What a way to spend a September 3, 2007 Labor Day but to jump in my car and cruise down to the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii! Being a Realtor Associate® on Oahu is a luxury and I surely don't take it forgranted. No matter where I take my clients there is going to be breathtaking scenery all around us and we have laws of the land to abide by such as in this post: Purchasing Hawaii Vacant Land? Ancient Hawaiian Burial Sites and Laws
I had been cooped up in the house for two days resting my injured back. I woke up refreshed for the first time in two days and I did my morning ritual of checking my Active Rain blog for comments to respond to and so forth.
A quick trip to the grocery store and I thought, "I can't sit here all day again" And off I went! T-shirt, jeans, camera and me. It's a ME Day! So I drive from Waipio Gentry, through Mililani, past Wheeler Army Air Base (Schofield Barracks is right behind it), through Wahiawa town and voila! Driving down the Highway I snapped the picture above because from here it opens up to a gorgeous view of the ocean and the first peek at the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii that's pictured in the distance.
Entering Historic Haleiwa town. Haleiwa (Home of the Iwa bird) was a sugar plantation town for over 100 years until 1996 Wailua Sugar (Oahu's last sugar plantation) shut down. Haleiwa remained "country" and in 1984 Haleiwa was designated a Historic, Cultural and Scenic District. Shopping and places of interest:
- North Shore Market Place
- Surf and Cultural Museum
- Haleiwa Shopping Plaza
- Wyland's Art Gallery
- Haleiwa Art Gallery
- Boutiques and Shops along the main street
- Haleiwa Joe's Restaurant (In 1899 this was a luxury 40 room hotel!)
- Shell Craft stands and more! (below)
I passed the Haleiwa Boat Harbor to the beach and got out to take some pictures. Above is the boat harbor with the Waianae Mountain Range in the background.
- The Hawaii Shark Tours in Haleiwa was owned by notorious daredevil and shark feeder Jimi Hall who passed away in May of 2007 when he was filming himself parachuting off a 4,000 foot cliff on Baffin Island and slammed into the side of the mountain.
Located right outside of Historic Haleiwa Town is the Kawailoa Ranch and they offer a wide range of boarding options. The North Shore of Oahu is also known for its history of ranching and farming too!
Kawailoa Ranch, Co.
61-676 Kam. Hwy., Haleiwa, HI 96712
phone: (808) 637-4224
The ranch was also conveniently located right before (and across the street) from the beach I was heading to so I pulled over to the right when I saw these horses grazing. Back in the 1970's (as a teenager) this ranch was the owned by the Meadow Gold Dairy. We would drive in and there was a small little petting zoo and a big milk cow. We would stop and tease the monkeys in the cage and pet the goat and peer at the cow. I watched the horses for awhile just minding their own business and oblivious to my presence and then went on my way.
Let's go surfin' now, everybody's learning how, come on and safari with me! (beach boys surfin safari 1962)
Laniakea Beach, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii- Paradise of the Honu (sea turtle) watchers. Laniakea is also known for surfing and fishing and this was my favorite beach as a teen. (my high school boyfriend was an avid surfer)
Things to consider is you are thinking of purchasing coastal land: Hawaii Coastal Land: *Ponder Before Purchasing*
More Beaches and Parks on Oahu:
VIEW MY TOUR THROUGH HISTORIC HALEIWA TOWN AND PART OF THE NORTH SHORE!
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Sally,
What a wonderful way to share the beauty of Hawaii with the rest of us. I feel I have learned so much from you, imagine the impact to consumers! This is just awesome! :)
Linda: Glad you enjoyed it!
Suzanne: As always another member who loves Hawaii stories...thanks Suzanne!
Ana: Why thank you kind lady!
Lisa: I had fun going out to the North Shore...a half hour drive and I haven't been out there for months. geez.
Sally,
I still can't believe how beautiful it is where you live, I am Jealous and Green with envy, maybe a good thing or not :0) I love the way you lay out your posts!! I come back to your posts with my wife, just to show her what we are missing...
