Honolulu, Hawaii
The Iolani Palace is very impressive with it’s tall ceilings and large rooms. Here is where Hawaiian Royalty lived, the Kings and Queens of the past.
The entryway with it’s grand stairway was a perfect place to put my feet up and relax! And yes, even my flipflops had to be covered! ☺️
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Honolulu, Hawaii
In all the years that we have come here to Hawaii, we have never gone to the royal palace, so, we decided it was time to go.
It is a beautiful building that shows the grace and charm of the Hawaiian people.
I was amazed that for the 1800’s it was so modern. The Iolani Palace had electric lights before the White House and before Buckingham Palace, to me that is AMAZING! Way out here on the Hawaiian Islands they had electricity that early. The lights turned on for the first time at the Iolani Palace on July 21, 1886, wow! GO HAWAII!
Note: The flag is have mast because of the tragedy in Dallas, Texas last week!
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Honolulu, Hawaii
We went for a ride up to the Punchbowl or the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. It is so peaceful there, reverence to all those who gave their lives for our freedom!
There I saw these flowers, Bird of Paradise, which were one of my mom’s favorite flowers. They are so unique and their colors are gorgeous!
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Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Diamond Head stands out all around Honolulu. A few years back I climbed Diamond Head with my friends Marjorie and Marilyn Smyth. We took our time and it was a great hike. The killers were the step stairs straight up, but we made it! And I have a shirt that says, ‘I CLIMBED DIAMOND HEAD’!
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Ko Olina, Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii
I have mentioned ‘My Lagoon’ before, (also known on Check-Ins as The Secret Lagoon), somewhere I go every morning. So, here it is! My get away, where I plan my day and my life! We all need a place like this, a calm, peaceful, energizing place!
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Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii
The sun was setting so I walked out by the beach. There were lots of people there waiting for the perfect sunset. It didn’t come so everyone left, except for me and one other man, who remained looking out at the sky.
I have learned thru the years that there are many stages to a sunset and even though the sun maybe below the horizon beauty can still shine forth and this evening was a perfect example of that. It definitely was worth the wait!
Photo taken with a Canon 50D
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
While we were waiting for our table I decided to put my feet up and RELAX! Yes, there is sand on my flipflops & feet, because we walked from Duke Kahanamoku’s statue to Duke’s Waikiki along the beach. There were lots of people on the beach and many were grabbing their towels and personal items as the waves came up, it was so fun!
I ❤️ the beach!!
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Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
A Pacini tradition is to go to Duke’s for a Hula Pie when we are on the island of Oahu and this trip is no different! ☺️ We arrived early so we decided to walk a short distance to Waikiki where a statue of Duke Kahanamoku is. Duke’s restaurant is named after him. Duke was a great swimmer and won 5 medals in the Olympic Games. He is credited at making the Hawaiian sport of surfing, popular. Duke was born in 1890 in the Kingdom of Hawaii and died in 1968 in Hawaii which was then a state in the USA.
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Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
