It’s Almost Time to say Goodbye to Hawaii

I officially have less then a month left in Hawaii. After nearly 4 years here on Oahu my husband and I will be saying aloha to island life and heading back to SoCal sometime in January. 

Although our time is quickly winding down and we have so much we need to do as we prepare for this move there is still so much we still want to do and see here on Oahu. There are also so many places we need to say goodbye to and indulge in once more before we leave. 

Since we are only here thanks to the military, this move isn’t really shock or a surprise, we’ve known since we got here when we would be leaving and we were preparing for it. Months ago, before I even started this blog, we put together our Hawaii Bucket List with everything we wanted to do and we were doing an okay job marking things off that list and then life happened. I haven’t opened up too much about what has been going on in my personal life recently, it’s coming, but thanks to some unexpected trips back and forth to the mainland our departure date did sneak up on us and left us with a long unfulfilled wish list. 

Rather then dwell on all the things we can’t do, my husband and I decided we needed to sit down and figure out how we can make the most of each and every free day we have left. As soon as I got back to Hawaii, after my most recent trip back to Utah and California, my husband and I sat down and made a list of all the things we absolutely wanted to do before leaving. We then compared lists, discussed time constraints and then worked out potential day scenarios to help us get as much done as possible. 

Here are all the things we hope to accomplish before leaving Hawaii, broken up into day long itineraries: 

Day 1

• Koko Crater Arch Completed 12/22
• Makapu’u Tide Pools Completed 1/6
• Makapu’u Lighthouse Pillboxes Completed 12/22
• Dave’s Ice Cream Completed 12/22
• Nico’s Completed 12/22

Day 2

• Kulana’ahane to H3 Summit Completed 12/24

Day 3

• Kaneohe Bakery Completed 12/23
• Byodo-In Temple Completed 12/23
• Crouching Lion Completed 12/23
• North Shore Garlic Shrimp (Giovanni’s vs Fumi’s vs Romy’s Completed 12/23
• MoDo Hawaii
• Take a Waikiki Skyline Picture Completed 1/18
• Mai Tai Bar Completed 1/18

Day 4

• Olomana Trail
• Explore Chinatown Completed 1/12
• The Pig and the Lady Completed 1/12

Day 5

• Kalihi Ice Ponds
• Mermaid’s Cave Completed 1/12
• Upper Manoa Cave Completed 1/5
• Dinner at Disney’s Aulani Completed 1/5

Day 6

• Moanalua Valley Trail to Haiku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven) Completed 1/13
• Rainbow Drive-In
• Grace in Growlers

Day 7

• Koko Head (New Years Day Tradition) Completed 1/1
• Snorkel Completed 1/20
• Kona Brewing Co

Day 8

• Boots and Kimos
• Kayak (The Mokes and Chinaman’s Hat)

Day 9

• Hike beyond the first Maunawili waterfall Completed 12/30
• Luau

Day 10

• Kalauao Falls Loop
• AGU Ramen

Some Other Wish List Items (All Food and Drink Extras)

• Maui Brewing Co
• The Study
• Ted’s Bakery
• Opal Thai
• Leonard’s Completed 1/21