2-6-22 have a hankering to see cherry blossoms in Ueno or Korea or UDub or in DC? With the…read morepandemic still unceasingly present, jump into your car, make sure you have something to take photos with and bring a little cutie with you to be in the shots. Yelp Elite Rod is like the Sakura forecaster of Wahiawa. This is the 2 nd year in a row we've come to see the pretty pink fragile blossoms once his photos appear on Yelp. The trees fronting California Avenue by Iliahi School had several cars already parked with avid fans taking photos. We drove on and did come upon some cherry trees further up on the right hand side still on California Avenue but nowhere to park with cars there too then... I remembered Rod's post mentioning a footbridge and Glenn Avenue. Unfamiliar with the area I inputted Glenn Avenue to Maps and our eyes were scanning both sides of the street for a foot bridge. Ta duh!!! On the left hand side we spotted the place. High curbing with no place to park. So... hubs told me to get out of the car with fur bebe who we brought along for the ride. He went to find parking on a side street. Come my little fur bebe let's take a look. There was a family with a tripod taking photos so I moved and waited on the side. When they were done I asked them where they parked. The man said at the botanical gardens. Sure enough it's right across the short foot bridge. Next time. While I was getting some selfies another man came in my direction and told me there's more trees by the church. I asked him do you know what the name of the church is? He thought for a moment and said Nazarene. Perhaps next time we'll check it out but we had to hele on since I had placed our lunch order before we left the house and it was WAY past 25 minutes. Hope the cherry blossoms will last two more weeks so we can bring Doc here to see the beautiful fragile pink blossoms that bloom it seems only around this time every year. Treat yourself to see them yourself but don't wait too long.

I thought Iliahi park would be the perfect spot to chill and view the Sakura trees...when they're…read morein full bloom lol...not yet. I though google steered me wrong as I turned and noticed the Elementary School but fronting that is the park and it's lush spacious area with a playground and basketball court and their parking apparently is in the school lot. I see an impressive amount of Sakura trees they have here but as of the end of January 2022 they aren't close to blooming yet so hopefully I will be back to see them and enjoy it's beauty in this park. Thank you!!

Clean playground located near the Fire Station. Plenty of parking. Playground accommodates multiple…read moreages of kids from toddlers on up.

Sometimes when the better half needs some retail therapy, you have to find something more fun to do…read moreto make the time fly by. I usually look for a spot of green on the GPS in the form of a city park. On a recent shopping trip to the Waikele Outlets, I was pleasantly surprised how beautiful the nearby Waikele Community Park is! We dropped off the shopper and drove just a few minutes. The park is shaped like a giant half circle with golf condos behind trees around it. The parking lot is very large with plenty of shaded parking. This park is awash in amenities: public clean restrooms, a community pool with generous hours (although be prepared for unexpected closings), a recreation office with many classes and activities, and picnic area (by permit). Everything we explored was spotless, no trash here. Uphill from the pool is a large open field perfect to play games, set up volleyball nets or tents. There was a large family gathering happening while we were there, and it looked so relaxing and shady. This is as perfect as an Oahu city park can be!

Pilila'au Park is located on Plantation Road. The park is within walking distance to residents…read morehomes, senior citizen single story apartments, as well as the Waianae Boys & Girls Club. To tell you the truth I have not stepped foot on the park premises only checked out the park from a distance. Majority of the time I would be with my grandfather as he picks up his lady friend that lives in the senior citizen apartments. I did take notice that the Pilila'au Park has a small playground, a section for the skateboarders or roller skaters, a basketball court, and a area for peewee football or baseball practices. The times that I have been near the park I really have not seen many people at the park. Maybe I'm there at the wrong time of day. I wonder if the children and parents of Waianae still frequent this park? I do know there is a bus stop for residence to wait and ride the shuttle bus.

Great place for a walk/jog since it's right around the corner to where I live. Been coming here for…read moreyears. I've noticed that over the years, this park has gotten busier with lots of families coming to watch their kids practice and play sports, thus making it less scary at night. I also like the fact that there are friendly fellow joggers and we greet each other whenever we cross paths.

This is a great local park that is maintained; regular trash collection and bathroom cleaning…read more Plenty of space to run and ya with kids or dogs. There is more than enough public free parking and I would consider this park very safe. Limited shade so take that into account if you're going to spend a lot of time here.

Five stars! Highly recommended…read more First time coming to this park and WOW, it is amazing! Beautiful green grass, well-manicured and a breathtaking backdrop of the Waianae Mountain Range. Spectacular stuff! There's ample street parking surrounding the park on both sides of the street. A smaller pickleball and basketball courts are directly across of the soccer field, along with a jungle gym for kids. There's even a double width sidewalk on the perimeter of the soccer park. Highly recommended to come and visit this spectacular park, when in the area.

Growing up in Ewa Beach, community park wasn't a go to place. Seems like that hasn't changed over…read morethe years. Dropped by with a friend to show her around seeing as she lives up the road in Ewa Gentry and there was a total of four people on the sand, two people playing hoops and a few loitering around the covered patio area. The whole park is clean - the grassy field or picnic/play area, the beach as well as the rest of the grounds. Nice if you want some sun or ocean time less the crowds, the hassle of finding parking or the commute to those other more popular beaches.

It has been almost 2 years since I first wrote about this park. During those 2 years the state…read morefixed up the park. The old playground that was screaming lawsuits towards the state was completely torn out and was replaced with a rope climbing thing. My daughter (Abira) calls it her spider home lol. The ground is really nice, no crazy holes. The grassy area is still just as good as it was the first time around :) I don't know what caused the change, but it's like all of the people that go to the park now actually take responsibility for their children. I really like that change. The tennis court is still not really being used when I go there. It's still in good shape :) I REALLY WISH THE SKATE PARK PART WAS FIXED UP. I don't know why they won't fix it. They fixed almost everything else. I definitely would recommend bringing kids here to play on that spider home thing if you feel your child is able to climb around safely.

Not bad place to start your adventure. Cons: there is no…read moresoap in the restrooms. Not much shadow near by the boat ramps if you need to wait

This is cute park with a pretty big gym. The reason I checked in here was for the electric box in…read morethe front with the beautiful painting of the Kupuna's. I really love that someone took the time to paint a beautiful picture on this box for everyone to see. It really adds beauty to the community.

The park is well maintained. I see the workers patrolling and driving around with a cart. There…read moreare many parking stalls. Great place for fishing in freshwater. I went there to walk and sidewalk areas and grass are kept neat from trash and there are no overgrown grass/weeds.

Well, I took some of the Boy Scouts out to this lake to work on the fishing merit badge. Here is…read morewhat we found: The Good: - There is a lot of shoreline if you want to fish from the shore. - There is a place to park your car in a park near the south end. There is also a boat launch. - There are a few picnic tables around to sit and eat. - There are fish in the water. We saw them. - Fishing license and park entry permit is only $6 for military and residents, for a whole year. Go here to get one: https://freshwater.ehawaii.gov/freshwater/ The Not So Good: - Dirty water, land, trails. People have made the park filthy. - Fishing is not so great. Out of the 12 people with lines in the water, NO ONE caught anything. We were trying all kinds of lures, spinners, bait, etc., during multiple times of the day. Nothing. We met a few other people who had fished there a lot more than we had, and none of them had ever caught anything. Not so great for kids who want to catch something when they fish. - Park opens at 7am. If you want to fish before sunrise, you better find another part of the lake. Bottom Line: I don't think I'll go here again unless I go with a guide, someone who knows the lake VERY well. Since everything is catch and release at this lake, the fun is in the catching, and everyone we ran into that day have never caught anything!