Pali Lookout

How many sites have you come across during your vacation planning that made you stop and stare at the picture? When it comes to Hawaii, there are so many sites that are bound to take your breath away and leave you speechless, and certainly one of those sites is the Pali Lookout on Oahu, one of the sites that you get to stop at during your Oahu sightseeing tour. Not only is the Pali Lookout one of the most beautiful views on the entire island, it is also one of the most historically significant sites on the entire island.

Arriving at the Pali Lookout, which is nestled in the Ko’olau Mountains, the first thing that you will find is the high speed of the winds that blow through the elevated location. A short stroll from the parking lot to the lookout point shows just how powerful these winds are, often reaching in excess of 75 miles per hour, and are known to take a hat or two right off the head of a visitor. As you get to the edge, the panoramic view is awe inspiring and gives you an unmatched view of the island’s windward coast, offshore island Chinaman’s Hat Island, and the towns of Kailua and Kaneohe.

While you’re out on an Oahu sightseeing tour, you’ll hear the entire history of the islands, and learn all about the often-violent history of the islands. Visitors are often surprised to learn that at one time, each island was its own kingdom, ruled by a Chief and separate from its neighbor islands. That is, until King Kamehameha the Great set out to unify the island, capturing each island under his rule until each and every island became the Kingdom of Hawaii. The unification of each island resulted in bloody battles, and the Pali Lookout was the site of one of the biggest, and most important battles in the unification of the islands. And while the history of the battles is well known by historians of Hawaii, the details of the battle itself were a bit of a mystery. The construction of the new Pali Highway, connecting Honolulu with the Windward Coast helped to unravel the mystery and shed light on just what happened at this important site. During construction of the highway, the remains of more than 400 ancient Hawaiian warriors were discovered, the result of the Battle of Oahu, where soldiers were either pushed or jumped to their deaths at the elevated location that is now one of the best places on Oahu to visit.

Sites like the Pali Lookout are what makes Hawaii the amazing destination that it is, filled with beauty and history, no matter how tragic it is at times. Your Oahu sightseeing tour will take you all over and share the entire history of the islands, including the unification of the islands and the legend of King Kamehameha the Great.

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