We’re hoping to go to Hawaii a year from now – when my husband has a conference in Oahu. So time to start gathering some string on Oahu and beyond starting with this mention in the NYT’s recent list of 41 places to go in 2011. (Hope that still holds true for 2012.).
Disney is opening a resort in Oahu called Aulani – part of the Kolina Resort and Marina – that will emphasize Hawaiian culture rather than Mickey Mouse and Co. This culture apparently includes hula lessons and lei making. Not sure this will be my thing….
But…there’s also a new boutique hotel opening – the Waikiki Edition, a Marriott concocted by Ian Schrager. IT’s not on the each but five minutes a way and includes a restaurant by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoro; yoga; and a surf-and-bikini bootcamp (whatever the heck that is.)
Perhaps my best bet is the new visitors center and museum at Pearl harbor – with interactive exhibits about the famous attack told from both the American and Japanese perspective.
And then maybe I need to hightail it to Maui and rural Kauai…
TakeBetsywithyou 