Real Honeymoon: Maui, Big Island, and Oahu

Married in October, 2010, Naomi and Jamie, from Montreal, were smart in wanting to avoid the cold for their honeymoon.  So they up and left for much warmer waters in Hawai'i in December.  With the spirit of adventure in them, they wanted to make sure they were surrounded by nature and have plenty of access for hiking.  So for their honeymoon, they did an island hop and visited Maui, Big Island, and Oahu.

A-Bay

Some of their goals for their honeymoon were to have a good combination of sightseeing and relaxing so they were able to hike, see the North Shore villages, visit the rainforest, snorkel and more.

Akaka Falls

Hotel Hana Coastline

The three factors that were most important for them for their honeymoon were that it had to be fun, relaxing and breathtaking.

North Shore Oahu

Naomi and Jamie were kind enough to share some of their favorite memories from their honeymoon.

• Favourite hotel: Hotel Hana Maui
• Favourite hotel room view: JW Marriott Ihilani (Ko Olina, Oahu)
• Favourite beach: Mokule'ia Beach (Oahu)...also best spot to realize you're standing on the crash site of Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and co.
• Favourite turtle sightings: Black Sand Beach (Big Island) & A-Bay (Big Island)
• Favourite place to get stuck in a flash flood: Tiny mountainside road to Kahakuloa Village
• Favourite candy: Chocolate Donkey Balls (Big Island) and coconut M&Ms
  
• Favourite ice cream: Dole Pineapple Plantation (Oahu)
  
• Favourite spot to watch the sunset: Marina in Lahaina (Maui)
• Favourite breakfast: French toast with coconut syrup
• Favourite lava tube: Volcano National Park (Big Island)
• Favourite free facial: Steam vents at Volcano National Park (Big Island)
• Favourite interactive natural phenomenon: Sleeper (magic) grass
  
• Favourite rainbow-coloured tree bark: Hana Highway (Maui)
• Favourite restaurant: Mama's Fish House (Maui)
• Favourite place to swim face to face with a turtle: Hanauma Bay (Oahu)
• Favourite TV station: Maui Visitor Channel 7
• Favourite place to watch surfers: Sunset Beach at Sunset (North Shore, Oahu)
• Favourite dessert: Chocolate-haupia pie at Ted's Bakery (North Shore, Oahu)
• Favourite place to watch a barefooted, sprinting torch-lighter: Buddha point at Hilton Waikoloa (Big Island)