Hawiian Trip for Eleven Days Ten Nights During The Summer With Young Kids

Hawaii is a tropical paradise made up of volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean.  Known for its lush rainforest, beautiful beaches and warm aloha spirit.  If you're all about beaches and good food, Hawaii is the spot.  From the soft sands of Waikiki to the clear, calm waters of Lanikai, there's a beach for every vibe - whether you're into surfing, snorkelling or just soaking up the sun.  

And the food? So good.  Think fresh poke bowls, juicy pineapples, shrimp from roadside trucks, and comfort food like loco moco and kalua pork.  You can grab something tasty pretty much everywhere - even a simple plate lunch hits the spot.

I put all my trip summaries in one place.  In this trip, we stayed for 11 days and 10 nights in total.  We went with a teenager and a young kid right on the summer holiday over there.  If you're curious about the adventures, sights and experiences, you can click the links below to dive into each part of the journey. 

Day 1: 

Just arrived in Honolulu, so we only spent time around Waikiki and we stayed at Stay Hotel Waikiki. Click here

Day 2: 

We had brunch at Helena's Hawaiian Food for some delicious traditional Hawaiian cuisine. Click here

Then we visited Pearl Harbour and had dinner at Pho Saigon. Click here

First time trying donuts from Leonard's Bakery. Click here

Menu D with small poi USD 43.30

Day 3:

We had musubi for breakfast (and for the next 3 days 😄) Click here

Visited Green World Coffee click here, Dole Plantation click here, Giovanni's Shrimp Truck and North Shore click here

Musubi from Iyasume Cafe

Dole Plantation

Day 4:

Early morning beside having musubi for breakfast, we scored another two dozen of malasadas.  

Visited Byodo-In Temple then rode on the Jungle Expedition Tour at Kualoa Ranch and had some huli huli chickens click here

Then at night, we had some lava flows and nibbles from Leahi Bar & Grill click here

Clockwise from the left: chocolate, ube, guava, and haupia

Day 5:

Visited Sealife Park click here

Checked in to Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort click here

Day 6 - Day 10:

Honey sea salt croissant from Vavin Dessert Park

This croissant is sitting on my top three the most delicious croissant I had.  From the shop called Vavin Dessert Bar, please click here

Waiola Shave Ice click here

The famous local Kona coffee click here

Duke's Waikiki for experiencing local Hawaiian cuisine with an oceanfront view click here

Hilton Hawaiian Village

Part 1 - Room click here

Part 2 - Pools and Lagoon click here

Part 3 - Food click here

Best Western Hotel click here

Extra:

ABC Stores in Hawaii click here

Giant Supermarket in Hawaii (Walmart and Don Quijote) click here

Makai Food Court at Ala Moana Center click here

Palama Supermarket for some good Korean food click here

Royal Hawaiian Center Food Court click here

Thank you for reading my blog!  Until the next adventure, take care! 💖