The Stunning Island of Oahu, Hawaii - Visit Paradise on Earth in 4K!!

Come and explore the highlights of the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. Koko Crater is an extinct tuff cone located on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu near Hawaiʻi Kai. It is northeast of Hanauma Bay and south of the Koʻolau Range. Its elevation is 1,208 ft (368 m), making it the tallest and most preserved tuff cone in the area. During World War II, the U.S. military built bunkers on top of Koko Crater with a railroad leading to its summit. Within this park is the Koko Crater Trail, which is a .42-mile-long trail that uses the now-abandoned railroad as its pathway. Mokoli'i Island (Chinaman's hat) is a little cone-shaped lump of lava off Kualoa Point. This historical island has a rich Hawaiian oral tradition that tells of a battle between a huge dragon and Hi'iaka, the sister of goddess Madame Pele. In the past, this little chunk of land was part of Oahu, but through years of erosion, it has separated. It is possible to walk there from Kualoa Regional Park during low tide. You can also surf or kayak there. Mokoli'i peaks just shy of 210 feet (64m) in height above sea level. Waimea Bay is the deepest bay on Oahu’s North Shore and the birthplace of big-wave surfing, especially in winter. Between November to February, waves reach up to 40 feet in height, challenging even the most expert surfers. Kualoa Ranch is a 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) private nature reserve and working cattle ranch, as well as a popular tourist attraction and filming location on the windward coast of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It is about 24 miles (39 km) from Honolulu, and 32 miles (51 km) from Haleiwa. The ranch consists of 3 valleys: Kaʻaʻawa Valley, Kualoa Valley, and Hakipuʻu Valley. More than 79 movies and TV shows have been filmed at Kualoa over the years, including Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Mighty Joe Young, 50 First Dates, You, Me and Dupree, Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., Pearl Harbor, Windtalkers, Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Jumanji, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Snatched, and Lost. Magic Island peninsula (made of dredged coral) was built onto the reef off Ala Moana Beach Park in the 1960s (completed in 1964). It was supposed to be the location of a new resort hotel, but the hotel was never built. So the peninsula was instead turned into a public park. The peninsula was later renamed to 'Aina Moana (meaning “land from the sea”), but people seem to prefer the name Magic Island and still call it that way today. Diamond Head, known as Lēʻahi in Hawaiian, was given the name Diamond Hill in 1825 by British sailors who discovered sparkling volcanic calcite crystals in the sand and mistook them for diamonds. The name later became Diamond Head. The interior and adjacent exterior areas were the home to Fort Ruger, the first United States military reservation on Hawaii. Only Battery 407, a National Guard emergency operations center, and Birkhimer Tunnel, the Hawaii State Civil Defense Headquarters (HI-EMA), remain in use in the crater. Diamond Head Beach Park, also formally known as Kuilei Cliffs Beach Park, is the spot you venture to, when you want to get away from busy Oahu beaches and the Waikiki scene. Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility. The Lighthouse was featured on a United States postage stamp in June 2007 and is featured in the music video for Katy Perry's song Electric. Ala Moana Beach Park as we know it today rests on reclaimed land that was once swampy marshland. In 1931, the Parks Board designated the land as Moana Park and initiated development. Protected by a shallow reef offshore, it is one of the most popular open ocean swimming sites in Hawai’i, with an estimated 4 million visitors annually. King Kamehameha I united the Hawaiian Islands into one royal kingdom in 1810 after years of conflict. Kamehameha I was destined for greatness from birth. Kamehameha was trained as a warrior and his legendary strength was proven when he overturned the Naha Stone, which reportedly weighed between 2.5 and 3.5 tons. Kamehameha’s unification of Hawaiʻi was significant not only because it was an incredible feat, but also because under separate rule, the Islands may have been torn apart by competing western interests. Waikiki, which means spouting waters in Hawaiian, holds a beautiful history of great water activities in Hawaiian culture. In the 1800s, the Hawaiian royals created Waikiki as their playground, where they enjoyed surfing on longboards. Today, the longboard tradition continues, as the water here provides the best conditions. By 1901, they launched their first large hotel, the Moana Surfrider. Historic hotels dating back to the early 20th century include the beautiful Royal Hawaiian Hotel. --------------------------------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/roger-gabalda/a-little-peace License code: VTASRHYFGZNOBXKU ---------------------------------------------------