Travel to Oahu, Hawaii – Episode 184 Transcript

Travel to Oahu, Hawaii – Amateur Traveler Episode 184 Transcript

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Robin: Any day I’m on Oahu is a great day. Because the weather is always very comfortable. The people are very friendly. Whether you are going out touring, either as a visitor or a resident, there’s always something new to explore. And yet while it’s new and emerging, there is a culture that is underlying everything that creates a very, very special place. You are in the United States, but the culture itself makes this an extremely unique destination. It’s the aloha spirit that the local people offer to make you feel welcome. It’s not the “A–LO-HA” that you will hear in shows that are done specifically for the tourists. But with “Aloha” you are sharing spirit. The “HA” is the breathe of life. It is sharing the island. It is sharing the culture. It’s making people feel welcome and wanting them to embrace the culture.

Chris: And I’ve got three more questions? One is: What’s the best resource we should use to plan a trip besides obviously this podcast?

Robin: Oh, absolutely. There is a wonderful website. It’s www.visit-oahu.com and that is a great resource for your visit to Oahu.

Chris: You really know you’re in Oahu when ____what?

Robin: When you are flying in and you see Aloha Tower and you see a beautiful shoreline and you see Pearl Harbor and Diamond Head. And many of the flights, by the way, will fly across the island now depending on the direction of the wind. So as you’re flying in, if you’re coming from the mainland, you sit on the side of the plane where you have the letters “HJ” so you’re on that side coming in and you fly on the “AB” side when you’re flying out so you get the views of the island and the beautiful Ko’olau’s and the Wai’anae Range and probably one of my most favorite capitol buildings. I have to say that the Honolulu Capitol, the building itself, is such a tribute to the architect who wanted to employ architectural features that would represent the island. The sides of the building are like the sides of a volcano. The whole building is surrounded by water to remind people that they are in an island nation. The columns that support the building are shaped like the trunks of the palm trees and them coming up and fanning out. The Senate and the House Chambers are the chambers of the sun and the moon. It is just a magnificent capitol building. There is so much to the architecture to really make you know exactly where you are. And then of course there’s going to be the music and the food. Recognizing that you do have teenagers along, there are two places I’m going to suggest if you would really enjoy having a live music experience. One is going to be at the Outrigger Reef. It’s down off Beachwalk and it is next to Halekulani, just behind Halekulani. From 5:30-8:30 in the evening, they have a thing called Kani Ka Pila. It is three words. It’s spelled KANI KA PILA. And Kani Ka Pila in Hawaiian means, “Let’s Make Music”. Each night they have a different artist or group, a local artist or local group featured. And they get up on stage in this very relaxed environment. They’ll get up there wearing their aloha shirts and board shorts and their rubber slippers and they are making music and interacting with the audience. And sometimes other local entertainers drop by and they’ll ask them to come up on stage and jam with them. And it is just great fun and it’s outdoors. It’s just a wonderful setting. You can sit there at the Kani Ka Pila grill and you can have food if you wanted to eat, before or during the performance, or you can just order drinks and pupus, which are appetizers.

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