Aloha, Aulani! Aug. 2021 Trip Report

[CaptainAmerica]

I agree. The cotton material feels like silk. We found, toward the back of the store, several shirts that were 25%, 50%, and even 75% off. Bought a few, with one of them being just $40!

Like I said, my credit card was smoking!

Zz.

Did you check the tags? Many of them *are* silk.

 

[ZapperZ]

Good morning!

Today is our last full day staying in Waikiki. Tomorrow we transfer to Aulani for another 8 nights!

We only have one thing on our agenda today - the Iolani Palace tour this morning. The rest of the day will be open, which means that we will probably do another food crawl. The Leonard's Bakery's malasadas yesterday should be illegal. They were SO GOOD! I got ones filled with custard and another set filled with haupia. I am going to miss these after we get back.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Did you check the tags? Many of them *are* silk.

No, the ones we bought are 100% cotton. Way back then, when I first bought these shirts, they had the label "lawn cotton" as the material. In fact, I wore one on the plane to here.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

At iolani palace. Waiting for our tour time.

 

[ZapperZ]

Required footwear before we enter iolani palace.

 

[ZapperZ]

Waiting for our table at Highway Inn.

 

[ZapperZ]

Got the squid luau combo plate with chicken long rice at highway inn. Very ono!

 

[Lilofan]

The visit to Arizona memorial was emotional and profound.
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The Arizona memorial was memorable. The staff member informed us to take off our hats and no talking while there in respect to the many entombed below. All your pics bring back a lot of memories !

 

[ZapperZ]

Good morning!

Today we move to aulani!
We plan on driving to the Diamondhead lookout point first and then drive to Ko Olina.

Here’s one last look at dawn from our hotel in Waikiki.

 

[BigDis]

Check before you go to Diamondhead lookout point today. When we were there last month, Diamondhead was closed on Wednesdays. It used to be open 7 days a week but when they reopened it after it had been closed because of COVID, they opened it only 6 days a week.

 

[ZapperZ]

Check before you go to Diamondhead lookout point today. When we were there last month, Diamondhead was closed on Wednesdays. It used to be open 7 days a week but when they reopened it after it had been closed because of COVID, they opened it only 6 days a week.

Thanks for the heads up. Checked google map and it says that it is open till 10 pm. If it isn't, we will just drive away. Too bad we won't have time to climb up to the peak.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

We got to the lookout area

 

[ZapperZ]

Aloha from Aulani!

we are here but still waiting for our room. Having lunch by the pool.

 

[ZapperZ]

Donald is very pleased that we finally made it to aulani after all that cancellation last year.

 

[ZapperZ]

The view from our room.

 

[ZapperZ]

OMG I so want this desk lamp that is in the bedroom!

 

[Bullseye1967]

Following along!!!

 

[ZapperZ]

Aulani at sunset.

 

[ZapperZ]

Good morning!

a gorgeous morning here in ko olino.

no plans today other than exploring aulani some more, and doing some shopping (of course).

 

[ZapperZ]

I mentioned earlier that this is also a food crawl vacation. So far we have hit several food targets.

because of that, I made sure we were all well prepared. I bought everyone a set of portable, reusable utensil that can be used instead of the disposable and flimsy utensils that you get for takeouts.

The utensils come in this handy bag. I attached a carabiner to it so that you can hook it to your belt or belt loop.

When you open it you get this:

The set consists of:
Fork
Knife
Dinner spoon
Dessert spoon
A straight straw
A bent straw
A pair of chopsticks
A brush to clean the straws

They are all stainless steel.

So far it has been quite useful. I’ve used it a few times, especially when we passed on getting the offered plastic utensils.

I would say that this will be handy during F&G and F&W food crawl at Epcot. We also intend to bring this with us when we visit museums etc where we will most probably be given disposable utensils.