Cosa c'è in programma a Honolulu (Oahu) (Stati Uniti d'America) durante l'anno

Folla al massimo — il mese di punta secondo la redazione, Christmas and New Year

• Rischio

  Box jellyfish influx

  1 gen – 31 dic · di solitoInsetti e malattie

  Eight to ten days after each full moon, box jellyfish come inshore on the south-facing beaches and Waikiki, Ala Moana and Hanauma post warning signs for two or three days. The lifeguards know the dates in advance. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Vog on southerly winds (1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)), North Shore big-wave season (1 nov – 28 feb (di solito)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mag (di solito)), Christmas and New Year (24 dic – 1 gen)

Folla al massimo — il mese di punta secondo la redazione

In febbraio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), Vog on southerly winds (1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)), North Shore big-wave season (1 nov – 28 feb (di solito)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mag (di solito))

Affollato — tra un picco e l'altro, Spring break in Stati Uniti d'America

In marzo non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), Vog on southerly winds (1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mag (di solito))

Affollato — tra un picco e l'altro, Japanese Golden Week

• Stagione

  South shore surf season

  15 apr – 30 set · di solito

  The swell switches round to the south and Waikiki and Ala Moana start working, while the North Shore lies flat enough to snorkel.

• Festività

  Japanese Golden Week

  27 apr – 7 mag · di solitoAffollato

  Japan's run of public holidays at the turn of April into May fills Waikiki, the outlet buses and the Diamond Head trail the way nothing but Christmas does. Rates on Kalakaua move for the whole fortnight. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), Vog on southerly winds (1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mag (di solito))

Affollato — tra un picco e l'altro, Japanese Golden Week

• Festival

  Lei Day

  1 magGrande festa

  The first of May is Lei Day, with a lei contest, hula and music at Kapiolani Park. A small, local, entirely unbranded thing. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Lantern Floating Hawaii

  24–31 mag · di solitoFesta nazionaleAffollato

  Memorial Day evening at Ala Moana Beach Park: several thousand lanterns go out on the water at sunset and about fifty thousand people watch from the sand. Parking on the peninsula is gone by mid-afternoon. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 set (di solito)), Japanese Golden Week (27 apr – 7 mag (di solito)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mag (di solito))

Folla al massimo — il mese di punta secondo la redazione, King Kamehameha Day

• Rischio

  Central Pacific hurricane season

  1 giu – 30 nov

  The season runs from June to the end of November. Direct hits are rare, but a passing system brings days of high surf and rain on the leeward side. Fonte ↗

• Festività

  King Kamehameha Day

  8–14 giu · di solitoFesta nazionaleChiusure

  A state holiday on 11 June. The statue downtown is draped in lei long enough to need a cherry-picker, and a floral parade with pau riders runs from Iolani Palace down to Kapiolani Park. State offices and sites close. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 set (di solito))

Folla al massimo — il mese di punta secondo la redazione, Independence Day

• Festività

  Independence Day

  3–5 lugFesta nazionaleAffollatoChiusure

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 set (di solito)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov)

Folla al massimo — il mese di punta secondo la redazione, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

In agosto non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 set (di solito)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov)

Affollato — tra un picco e l'altro, Aloha Festivals

• Festival

  Aloha Festivals

  1–30 set · di solitoGrande festaAffollato

  A month of Hawaiian music, hula and a royal court, ending with the floral parade down Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 set (di solito)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov)

Media stagione — tra un picco e l'altro

• Rischio

  Vog on southerly winds

  1 ott – 30 apr · di solitoAttività vulcanica

  When the trades drop and the wind swings round to the south, volcanic haze off Kilauea drifts up the chain and sits over Oahu for a few days: flat light, no horizon, sore throats. It depends on the volcano being active. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov)

Affollato — tra un picco e l'altro, Triple Crown of Surfing

• Stagione

  North Shore big-wave season

  1 nov – 28 feb · di solitoStagione del surfRischio

  Winter swell turns the north-facing shores into a spectator sport and closes them to swimming. The beaches that are safe in July are not the ones that are safe now.

• Festival

  Triple Crown of Surfing

  12 nov – 20 dic · di solitoStagione del surfAffollato

  A waiting period rather than a fixture: the contests run on the days the swell shows up, and Kamehameha Highway to the North Shore stops moving when they do. Fonte ↗

• Natura

  Humpback whale season

  15 nov – 15 mag · di solito

  The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February. Boats and swimmers have to stay a hundred yards off. Fonte ↗

• Festività

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novFesta nazionaleAffollatoChiusure

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov), Vog on southerly winds (1 ott – 30 apr (di solito))

Folla al massimo — il mese di punta secondo la redazione, Triple Crown of Surfing

• Festival

  Honolulu Marathon

  13 dicEvento sportivoAffollatoChiusurePrenota presto

  Tens of thousands run it, a large share of them flying in from Japan, and Waikiki hotels price the weekend accordingly. Fonte ↗

• Festività

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dic – 1 genNatale e CapodannoChiusureAffollato

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Box jellyfish influx (1 gen – 31 dic (di solito)), Vog on southerly winds (1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)), North Shore big-wave season (1 nov – 28 feb (di solito)), Triple Crown of Surfing (12 nov – 20 dic (di solito)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mag (di solito)), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)