Makiki Trail Hike

The Makiki Trail is in beautiful Manoa Valley.  It has a variety of landscape along the trail and is lush and beautiful.  It is a loop trail, and we decided to go to the left first so that we'd take the steeper side going down instead of up.  Along the trail there were tons of strawberry guava trees and other fruit trees ripe for the picking.  This is a lovely hike and recommended if you want something a little harder than the easy hikes but still very enjoyable.

Taro plants

Crazy pink fluff

Don't forget to take a drive along Tantalus if you're in the area.  It's an incredible road with beautiful views of Waikiki and Diamondhead.

Kuliouou Ridge and Valley Trails

The Kuliouou Ridge and Valley trails are two trails that branch off from the same starting point.  The Valley trail is more green, and the Ridge trail has beautiful views.  The Valley trail is shorter and straightforward, while the Ridge trail is really long and kind of a maze.  I let Blake go ahead of me on the Ridge trail and we didn't find each other again until we reached the trailhead at the end.  My personal suggestion would be the Valley trail, but both of them are beautiful.
Valley Trail:

 Ridge Trail:

Turtle Bay/Kuilima Cove

Turtle Bay is a good snorkeling spot during the summer.  You can park in Turtle Bay's parking lot to get to the cove.  It has a different look to it than some other snorkeling spots on the island, so it is fun to explore.  In the winter, the waves might be too high here to snorkel though, so be careful.