Tom Weiss
Sally, Good to see some parts of the island are the same! Is the old metal bridge still there? I just hung 4 photos I took of that area while on a trip back in 88. I'm glad you included the Shaved Ice!
Lysa: And to think I didn't stop and wait in that long line for one....the thing about Matsumoto's shaved ice is that it is cut so superfine it melts in the mouth! The metal bridge is going out of Wahiawa...the cement rainbow looking one is going out of Haleiwa towards Laniakea.
Cheryl: You'll love it Cheryl!
Dianne: Make sure and snap pictures of the hula dance you're doing!\
Elaine: I'm so flattered! I really love when my localism stuff is finished. Yup...I get a little proud as well.
Sally,
My wife is going love you for that Comment, although I would really love to meet you :0) We will see..
Bye Now,
Tom Weiss
Sally,
Love the video, especially the fishing scene. Breathtaking and peaceful...
Sally you get to see everyday what sometimes takes people a life time to save up for to go and see. So it is great to hear that you do not take it for granted, because it is far too beautiful to not appreciate each and every day.
By the way, glad to here that you are feeling better and getting back to your spunky self :)
Jason: And in the end...it is all worthwhile.
Tom: Good deal.
Steph: A me day and sure was able to put something nice together.
Anna: Glad you enjoyed it!
George: Ahhhh....such is life with keeping my feet on the ground and being able to go out and take wonderful pictures!
Marlene: There are a couple of shrimp farms out there and the last time we went it was more like stir fry and with loads of garlic...yuk.
Ginger: Where? Waikiki? Yuk..just kidding. I just don't like crowds and traffic.
WooHoo Sally, It is truly beautiful.
But I have a question. Do you need to take a special class to learn how to pronounce all those Hawaiian names? HSL?
Bill Roberts
Sally, this is an amazing post. I flagged it and gave it a 5. You would be a top notch travel and tourism writer if you ever wanted to do this on the side ...
WoW, it's so beautiful there. How lucky you are to live in such a serene and heavenly place......I'm so glad to see you are recuperated and out and about enjoying your wonderful countryside.
thanks for the tour...
Jo
Midori: I'm glad...I try to do that! I try to appreciate what I have here...you're welcome!
Bill: Been here since 1967....kind of grows on us. Did you enjoy the pictures and show?
Jo: Right now I'm just enjoying doing it. I went to a tourism school for about six months many years ago and lost interest quick. lol. Yeah...back in the house today.
Katerina: I swear..you are going to get your way to come back here yet!
Paula: Like you said..you just did on the RES. I love my home.
Randy: Thanks....but aren't you in another world anyway? lol!......on the post before this I linked your story.
Hi, Sis! It was great talking to you last night!
This is for you. <Click!> This is not the train you heard last night while we were on the phone, but I'll get you a clip of that if you want. That's my family on the steps.
This one is pretty cool, too. It sounds like they're singing! And look for the caboose at the end, those are little rentals, tiny cabins that they will take up into the wilderness on the train, leave you up there to rough it and then pick you up after your stay is done. Pretty cool! (But I prefer a posh hotel myself.) <Click!>
Who would have thought a train would be exotic to someone who lives in paradise?? LOL!
Great talking to you!!
Thesa:I don't have to worry...all I have is an English Cocker Spaniel. The horse eats in a day what my doggie eats in a year..haha.
Sarah: Nice talking to you too...(you're funny....I blab a lot haha) I would love to see a train again. I haven't seen one.....hmm.. Must have been at least over 20 years. For some reason it gives me a sense of peace, maybe nostalgia, uh. Can't explain it actually. Thanks...going to click click and be back to add to this.
Okay...I just watched both...I LOVED THEM! I liked the whistling tune of the second one! (I just caught myself smiling while writing...:) Thank you so much and nice talking to you too!
Kathy: Around what time did you visit last time? Winter months are great for big waves on the north shore... not much for Waikiki