Hikes on the Windward Side

<p>Two graffiti-painted pillboxes crown the ridge behind Lanikai, about a mile round trip with a slick, rooty first pitch. The dawn view over the Mokulua islets is the island's favorite sunrise — expect company.</p>

<p>Two miles round trip up the island's southeastern tip on a paved road-trail. From roughly December to April this is Oʻahu's best shore-based whale watching; interpretive signs mark the spouts' usual lanes.</p>