Check out the itinerary and more details about our trip at this medium article written by hkasera@.
![Sunrise at southern Waikiki beach during whale watching tour](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/49f12ac3-555a-4d19-95de-0a2455a028b4_rw_1920.jpg?h=9f611805c4816ff0aa87e63ef45147fe)
Sunrise at southern Waikiki beach during whale watching tour
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![Laniakea beach](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/6838f734-fc4d-4503-b4b5-9d7da1e4e2dd_rw_1920.jpg?h=5706381280669f96bb09968ecbe20e65)
Laniakea beach
![Laniakea beach turtles](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/983e5c56-2555-44fb-8d39-ad679b847990_rw_1920.jpg?h=dbb2f84b1fc9faa7d89242406536dbaa)
Laniakea beach turtles
![Laniakea beach turtles](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/a7951700-5d34-4688-ba72-01c102afc1d4_rw_1920.jpg?h=75764e35c9e67ada44e7fbbfc4ed95be)
Laniakea beach turtles
![Laniakea beach turtles](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/bc3f2456-9fed-48b6-ab40-196df026d988_rw_1920.jpg?h=6421c16c77abbb9e0e863af267a0872d)
Laniakea beach turtles
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![Laie Point State Wayside](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/28d61b3e-161a-4291-b936-14843176de8d_rw_1920.jpg?h=f1fed29c88b100ef973db4dd081ef3fe)
Laie Point State Wayside
![Fireworks at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/7254a92f-8b74-4697-b229-f1934b442500_rw_1920.jpg?h=4c48b3e925886867e7825bf09753c525)
Fireworks at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach
![Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/53981245-a4f9-4fc0-92b9-cfc8bef5c586_rw_1920.jpg?h=be39c7124335603f5f6dc14f0e01e98f)
Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park
![Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/e1b87f53-5fb1-4e1b-b2fe-da2f63ff7b88_rw_1920.jpg?h=0509cca7e101cd449bc38e77af2c4e8b)
Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park
![Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/5c8ec08a-8047-41f9-a567-f820474250fb_rw_1920.jpg?h=6e47f937c4af56513efb6b150e19216e)
Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park
![Hawaiian monk seal at Ka'ena Point State Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/2fd0de12-db93-4945-aa50-e570fca85d5f_rw_1920.jpg?h=1bcf4031b1a30c44bcfae2b3ccfecd3f)
Hawaiian monk seal at Ka'ena Point State Park
![Hawaiian monk seals at Ka'ena Point State Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/fa2fa7f3-7b78-4335-8096-ccba6164ed8a_rw_1920.jpg?h=f9bfbc42ab62ee11a5e9c9f8d602566a)
Hawaiian monk seals at Ka'ena Point State Park
![Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/9e7c398b-478a-4742-901e-2538f2497b64_rw_1920.jpg?h=02c828533128efab06d800a7b3ef76d6)
Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park
![Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/743f4271-e916-4d04-a96f-6c8cbe3053be_rw_1920.jpg?h=17152feac396ed528eb52e60e9707847)
Laysan albatross at Ka'ena Point State Park
![Ring-necked Pheasant](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/3216887c-1878-4d32-a8fa-087e27e255ba_rw_1200.jpg?h=5916ae7c1f10e0497dd69ee6b607d677)
Ring-necked Pheasant
![Ring-necked Pheasant](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/13b29b0a-05d0-4e48-a4b8-e3ead1b8b70d_rw_1920.jpg?h=59d229ac91c236723f468490e2b56c4c)
Ring-necked Pheasant
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![Purslane caterpillar](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/3136cd60-b56b-422e-9d2e-5e865c22a0f1_rw_1920.jpg?h=6d4dd68f49c13f598092cecc05a5995c)
Purslane caterpillar
![Rabbit Island](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/9ee1daa2-85db-4c94-8f88-7742d0b576df_rw_1920.jpg?h=3a54d681a7b0fbd56de7fd82de7fbfee)
Rabbit Island
![Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/818a2202-ba56-4f0a-bb01-b1c82647953d_rw_1920.jpg?h=37822c6e43fce2d50ee491fff3c7beb9)
Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse
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![Red-crested Cardinal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/3244c173-4352-41ba-880b-7ec298c78be8_rw_1920.jpg?h=8089e7719e7eec635ec0f1879d18fbf3)
Red-crested Cardinal
![Red-crested Cardinal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/34a9e004-61c4-4049-a817-4a408e4f1490_rw_1920.jpg?h=3ff6e94aee51b923c794591302d24c70)
Red-crested Cardinal
![Red-crested Cardinal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/4f9da759-38b0-406c-b7cd-ab30235147b4_rw_1920.jpg?h=97e91d7277538ef2bcff6a6f4a8032a0)
Red-crested Cardinal
![Byodo-In Temple](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/a678187a-781e-437e-823d-e54b76663d11_rw_1920.jpg?h=719fbeabab9b624d438cf77e89019722)
Byodo-In Temple
![Byodo-In Temple](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/a61d4058-a4e2-4220-87a7-991704ae60f4_rw_1920.jpg?h=0c70bf81dafc5337176f9327cbb07d6c)
Byodo-In Temple
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![Sunrise at Diamond Head](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/cff2c43ae3c7172f42e39e0babdeacac/dae9f79d-a626-4dd1-99e9-a2f5dc170c3c_rw_1920.jpg?h=79fab1657366e0fba56e40d161aa64ad)
Sunrise at Diamond Head
Fishes at Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden