48 Hours in Hawaii
Two days spanning Oahu's Waikiki shoreline and a Big Island volcano-and-stars loop.
9:00 AM
Diamond Head crater hike
An early climb above Waikiki before the midday heat.
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Lunch at Helena's Hawaiian Food
A James Beard Award-winning Kalihi diner for traditional Hawaiian plates.
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Spa afternoon at SpaHalekulani
Hawaiian lomi lomi massage at the Waikiki beachfront hotel.
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Dinner at Roy's Waikiki
The flagship that helped define Hawaiian fusion cuisine.
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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Crater rim trails and lava-tube walks around Kilauea on the Big Island.
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Dinner at Huggo's
Tide-pool tables built on stilts over the water in Kailua-Kona.
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Mauna Kea summit stargazing
Sunset and stargazing at one of the clearest observatory summits on Earth.
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