FYI
- Beach and surfer area a little more remote from the rest of the island
- Lot of movie filming locations
- Huge surfing competitions in the winter months
FOOD
- Turtle Bay resort- (Forgetting Sarah Marshal movie)
- Only for rich people to stay- but anyone can check out the restaurants
- Sunset at Turtle Bay – Bar/Dining area PERFECT for sunset
- Great for dinner, or grab a drink at the bar
- Live music 5-8pm
- No online reservations- helps to call +18082936020
- Roys Beach House – online reservations
- Lunch: 12pm-2:45pm Dinner: 4:30pm-8pm
2. Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck (Haleiwa)
- Original in Haleiwa, but now have more locations
- Insanely busy, long wait times, impossible to park but amazing food
- Parking lot= nightmare
- Just south there’s restaurants/shops with parking
- Others
- Matsumoto Shave Ice, Ted’s Bakery
HIKES
- Waimea valley trail – 2mi, easy
- Botanical Gardens and waterfall at the end
- Parking at Waimea Botanical Garden
- Have to pay to enter admission ticket here includes Botanical Garden
- Overall not really worth it for the price
- Ehukai Pillbox Hike 2.3 mi easy-moderate
- Trailhead and parking lot: next to Sunset Beach Neighborhood Park
- Little steep but can be hard if it rained recently