Day 4 was our last full day on the island. As I said it went soo fast. We started the day with a hike up Manoa Falls Trail where we were greeted by some of the most amazing terrain and vegetation we had seen yet. The average rainfall per year in this area is 150 inches. The skies waited to rain on us until we reached the falls, and then it rained all the way back down. After the hike, we decided to drive around the west side of the island as far as the road would take us. One of our hostesses on the sunset cruise recommended we visit the “Electric beach”. A favorite of the locals near a power station on the west side. This was on our way so we stopped and tested it out. The water was the best we had experienced yet – calm and cool blue. You could walk almost a hundred yards out! After this beaching, we drove further north and found the US Space Force facility (assume one of many). I had no idea it was there! After all this beaching, driving and trying not to trespass on secret government property I really wanted to find a local eating establishment with the sort of food you would find at Hawaiian Bros. After much googling and driving about we found exactly that. A ‘mom and pop’ ‘hole in the wall’ place that served what seemed like hundreds of options of Poke bowls. The food was fantastic – better than Hawaiian Bros. After all this fun we had an appointment at the palace! Iolani Palace in downtown Honolulu is the original palace of the Hawaiian royal family. We enjoyed a tour of this building which included an audio history lesson. The whole place was a museum. Very elegant. We ended the day at Waikiki again. Sad to say goodbye the next morning.
