Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Honolulu (Oahu), Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Christmas and New Year

• Risico

  Box jellyfish influx

  1 jan – 31 dec · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Vog on southerly winds (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), North Shore big-wave season (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mei (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Vog on southerly winds (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), North Shore big-wave season (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Vog on southerly winds (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Japanese Golden Week

• Seizoen

  South shore surf season

  15 apr – 30 sep · meestal

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

• Feestdag

  Japanese Golden Week

  27 apr – 7 mei · meestalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Vog on southerly winds (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Japanese Golden Week

• Festival

  Lei Day

  1 meiGroot festival

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

• Festival

  Lantern Floating Hawaii

  24–31 mei · meestalNationale feestdagDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Japanese Golden Week (27 apr – 7 mei (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, King Kamehameha Day

• Risico

  Central Pacific hurricane season

  1 jun – 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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  King Kamehameha Day

  8–14 jun · meestalNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Independence Day

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Aloha Festivals

• Festival

  Aloha Festivals

  1–30 sep · meestalGroot festivalDruk

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

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), South shore surf season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in

• Risico

  Vog on southerly winds

  1 okt – 30 apr · meestalVulkanische activiteit

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Triple Crown of Surfing

• Seizoen

  North Shore big-wave season

  1 nov – 28 feb · meestalSurfseizoenRisico

  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 dec · meestalSurfseizoenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Humpback whale season

  15 nov – 15 mei · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Vog on southerly winds (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Triple Crown of Surfing

• Festival

  Honolulu Marathon

  13 decSportevenementDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

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

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Vog on southerly winds (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), North Shore big-wave season (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Triple Crown of Surfing (12 nov – 20 dec (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 nov – 15 mei (meestal)), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)