The Bucket List

My Hawaiian Bucket List

My time in Hawaii will be coming to an end soon and although I will have lived here for over 3 years by the time I leave, there is still so much I want to do. From touristy things, like a sunset cruise in Waikiki to stand up paddle board, and a few crazy hikes, here are all the things I want to accomplish before I leave this beautiful place.

Hikes

• Haiku Stairs aka Stairway to Heaven 
• Makapu’u Tom Tom Trail to the puka Completed 8/4/18
• Keana Point via the Waianae side (We’ve accessed the westernmost point of the island via the North Shore side, but have yet to give it a go from the Waianae side.)  Completed 9/2/18
• Hike beyond the first Maunawili waterfall Completed 12/30
• Complete our book of hikes – The Hiker’s Guide to Oahu

Outdoor Activities

• Give Stand Up Paddle Board another try (I tried this once for about an hour since we moved here and it was so much fun!)
• Mokoli’i aka Chinaman’s Hat
• Find Mermaid’s Cave
• Swim in the Makapu’u Tide Pools (I’ve hiked to them, but never swam in them.) Completed 8/11/18
• Go Camping
• Kaneohe Sandbar
• Moku o Loe aka Coconut Island

Touristy Activities

• Attend another Luau (we’ve been to the Polynesian Culture Center Luau, but we fell like we need to give another one a shot before we judge.)
• Kualoa Ranch ATV Tour (we’ve done both the Hollywood Movie Site Tour and the Jungle Expedition, but have been dying to explore the Kualoa valley via ATV.)
• Enjoy a sunset cruise in Waikiki

Food

• Eat at Rainbow Drive-In
• Eat at all the North Shore shrimp trucks Completed 12/23
• Eat at The Pig and the Lady
• Try a mai tai from Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian
• Enjoy a coconut drink

Other

• Sea Life Park
• Wet ‘n’ Wild
• Explore Chinatown
• Island hop to all the islands (Once this trip gets closer to happening I’ll put up my list for each island, so be sure to check back in.)

Well update this list with new things as they come to mind and check off things as we complete them. Is there anything you think we’re missing on our Hawaiian bucket list, please let us know!

12/27/2018 – Our time to say goodbye to Hawaii has snuck up on us and we have reluctantly had to put together a new list of to-dos to accomplish before we officially say goodbye to island life. Check out this post to see all the things we hope to accomplish in our last month here!