the West Side
Wet'n'Wild Hawaii
The island water park, out at Kapolei on the dry side.
Why go
On a west side afternoon with children who have had enough of sand, it is the whole day solved.
The catch
Not open every day out of season, and it is forty minutes from Waikiki with no shade in the car park. Check the calendar before driving out.
- How long
- 4-6 hours
- With children
- Yes
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Paid
- Parking
- Easy
Before you go
- Busiest at weekends
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 40 min | 25.8 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 42 min | 22.3 miles |
| From Ko Olina | 11 min | 4.8 miles |
| From Downtown Honolulu | 34 min | 22.5 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.
- Ko Olina Lagoons10 min awayFour man-made lagoons on the dry west side, each one ringed by rock so the water barely moves.
- Hawaii's Plantation Village14 min awayA reconstructed plantation camp in Waipahu, with houses built in the styles each group brought.
- USS Bowfin and the Submarine Museum22 min awayA Second World War submarine you can walk through, moored beside the Pearl Harbor visitor centre.
- Pearl Harbor22 min awayThe memorial site for the 1941 attack that brought the US into WWII.
- Aloha Stadium Swap Meet23 min awayA large open-air market in the ring road around Aloha Stadium.
- Kuilioloa Heiau25 min awayA heiau on the point at the end of Pokai Bay, out over the water on three sides.