Diamond head hike and ocean view

Hawaii was one of my dream destination to visit! We planned for our 10th anniversary and I was super excited to see the greenish blue ocean that awaited every morning during our one week stay..

It was our first day in Hawaii. I'd arrived in Honolulu the day before , after a 5 hour long flight from Phoenix. We planned to do the hike right in the morning.

Diamond Head, the saucer shaped crater was formed around 300,000 years ago due to a volcanic activity. The 0.8 mile hike is steep and strenuous with a glimpse into the geological and military history. You will hike to a height of 560 ft to reach the summit.

The hike is easy to begin with gradually becoming not only steeper but also the ground rougher with loose stones.  After a narrow climb of incredibly steep stairs, there is a tunnel with no light leading to a spiral staircase then you clamber out through a gap in the bunker to reach the summit with incredible views.

The narrow stair case

Final step - bunker to reach the incredible views
Light house view from the top of Diamond Head

There is a juice shop, gift store and washrooms available. After the hike we comforted ourselves with a shave ice and fresh pineapple juice served in the pineapple.




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