Travel Guide of Mānoa in United States by Influencers and Travelers

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is a public research university in Mānoa, a neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Hawai'i system, of which it houses the main offices. Most of the campus occupies the eastern half of the mouth of Mānoa Valley, with the John A. Burns School of Medicine located adjacent to the Kakaʻako Waterfront Park. U.H. offers over 200 degree programs across 17 schools.

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1 - Ala Wai Canal

The Ala Wai Canal is an artificial waterway in Honolulu, Hawaii which serves as the northern boundary of the tourist district of Waikiki. It was created in 1928 to drain the rice paddies and swamps which would eventually become Waikiki. It also serves as a primary drainage corridor for the rivers and streams that run through central and east Honolulu.

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2 - Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Lagoon

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Lagoon is a small, man-made wading pool in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu near the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor and Fort DeRussy Military Reservation.

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3 - Kayaking / Canoeing in Oahu

Outrigger canoes first arrived in Hawaii thousands of years ago and their distinct lateral support float that renders them stable enough to navigate rough ocean waters soon made them indispensable to the Hawaiian way of life. Today, outrigger canoes ...

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4 - Magic Island

Magic Island is a small man-made peninsula in Honolulu, Hawaii, adjacent to Ala Moana Beach Park and the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor. It was created in 1964 as the site of a resort complex, but was subsequently converted to a park.

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5 - Diamond Head

Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu and known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi. The Hawaiian name is most likely derived from lae plus ʻahi because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.

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6 - Surfing in Oahu

Paddleboarding is a popular local pastime in the Hawaiian Islands! The sport as we know it today became popularised during the Beach Boy culture of Waikiki back in the early 1900s and particularly by the great Hawaiian waterman Duke Kahanamoko. If yo...

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7 - National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is a national cemetery located at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii. It serves as a memorial to honor those men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces, and those who have given their lives in doing so.

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8 - Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives

The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Honolulu, Hawaii, was established in 1920 by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, a private, non-profit organization and genealogical society, on the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Christian missionaries in Hawaiʻi.

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9 - Sightseeing Tours in Oahu

As the main island in the Hawaiian archipelago, Oahu has so much to see and do! From jaw-dropping views to quaint towns, sweeping farms, and gorgeous beaches all around the island, it can feel a bit overwhelming to decide what to see and where to go....

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10 - Waikīkī

The Waikīkī Aquarium is an aquarium in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It was founded in 1904 and has been an institution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 1919.

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11 - Hawaii State Capitol

The Hawaii State Capitol is the official statehouse or capitol building of the U.S. state of Hawaii. From its chambers, the executive and legislative branches perform the duties involved in governing the state.

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12 - Snorkeling | Honolulu

   6 km away

Embark on an exciting Waikiki snorkeling adventure with sea turtles at Turtle Canyon. Dive into Hawaiian ocean waters and spot green sea turtles, octopuses, and other marine life.

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13 - Diamond Head Lighthouse

Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility located on Diamond Head in Honolulu, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Diamond Head Lighthouse was featured on a United States postage stamp in June 2007.

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14 - Aloha Tower

The Aloha Tower is a retired lighthouse that is considered one of the landmarks of the state of Hawaii in the United States. Opened on September 11, 1926, at a then astronomical cost of $160,000, the Aloha Tower is located at Pier 9 of Honolulu Harbor.

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15 - Sightseeing | Honolulu

   6 km away

PRICE DECREASES BASED ON GROUP SIZE - Explore Oahu on our Private North Shore Tour, featuring Waimea Valley. Enjoy lush landscapes, cultural sites, beaches, and swim under Waimea Falls.

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16 - Liliuokalani Park and Gardens

Foster Botanical Garden, measuring 13.5 acres, is one of five public botanical gardens on Oahu. It is located at 50 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, near Chinatown at the intersection of Nu'uanu Avenue and Vineyard Boulevard.

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17 - Kaniakapupu

   6 km away

Kaniakapūpū, known formerly as Luakaha, is the ruins of the former summer palace of King Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

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18 - Diamond Head State Monument

   6 km away
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19 - Bishop Museum

   7 km away

The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.

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20 - Nu‘uanu Pali

   8 km away

Nuʻuanu Pali is a section of the windward cliff of the Koʻolau mountain located at the head of Nuʻuanu Valley on the island of Oʻahu. It has a panoramic view of the windward coast of Oʻahu.

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21 - Haiku Stairs

   10 km away

The Haʻikū Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven or Haʻikū Ladder, is a steep, steel step structure that provided pedestrian access to former U.S. Navy communication facilities on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii. The more than 3,000 steps span along Oahu's Ko'olau mountain range. The pathway has been used as a hiking trail at various times but is not open to the public. The city council voted to remove the stairs in 2021.

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22 - Koko Head

   12 km away

Koko Head is the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaiʻi Kai.

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23 - Kailua

   12 km away

Kailua is a census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koʻolaupoko District of the island of Oʻahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'olaupoko. It is 12 miles northeast of Honolulu – over Nu‘uanu Pali. The population was 38,635 at the 2010 census.

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24 - Hanauma Bay

   13 km away

Hanauma is a marine embayment formed within a tuff ring and located along the southeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu in the Hawaii Kai neighborhood of East Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands.

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25 - The Byodo-In Temple

   13 km away
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