If you are relocating to Honolulu County, Hawaii then you may want to research all the neighborhoods of Oahu to get some ideas for your next place of residence.
Welcome to the tour of the Northern most tip of the island! Laie, Oahu (pronounced La EE eh ...is the town) is a coastal town filled with outdoor activities, country atmosphere and lots of history.
First of all, Laie is one of the largest communities of the Church of the Latter Day Saints with Brigham Young Universityand the oldest Mormon Temple on the island "Laie Hawaii Temple".
The University also owns the Polynesian Cultural Center (a living museum of shows, luau's, dinners and the like) and is located on 42 acres where most of the performers are enrolled as students at the University. The proceeds from the Polynesian Cultural Center shows and gift shops supports the University and scholarships which have given education to thousands of students over many years.
Laie Point (picture above right and to the left at farther view) turned out to be a day for picture perfect moments. I shot the first picture right when a wave was crashing against the backside of the Point and displayed a spray of sea water outlining the fisherman. Wow.
According to legend, this point that extends out into the ocean is called "Laniloa" (La knee Lo Ah) and it was originally a lizard. After Kana (a big legendary warrior) had rescued his mother from Molokai (with the help of his brother) and taken her back to Hawaii he came back to kill all the Mo'o (Giant Lizards) in the islands He eventually got to Laie and killed this giant lizard, chopped off it's head and flung all the pieces intot he ocean. These pieces are supposedly all the five islands lying off shore here at Laie Point. (one to the right and another you can see behind the fisherman above)
Now, with that legend in mind, looking at all the little islands left a mind to wander.
Three years ago we stayed at Laie Inn (next to the Polynesian Cultural Center) for three nights. Sort of like a get away vacation with a McDonald's right next door too!We took our fishing poles and tried to catch a fish for three days! How do these fisherman catch MANY fish and we couldn't catch one? We must be lousy at fishing because we tried to use shrimp, octopus and ahi fish for bait. Oh, well. It was fun for those three days although our busy lives and now a dog would prevent us from "vacationing" on the other side of the island again although we take a ride around to different areas quite often.
In Laie, you can expect a lot of places to be closed on Sunday. This little country town respects Sunday as a "day of rest".
Other than that there is Laie Shopping Center which has the following shops:
- Banking: American Savings Bank, Bank of Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank
- U.S. Post Office
- Restaurants/Eats!- Laie Chop Suey, L & L Drive In, Pizza Hut, Subway, Taco Bell, Angels Ice Cream
- Entertainment:Wallace Theaters, Ohana Videos and Memories (including scrapbooking)
- Grocery:Foodland Supermarket (including foods, sundries, gift items, and more!)
- Health:D.A. Pharmacy, Dr. Kevin Baize, O.D., Dr. Rhoads Stevens, M.D., Laie Family Dental Care: Dr. Dennis Tiberi, DDS, The Country Doctor, Marc Shlachter, M.D.
- Home and Car:Ace Hardware, Matsuda's Auto Parts (NAPA), Mickey's Motors
- Personal Needs: Amber Nails, Laie Washerette, The Haircut Store
Truly a sea and country town, Laie proves to have more than just scenery. Plenty of beaches, fishing,hiking, snorkeling and lots of outdoor activities as well as the 42 acre Polynesian Cultural Center . Laie may just be the neighborhood you're looking for if you are just vacationing, relocating to Hawaii with a company, the military or just plain retiring here.
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Relocating to Oahu, Hawaii? A Glimpse into Old Town Wahiawais 5 minutes from Schofield Barracks and Wheeler Army Air Field
Hawaii Coastal Land: *Ponder Before Purchasing* it may give you an idea at what is involved with this type of purchase.
Purchasing Hawaii Vacant Land? Ancient Hawaiian Burial Sites and Laws pertinent information regarding our Ancient Hawaiian Burial sites and the laws that go with the land.
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Sally,
What a fantastic place to relocate, maybe someday! I love that shot with the fisherman, nice job! :)
Lisa; Yes I do...and I also put the pictures are the property of ...me! I got the new Kodak wide angle and don't really know what I did to get the first one to come out dark when the second one is taken around the same area but to the left of the first one.
All my own software too...Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Digital Image...nope ...no freebee stuff...
Suzanne: Thanks little girl. One day you'll come see me.
Sally.... I have always said this, your photos are great. At least you could have a second job..... and the history that you give us about Hawaii and the Islands... you could write a whole book on it. Thanks for sharing.
Sally, is that fisherman your husband on the three days you all went fishing? LOL!
Gorgeous pictures and what a pretty place. You do live in Paradise!
Jeff: Thanks....I'm getting serious now....I bought a stack of little binders and sheet protectors and going to make little books. Okay...maybe I'll just make the books for special friends, family and clients. Who knows, maybe I'll make a portfolio of the thousands of pictures I've taken and accumulated since I started blogging...and even before.....okay, now look what you got me doing....haven't seen you...good, you must be busy.
