OAHU'S WINDWARD COAST (Nuuanu Pali lookout, Polynesian Cultural Center, etc.)

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Queen Emma's Summer Palace—2913 Pali Hwy. Former home of Queen Emma, wife of Kamehameha IV. A furnished museum with rare belongings of Hawaiian royalty. (Daily. 9-4. Fee.)

Nuuanu Pali Lookout—Reached by a spur road off the Pali Highway. Unforgettable view usually seen through blasts of unforgettable wind.

Haiku Gardens—A mile off highway #83 on Haiku Road. Grass huts in luxuriant setting of lily ponds and bamboo groves. (Daily except Monday) Haiku Gardens Restaurant serves lunch and dinner.

Byodo-In Temple—Mauka off highway #83. Replica of the most beautiful temple in Kyoto, Japan, the Byodo-In's majestic setting is a classical Japanese garden in a memorial park. (9-5, fee)

Kaneohe Bay—Flourishing coral gardens can best be viewed from a glass bottom boat you can board at Heeia Kea pier. (Daily except Tuesdays, 11-3, fee)

Heeia Pond—Past Kaneohe toward Kealohi Point. One of the few ancient fishponds still in use in the Hawaiian Islands.

Ulu Mau Village—Heeia Point. Sixteenth century Hawaiian Village replica with displays of arts, crafts and dances. View of ancient Hawaiian Fishpond below. (10-3, fee)

Polynesian Cultural Center—Laie. A living museum of six primitive South Sea Villages. Authentic Polynesian atmosphere complete with demonstrations of ancient crafts and dances. Don't miss the colorful pageant of the Long Canoes. Buffet lunch includes music and a look at native costumes from the past. Guided tours on foot, in outrigger canoes or on open trams. Polynesian revue each evening on open-air stage. (By reservation, 923-1861) The center is open daily except Sundays from 11 to 5:30. Free open tram tours from the center visit Laie, the Mormon Temple grounds and Brigham Young University.

Mormon Temple—Laie. Largest Mormon house of worship outside mainland U.S. in a beautifully landscaped setting. Free tour from Polynesian Cultural Center.

Brigham Young University—Laie. Half the students on this Mormon campus are from foreign islands, mostly Tonga, Fiji and Tahiti. Free tour from Polynesian Cultural Center.

Kahuku Sugar Mill—Kahuku. A multi-media presentation depicting life at the and excellent guided tours explaining the sugar cane industry. (10-4:30, fee for tour)

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