Oahu Hawaii

Beaches of Oahu

Imagine stranded on a tropical island with all the necessities at your finger tips. An Island full of fresh fruit easy for the pickings; like ripe red pineapple, golden coconut fruits, bananas, macadamia nuts and trees named breadfruit. An oasis of colourful flowers filling the air with a sweet aroma; the yellow hibiscus and torch ginger flower. The warm ocean breeze infuses your body with happiness and joy.

Your dream is wiped away as you feel the warm ocean waters trickle through your toes in the soft golden sand. The tide of Kahana Bay is making its way into the quiet beach cove overlooking a scenic backdrop of the Kualua Mountains.

All your senses are fulfilled with joy and contentment on the small island of Oahu. It’s hard to leave the tranquil beach; and to think this is just one of many stunning beaches throughout the Islands of Hawaii.
On Oahu there are a great selection of beaches to choose from.

Kawela Bay - has a beautiful long sandy beach with easy waves protected by the large surfs on the northeast side of O'ahu. Very popular beach.
Turtle Bay - close to the popular Bay Resort - Turtle Bay Resort offers excellent snorking with safe currents. A great place to get some serious suntanning.
Waimea Beach - is notorious for surfing due to "monster" waves. You need your watch your swimming suit on this one, a wave can whip off your suit so fast and with me, my snorkling gear was long gone in seconds. Watch the locals before entering these waters.
Ehukai Beach - is well known as the Banzai Pipeline due to the long curling waves. It is said that waves can reach as high as ten feet. This is one of the famous Northshore beaches which attracts world-wide surfing events.

Tropical Islands of Hawaii

Our final approach to Oahu in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner brought excitement throughout the cabin. Over 300 passengers were literally “pumped” with adrenaline as the large jet cruised over the Oahu, showing off a rich tropical island within the deep blue sea. This spectacular view has become a photographic imprint bringing a content smile encountering the glorious view. Our dreamliner jet touched down gracefully on the tarmac of the Honolulu Airport. Our senses immediately pick up the warm, humid climate. Stepping out of the plane we’re greeted with pleasant sunny tropical breezes coming off the Pacific Ocean.

Honolulu is located along the coastline bringing in two long seasons – summer and winter, with an average winter temperatures reaching a moderate 24 °C / 75°F. The summer weather varies slightly with 34 °C / 93°F boosting the prefect sun soaking temperatures; your typical beach weather.

Instead of hearing the normal hustling and bustle when someone goes to work, the atmosphere around you is full of happiness. The best way to describe it is by a recent study of Happiness written by Randolph E. Schmid of the Associated Press…

Happiness is a  warm sun

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press Dec. 18, 2009
WASHINGTON – People in sunny, outdoorsy states – Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida – say they’re the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why. A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found these folks generally have reason to feel fine…


With this in mind, you can picture the content feeling we all feel when we are happy. Beginning your vacation in Honolulu will bring happiness to anyone. Reaching the busy city of Waikiki with ocean cruise liners docked along the inlet, your eye is curiously lead along the tropical 
vegetation of palm trees and vibrant differentiation of pretty flowers spread across the city. You can smell the salty ocean waters as the warm breeze entices your senses.


You can’t wait to indulge in one of the famous luau celebrations under the brilliant stars or dining in the mega five-star restaurants. Your days with be full filled with sunbathing along the North Shore while you watch the experience surfers cap the ocean waves precariously. It is exactly like what Jesse McKinley published in the New York Times…


Surfers at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu in Haleiwa, Hawaii, on Monday
Published: December 7, 2009 WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii — By JESSE McKINLEY
The world’s best surfers are waiting for a once-in-a-generation wave here along the North Shore of Oahu, after dozens of them plunged into the churning waters on Monday, dodging rocks, reefs, and driftwood in waves rarely seen even in surf paradises like Hawaii — but still shy of the big one…

As anyone can see there is no shortage of things to do on Oahu.
The most inspirational memorable spot on Oahu is the USS Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor.

Everyone stepping foot on this grand memorial structure is quickly reminded about the lost of 1,777 crewmen on December 7, 1941. As a group, you’re escorted by boat to the memorial structure spanning the mid-portion of the sunken battleship.


Walking through brings sobering thoughts of WWII and the lives that many Americans soldiers had met on this day in Dec. 7,1941. You begin to walk slowly in a funeral remembrance of the past. Your sober thoughts bring tears as you enter an open shrine room where the names of Americans killed on the Arizona, engraved on the marble wall.

As any artist you want to express this on canvas and so I began drawing what I saw. As soon as I reached home, I had to show my expression on a large canvas board - here you can see it for yourself.

Overall, Hawaii was a great time of happiness that I’m assured to return ever second year.