Central Oahu, Hawaii travel guide: things to do, food & where to stay

Overview

Central Oahu is probably the least interesting of the Oahu's regions, but is a good place to stock up on supplies if you're staying on the North Shore.

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Best things about Central Oahu

Dole Plantation

Plan your trip

Best time to visit & weather

Most comfortable: Jan–Dec. Summer highs reach about 89°F; winter lows dip to about 67°F. Wettest: Mar and Nov. (climate data from nearby Honolulu)

Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).

Getting there

From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
HNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu, Oahu — 8 mi away (major hub). Directions
MKK Molokai Airport, Kaunakakai — 60 mi away. Directions

If you have a car, take the H2 or the Kamehameha Highway north from the H1.

Full “Get in” guide ↓

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Places in Central Oahu

Aiea

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Cities

Aiea
Mililani
Wahiawa
Waikele
Waipahu

Get in

If you have a car, take the H2 or the Kamehameha Highway north from the H1.

See

See Dole Plantation

Visitor center and garden daily 9AM-5:30PM; train and maze to 5PM daily. Once a roadside fruit stand, this tourist attraction has been expanded into an elaborate tourist attraction. Among the attractions are a pineapple variety garden, a 20-minute miniature train ride into the surrounding pineapple fields, and the Pineapple Garden Maze, recognized in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest maze. Admission free for site; garden tour $3.75, $3 children; train $7.50, $5.50 children; maze $5, $3 children. Discounts available for U.S. military and Hawaii residents.

📍 64-1550 Kamehameha Hwy, Wahiawaabout 3 mi/5 km N of Wahiawa on Hwy 99, 1 mi/1.6 km N of the jct. with Hwy 80; H-2 north to its end, then continue on Hwy 99, approx 40 min from Waikiki☎ +1 808 621-8408

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Pineapple Variety Gardens‎. A small garden north of Wahiawa at the intersection of State Road 99 and the Waialua turnoff (SR 801), which used to be owned by Del Monte. Displays pineapples in various stages of growth. Not as touristy as the Dole Plantation, and also perhaps a bit more educational. Free.