Signed up to do Jacks Tour of the island for $30. He does it cheap for the hostel. It very informative and well worth it.
The temperature in Hawaii stays constant all year round. It never falls below 26 degs or goes above 33 degs. They don't have daylight savings as the sun always sets between 6 and 8. The islands are situated 2,500 miles from America and 4,000 miles from Japan.
We stopped at a blow hole, which is a natural formation in the rocks and when the waves are right spurts water into the air a little like a geyser. We later stopped at Makapuu point to see the sea turtles and the very cool dolphins. We were very lucky. We passed Magnums PI's house before stopping at Waimanalo beach.
Waimanalo beach is 6km's of sandy beach with no one on it. It's a 1 hour bus ride from Waikiki and no one comes here. We then went to the Ulupo Heiau which was the site of an Hawaiian temple and learnt about the culture.
We then drove up the east coast and around to the north shore and down to Haleiwa which is surf capital USA. We visited the famous surf resorts of Waimea Bay, Sunset Beach and the bonsai pipeline. It struck me that this was the first time I'd ever seen proper surfing waves.
It was a grand day. Taking about 10 hours and it was nice to do it with other backpackers.
