Friday, April 20, 2007

What are some fun things to do when living in Oahu? -

Ok so I moved to Oahu to live with my fiance in August and of course it was great to be in Hawaii and live here at first. I mean it is kind of a dream come true right? Well it is December now and it sucks here. There is nothing to do, no way to meet cool people, just nothing. Anyone know how to solve this problem? It is making me resentful of my totally perfect fiance because he is the ONLY reason I am here, which is making me so sad. I know people will probably think, what the hell, why are you complaining about living in Hawaii? But seriously it is just a place to live...Any advice?Thanks :)

I can relate to you. I was born and raised on Oahu and after a while, it just seemed like there I did everything there was to do. But the island is always full of adventure. I like to go hiking up Maunawili, at the end of the hike there is a waterfall, you can swim there and even jump off the rocks. Waimea is also a favorite, just a pretty chill beach. If you re in to ghosts and whatever, there is a place called Morgans Corner. Google it, I would never go but I ve heard of some pretty scary stories. I guess you either have to have lived on Oahu your whole life to know everything there is to do... since some stuff only locals know about, but after a while Oahu isn t that bad. I NEVER get tired of going to the beach everyday....and when you compare it to the mainland... nothing measures up to living on an island.

Are you kidding? Nothing to do? No way to meet cool people? You are out of your mind. There s tons to do you clearly have just not made the effort to research the state and city in which you find yourself.To name just two events, last night was First Friday (first Friday of ever month), tons of people going to all kinds of restaurants, bars and art galleries in downtown Honolulu and few select bars in Chinatown. Then there s Last Friday which is obviously the last Friday of every month at the Honolulu Art Gallery, different themes each time.

There are so many fun things to do in Oahu. You could go to the lagoons....waimea falls....try the jump rock. One of the best is to go to the polynesian center, it is great for cultual expiriences. Obviously there are the beaches, great weather. How about going to new resturants or trying a new flavor of shave ice? :)

I have to agree with the others- if you think there is nothing to do here, then you just aren t looking. But I guess you are looking... here on YA. Every Friday the Honolulu Advertiser has an insert that is full of activities for the coming week. The first Friday, it covers activities for the month ahead. Almost anything you might be interested in will be represented there. Photography classes, hikes, shows. There is always something going on. It sounds to me like you are homesick, you haven t really been able to integrate into your new community yet, you are relying on your fiance to meet all of your needs. You need to put some energy into finding out what is out there in the community get involved in some activities.