In Review

Hawaii: Oahu and Kauai

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5 Mar 2018

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Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, seen from the Hilton resort

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A short, sharp hike up the Diamond Head trail earns panoramic views of Honolulu

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The footpath climbs to the rim of an extinct volcano

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Pearl Harbour is a memorial to those who died in the 1941 attack

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Visitors are invited aboard the USS Missouri, on which the Japanese surrender was signed in 1945

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Canada’s representative signed the document in the wrong place, leading to some hasty crossings-out

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The laid back town of Haleiwa on Oahu’s north shore is a throwback to surf culture of the 1950s and 60s

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The laid back town of Haleiwa on Oahu’s north shore is a throwback to surf culture of the 1950s and 60s

Giovanni’s shrimp truck feeds hundreds of hungry travellers every lunchtime

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At Kualoa Ranch, in northern Oahu, you can live out your Jurassic fantasies

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A wide range of movies, including Kong: Skull Island, were filmed on the 4,000-acre property

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The landscapes are as impressive as the film sets

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On the neighbouring island of Kauia, the Grand Hyatt makes the most of its ocean-front setting

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Kauai has a spectacular mountainous landscape, and rich vegetation that earns it the nickname of the Garden Island

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The interior of the island can only be accessed by helicopter

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Manawaiopuna Falls are better known as Jurassic Falls after their appearance in the 1993 film

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Manawaiopuna Falls are better known as Jurassic Falls after their appearance in the 1993 film

The tour also takes in the Na Pali Coast, one of the world’s most dramatic shorelines

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In some places the cliffs rise 1,200m above the ocean

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Heavy rainfall at the centre of the island has carved out wide valleys in the volcanic rock

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Four-wheel-drive ATVs provide an alternative way of touring Kauai

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A three-hour tour of Kipu ranch takes in forests, valleys and mountains

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Some of the look out points provide spectacular views of the coast. This bay featured in the George Clooney film The Descenda

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Once you've flown over and driven through the island, sailing around it will give you yet another perspective

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