Honolulu
Hawaii's Plantation Village
A reconstructed plantation camp in Waipahu, with houses built in the styles each group brought.
Why go
It explains modern Hawaii better than anywhere else on the island: who came, in what order, and how they ended up living next door to each other.
The catch
Guided tour only, on a schedule, and the site is modest. It is in Waipahu, which is not near anything else you are doing.
- How long
- 1.5-2 hours
- With children
- With care
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Paid
- Parking
- Easy
Before you go
- Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-14:00
- Closed Sunday
- Reservation required
- Rarely crowded
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 33 min | 19.1 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 35 min | 15.6 miles |
| From Ko Olina | 20 min | 12 miles |
| From Downtown Honolulu | 27 min | 15.8 miles |
Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.
More on Hawaii's Plantation Village: Official site · OpenStreetMap
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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.
- USS Bowfin and the Submarine Museum14 min awayA Second World War submarine you can walk through, moored beside the Pearl Harbor visitor centre.
- Pearl Harbor14 min awayThe memorial site for the 1941 attack that brought the US into WWII.
- Wet'n'Wild Hawaii14 min awayThe island water park, out at Kapolei on the dry side.
- Aloha Stadium Swap Meet15 min awayA large open-air market in the ring road around Aloha Stadium.
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum18 min awayHangars on Ford Island, still carrying bullet damage from the attack, filled with aircraft.
- USS Arizona Memorial18 min awayA white memorial built over a sunken battleship. Over a thousand sailors are still below.