everyone to a better 2021!

I am always looking for cool places for photos and found this neat little spot quick run down:…read more Pros: Lots of parking spaces Nice views of ocean and photos Lots of paved areas for walking and taking photos Some weird and cool little structures that you don't see almost if the time The bathrooms had showers and changing areas Cons: Bathrooms had no toilet paper, a broken door, and no working latches

The beauty of the beach cove is five stars, but safety was not good, so I take one star out. Yes,…read moreadults should be fine with carefully mind but kids and people with conditions should have someone to consult with them. No safeguard down here, wave is very strong. The area that has lots of rock is very dangerous, even it looks safe and gorgeous it is very slippery and sharp. The wave will suck you out easily then you have to crew back to save your life on that type of rock so YOU MUST BE CAREFUL with your jewelry! The water can suck out all of your belonging on you body if you wear to the water! I know it is sound stupid if anyone will wear jewelry to the beach but believe it or not my husband lost his wedding ring and his pinky ring at the cove. Another girl that walked down with us also lost her rings and bracelet too. I talk to a group of local who was there, one of them lost their necklace in the past at this place. My husband tried to go back but I stopped him. It isn't worth at all to risk of your life for it. It is just the object even his value for our story, but I won't trade anything for his life. It was sad and disappointed, and my husband blame himself to made that such a wrong decision, but I take it as an exchange you lost something but safe the most valuable. From the pictures you will see the area that most people are enjoy, it is the area on the right of the beach that next to the cove and the surface at the bottom is flat and only sand. The area is safer to enjoy this beach but as I mentioned about the wave, you must be mindful of your own safety. This beach is like a beautiful flower that draw the insect but also very dangerous.

Beauty right before your eyes! The name of this cove is very deceiving. How can anyone name…read moresomething so beautiful after something so... yucky?! Beats me, but I didn't see not one cockroach on this beach. In fact, what I saw was a gorgeous aqua beach cove which the cleanest water waves. Luckily, this place goes by two other names which sound way more appealing (Halona Beach Cove and Eternity Beach). Cockroach cove is a small beach cove that's located between the Halona Blowhole and Hanauma Bay. Although it's small, it's super popular with both locals and tourists alike. Since the blowhole is so close to the cove, people like to come here to take pictures. It's also a great spot to snorkel as the water is super clear and shallow. It's a popular spot for swimming too (of course). Getting down to the cove requires a super short but steepish decent down jagged rocks. There's a parking lot (the Halona Blowhole parking lot) that fills up pretty quickly. However, since most people just comes to see the views of the blowhole, many people come and leave throughout the day making it easy to find a parking spot at times. Although there was a small crowd of people when I was here, it's waaay less crowded than nearby Hanauma Bay. The water here is just as stunning too. If you have time to trek down to this cove, do it. It's breathtaking and it surely deserves a visit.