Car Rental Honolulu - Exploring Honolulu

Honolulu may remind you a bit of Southern California or Miami beach, but just inland is fantastic tropical wilderness waiting to be discovered by car. Just 2 miles from the downtown is the lush forest reserve land of the Makiki Valley and a switchback road takes you up toMt Tantalus. The circular route is breathtaking in more ways than one! From here you can access the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve and Puu Ualakaa State Park. Hter is also a curious and

Windward Oahu, the island's eastern side, parallels the Koolau Range along its entire length. Sheltered here is Hanauma Bay with its gorgeous turquoise waters and first class snorkeling. Kailua - the third-largest city on Oahu - lies just south of where the Pali Hwy meets the windward coast, and features a fantastic beach. In the town of Laie there is a fascinating, and enormously popular Polynesian Cultural centre.

Hawaii's Plantation Village, is the former sugar-processing town of Waipahu to the west of Pearl Harbor, which recreates the industry which brought the many different Asian cultures to these shores, all leaving their mark on the local character.

Oahu's North Shore is synonymous with surfing, featuring famous names such as Sunset Beach, the Banzai Pipeline and Waimea Bay that boast 9 ft waves.