Linda: I remember you well...Mr/Mrs. Grocery fish lol! Hey, I wish that were...at least that guy was catching stuff. I have a picture taken farther away and not so dark...I just thought this one was neat the way the spray was a background for him...unreal..(okay, I'm getting a big head right about now...better stop before I can't get through the office door haha) Thanks Linda!
Sally, WOW I would love to stand out there on that point like that fisherman and fish with the waves splashing in my face. You are one lucky lady to be able to have the opportunity to do that.
George: George...we can't even catch a fish...but I sure can catch a shot huh?
* I added in more pictures as the two I had on there were from draft and I was at the office. Had to wait until I got home to add more....
Marlene: How could I forget McDonald's!!! I added it in Marlene...McDonald's next to Laie Inn and Polynesian Cultural Center. I guess being in Hawaii the papaya shake wouldn't have caught my eye. hehe.
Katerina: Just added in more pics. It's what it is so that's how I say it. I respect anyone's choice of church or religion. I just happen to not "belong" to any and hope others respect that as well. If it's one thing about Hawaii that I have learned is that we have tooo many cultures and faiths and beliefs that I learned to respect all ...and maybe that's where I take a little learning from each. or something like that. Right now I'm tripping on Burma and the killing of civilians an monks. Sad.
Sally-(Photos again)- I've taken a lot of pics for Localism, from all over town. I got some great ones for Ponce Inlet last night! Then I spent 3 hours editing. *sigh* But I like to have lots of choices and variety for my posts. And I've been disappointed with store-bought clipart too many times, so I'm always looking for more. I get tired of editing too.
The 2 more you added to this post are just as gorgeous as the other ones!
Lisa: Go buy the Premium edition of Print Shop (that's where I get all my other clipart) and it has thousands! It's a software program for cards, brochures etc. etc. loads of stuff to do! Why do you spend so much time editing? I don't understand...good camera, resize if needed and slap on a frame or something ..
Sally...In your next life you should be a travel agent!!
How do you get your photos fuzzy around the edges? I like that effect. I do have Adobe if you do it in there?
Sally - I love learning more about your home, as I bet buyers do as well. Great info for folks who are moving to the area. Great photos!
Jeff
Jeff: I'm going to print that picture and put it in a frame I think....the one with the fisherman...love it....and glad I can get some of Hawaii out there.
Sally, The scenery there is so captivating....these pictures you take (or maybe Gary has taken these) are gorgeous. I especially like the colour contrasts of the sky and water. Like I've said before, you should be writing all of Hawaii's travel brochures and tourist information, as well as selling homes to all buyers who arrive there looking !
Jo
Sally--Beautiful photos...That is why everyone considers Hawaii paradise no doubt! No fish? Did you have to eat at McDonalds? :)
Sally,
I think Jeff Belonger is right, you could write something. I would but it just to learn more about Hawaii!! and of course George, he got me with the Fisherman comment, I love fishing :0) I wouldn't assume that Hawaii had any shortage of anything.. Great post!!
Tom Weiss
Thesa: hahahahaha. I think there must be an art to fishing...three days and watching everyone else catching fish was pretty bad. At one point a guy went on the rock ..threw his net in....a little while later pulled it up with MANY fish! That day we saw that...we packed up and went cruising haahah.
Kathy: And the money they get they educate...so how productive is that? I'd say pretty neat.
Randy: Even the ice cream shop isn't stingy. Talk about a malt and only beating the ice cream...not watering it down with milk and stuff. That was cool. Literally..haha...brain freeze!
Neal: Time? I drag my camera everywhere...but two Saturday's ago we went partially around the island and shot in different areas....got about three hundred pictures on this excursion...it also gave us TIME together...which we needed.
Matt: Yeah, same here for me to where you are. Shucks. Sure would like to work with you. :)
Jo: These are mine...ALL mine..heheh. Gary's (my Canon that he took over when he bought me the new Kodak wide angle) doesn't take this panoramic shots...I still got to figure out how it took that one with the dark in the background and really putting focus on the fisherman. You should see this big. Cool. I'm seriously considering meeting people at the airport haha.
Teri: As a matter of fact....we went all over to eat...McDonalds was just coffee for breakfast. :)
Adam: Thanks so much Adam. I just know that someone is reading and making use of all the info....if anything, all of the members will be able to get some ideas where to vacation and what to see!
Tom: Can you just see George? He'd be overboard into the ocean with a wave like that...haha!
Diane: Thanks for coming by!
Katerina: Thanks!
George: And I believe I could have bribed that fisherman for one too!
Sally, awesome information! I love to hear about the legends there....they are so fascinating. I would love to visit that hotel and try to catch a fish too. :) I haven't been fishing in years!