The tropical landscape surrounding Honolulu offers vast, green forests, rolling hills, and a gently rocking sea—the perfect setting for religious temples and holy grounds. Take a day trip outside of the city to see the deeper religious history of Oahu, from Buddhist temples Hawaiian heiau.
Oahu | Beyond Honolulu
- Barbers Point Lighthouse
- In October of 1796, Captain Henry Barber arrived in the waters of Hawai`i aboard his ship the Arthur. Unfortunately, as he passed the entrance to Pearl Harbor, the ship capsized on a reef. Barber and his crew took to smaller boats, eventually arriving at the southwest tip of Oahu.
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- Byodo-In Temple
- The Byodo-In Temple and the surrounding grounds form the centerpiece of the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
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- Laie Mormon Temple
- Looming on high amidst an immaculately maintained garden, the pillared Mormon Temple in Laie is the first Mormon temple built in the Pacific and at 11,000 square feet, it is also the smallest built by the Mormons.
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- Makapu'u Lighthouse
- Even with GPS systems, radio communications, satellite maps and the general array of other navigational technology, sometimes ships just need a little light to see where they are going.
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- Pu'u O Mahuka
- The culture and beauty of Hawai'i runs deeper than white sand beaches and hula dancers. Hawai'ians were — and continue to be — a people dedicated to honoring that which gave them life: the gods, their ancestors, and the land and sea.
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