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Aloha➢

My family and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian islands in 2019. We embarked in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. Prior to embarkation, we spent a few days on land and explored Oahu. Using Hilton’s Hawaiian Village as our base, we enjoyed visiting many interesting sites, including the Anahulu River.

Every place we visited in Hawaii was steeped in history. We spent one morning kayaking (my daughter opted to paddle board) on the Anahulu River via Tsue’s Farm in Haleiwa on the island of Oahu.

The Anahulu River is 7.1 miles long. Anahulu translates to “ten days.”
It is on the western side of the Koolau Mountain Range and empties into Waialua Bay at Haleiwa. We paddled a mile or so and saw locals catching big crabs along its banks.

Haleiwa (‘home of the frigate bird’) was once the site of an ancient Hawaiian village, then farmland providing food for King Kamehameha’s army, and later, a base for Protestant missionaries. In the late 1800s it was a summer home for Hawaiian monarchs.

After our paddle, we enjoyed a delicious lunch of coconut shrimp, teriyaki chicken and noodles on the banks of the river, accompanied by some of the island’s wild chickens and kittens. Afterwards, we were treated to shave ice from their stand.

Oahu Posts➢

• Kahanamoku Beach
• Fort DeRussy Beach Park
• Green World Coffee Farm
• The Dole Plantation
• Anahulu River
• Waimea Falls
• Hau’ula Beach Park
• Tropical Macadamia Farm
• Byodo-In Temple
• Polynesian Cultural Center
• Aloha Tower
• Diamond Head
• Iolani Palace
• King Kamehameha Statue
• Aliʻiōlani Hale
• Pearl Harbor

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Location: 62-400 Joseph P. Leong Hwy, Haleiwa, Hawaii
Designation: Farm
Date of my visit: April 11, 2019