Diamond Head State Monument - Honolulu National And State Park

  • Address: Diamond Head Road and 18th Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815
  • Phone: +1 808 587 0285 (State Parks)
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  • Website:www.hawaii.gov
Diamond Head State Monument
Diamond Head Road and 18th Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815

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  • This crater of an extinct volcano got its name when Western explorers mistook calcite crystals they found there for diamonds. The historic trail to the 761-foot summit starts inside the crater and is an easy, but steep, 45-minute hike to the top. Stay on the trail, wear appropriate footgear and s... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Standing on the sand of Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head looms large. Some call it Diamond Head Crater. I call it a "must see." Diamond Head is known in Hawaiian as Le’ahi meaning "brow (lea) of the yellowfin tuna (ahi)." It got its English name in the late 1700's when British seamen saw calcite... more on Gohawaii.about.com
  • A major tourist attraction on Oahu, the 350-acre Diamond Head crater can be seen even from the flight into Honolulu airport.   Its vantage point offers some incredible panoramas of Honolulu that you will not be able to find anywhere else.  Though the hike itself may not impress hard-core... more on TripAdvisor

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5.0
Treasures

(September 05, 2002 00:00)

I'm sitting here looking at the spectacular picture I took while there. It is one of my cherished memory treasures. Be sure ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

Diamond Head Crater

...worth climbing endless steps at Oahu's most famous landmark because once your on top...incredible views of Waikiki...not stroller friendly ... Zagat, a user of Zagat. Read full review on Amazon.com

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4.0
Worth the Hike

The view from atop Diamond Head is definitely worth the hike! Even though there were uppper level clouds we could see a long way. You can see so much of the island from up here. We could also see Moloka'i and even Maui (which we were told was unusual). We scheduled this for our first morning know... pixiesnake, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

4.0
Awesome View!!!

I would recommend this to anyone that loves hiking. It only cost $1 and the view from the top is priceless. I was told before I went that it was an easy hike BUT I would say it's ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0
Great view, come early

We hiked Diamond Head on 8th of April. I can really recommend it. Go there early in the morning for sunrise! The park opens at 6am and we took a taxi to get there on time. This time of year it´s not dark anymore at 6am so it´s no problem to hike and see where you´re going. From Diamond Head yo... Sandburg, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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