O que acontece em Honolulu (Oahu), Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Christmas and New Year

• Risco

  Box jellyfish influx

  1 Jan – 31 Dez · normalmenteInsetos e doenças

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Vog on southerly winds (1 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), North Shore big-wave season (1 Nov – 28 Fev (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 Mai (normalmente)), Christmas and New Year (24 Dez – 1 Jan)

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), Vog on southerly winds (1 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), North Shore big-wave season (1 Nov – 28 Fev (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 Mai (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Spring break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em março.

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), Vog on southerly winds (1 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 Mai (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Japanese Golden Week

• Temporada

  South shore surf season

  15 Abr – 30 Set · normalmente

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

• Feriado

  Japanese Golden Week

  27 Abr – 7 Mai · normalmenteLotado

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), Vog on southerly winds (1 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 Mai (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Japanese Golden Week

• Festival

  Lei Day

  1 MaiGrande festival

  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 Mai · normalmenteFeriado nacionalLotado

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente)), Japanese Golden Week (27 Abr – 7 Mai (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 Mai (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, King Kamehameha Day

• Risco

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  King Kamehameha Day

  8–14 Jun · normalmenteFeriado nacionalFechamentos

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Independence Day

• Feriado

  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Summer break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Movimentado — entre os picos, Aloha Festivals

• Festival

  Aloha Festivals

  1–30 Set · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

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

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Set (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Meia-estação — entre os picos

• Risco

  Vog on southerly winds

  1 Out – 30 Abr · normalmenteAtividade vulcânica

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Movimentado — entre os picos, Triple Crown of Surfing

• Temporada

  North Shore big-wave season

  1 Nov – 28 Fev · normalmenteTemporada de surfeRisco

  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 Dez · normalmenteTemporada de surfeLotado

  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 ↗

• Natureza

  Humpback whale season

  15 Nov – 15 Mai · normalmente

  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 ↗

• Feriado

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 NovFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Vog on southerly winds (1 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Triple Crown of Surfing

• Festival

  Honolulu Marathon

  13 DezEvento esportivoLotadoFechamentosReserve cedo

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

• Feriado

  Christmas and New Year

  24 Dez – 1 JanNatal e Ano-NovoFechamentosLotado

  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 ↗

Ainda em andamento: Box jellyfish influx (1 Jan – 31 Dez (normalmente)), Vog on southerly winds (1 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), North Shore big-wave season (1 Nov – 28 Fev (normalmente)), Triple Crown of Surfing (12 Nov – 20 Dez (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 Mai (normalmente)), Thanksgiving (25–29 Nov)