E Komo Mai Hawaii

So here you are. You land at Honolulu International Airport, and unless you have a bad sinus case the mixture of the sweet plumeria flower and the tropical island breeze gets right into you. And then you know you're in Hawaii. If you've ever took the time to look into the sky wherever you were before, you'd quickly notice the true blue of the Hawaiian skies. It stops you in your tracks and you start to think perhaps about Elvis's Blue Hawaii. You're still in the southern part of the island so you'd be rarely lucky enough to be welcomed by tropical rain. What a treat if you do though, in a part of the island where the sunny skies rule over 320 days in a year.

You should not get disappointed, especially if you're coming from Oregon or London perhaps, thinking...rain ...not again. Tropical rains are part of Hawaii's microclimate, which is considered the top climate in the world. Top weather. Top beaches in the world. Top surfing. You will find your draw very soon. The minute you get out of the always busy Airport and start heading east to meet the best of what Oahu has to offer, you will fall for the island as you drive mile after mile. You will be embraced instantly, in the same way the tropical mountain range meets the glossy ocean shores. Fisherman here and there, but barely anybody in a plain view. Is that my private piece of Eden? You ask, and then before the answer comes you're in for a surprise again, as you take another turn farther down the highway. Majestic sceneries so powerful so gently take you into humbleness. Yes you're in Paradise. You feel you should perhaps stop and capture it all with all you've got in this moment, but then you can't, being so eager to see more. And when you think there cannot be something more breath taking away than what you've seen already, the Aina (land) is unraveling more of its creations. Your eyes can barely stay on the road as they enjoy the captivating views of waves arriving to the all over sandy beaches. Same scenic views greeted Captain Cook when he first reached to Oahu through its eastern shores. You realize suddenly that what you're seeing had been here for over 4 million years, as that's how old is this volcanic island. So 4 million years of waves washing off the Oahu shores. Pondering more on the glorious surrounding makes your heart weep, even though you feel purified in the happiness that's filling you up. That's how the islands are smiling through its sunny ocean side and cry the tropical rain high in the mountain ranges. And then you have rainbows, the most stunning in their colorful intensity and arrays. Native Hawaiians believe it is a sign from the gods that island is protected and overlooked by the royal heaven family. You noticed by now that rainbow is also on the registration plates, proudly announcing the Aloha State.

E Komo Mai Hawaii...as your journey with the Island's attractions, and treasures begins."What a wonderful world" you think... or sing perhaps...To be continued...