Central Oʻahu
Dole Plantation
A pineapple visitor centre with a train, a giant maze, and pineapple soft serve.
Why go
An easy stop with kids on the way to the North Shore.
The catch
Very touristy. Walking in and browsing the shop costs nothing - it is the attractions that charge. The garden tour is $8.50 for adults and $8 for children 4 to 12, and the maze and train are priced separately. The soft serve is the bit everyone actually remembers.
- How long
- 1-2 hours
- With children
- Yes
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Free to enter; garden tour $8.50
- Parking
- Easy
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 46 min | 27.6 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 47 min | 24.1 miles |
| From Hale‘iwa | 15 min | 7.3 miles |
| From Ko Olina | 37 min | 22.9 miles |
Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.
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What else is close
Nearest by road, which is not the same as nearest on a map — and not the same as sharing a region either.
- Kukaniloko Birth Stones6 min awayThe stones where Oahu chiefs were born, in a grove of trees outside Wahiawa.
- Wahiawā Botanical Garden8 min awayA rainforest garden in the middle of the island, on an old sugar plantation's test plot.
- North Shore Country Market14 min awayA Saturday market on the school field at Sunset Beach.
- Laniakea Beach15 min awayA small beach where green sea turtles come up to rest on the sand.
- Old Waialua Sugar Mill15 min awayThe shut sugar mill at Waialua, now coffee roasting, soap making and a few shops in the old buildings.
- Haleiwa Town16 min awayA small surf town with food trucks, shave ice, and slow traffic.