Here's what I did:
Day 1:
Wander around Waikiki. Did snorkeling off Waikiki beach. I thought it
was great but learned later it's considered bad. There were colorful
fish, just not many.

Day 2:
Went to a military beach (Bellows) to body surf and boogie board.
Stopped at Pali lookout. Drive was nice. You need an enlisted person
with you to get in.

Day 3:
Polynesian Cultural Center & North beech. Huge waves at North Beach.
Polynesian Cultural center is a tourist trap and moneymaker for the
Mormans.

Day 4:
Climbed Diamond Head in the morning, then to Hunama Bay for snorkeing.
This was great! Also went to the "blow hole." Scenery was tops.

Day 5:
Perl Harbor. Put priority on USS Missouri.

Day 6:
Catamaran trip with snorkeling. Saw doplhins, flying fish, about 6
whales, sea turtles and lots of fish while snorkeling.

Each day ate at a good resturant. Duke's in Waikiki is a rip off.

On Jan 14, 5:11 pm, "Pete C." wrote:
Never Enough Money wrote:

Just returned from Oahu, Hawaii. Stayed with my daughter that lives
there to save mega $$ in hotel costs. I was in a high end gift shop in
Waikiki. They have some stunningly beautiful boxes made of a variety of
woods, including monkey pod, lined with cedar. They were about 30
inches by 24 inches by 20 inches. One was $4100, the other two which
had curved tops were $4600. Ouch.

Anyway, I can make these things. And bigger.

So I was wondering what box making books the gropu recommedns. Two I
found a
Box-Making Basics by David M. Freedman
and
Tauton's Illustrated Guide to Box Making by Doug Stowe

Any recommendations?

BTW, I can probably design and build a box without a book but I've
found sometimes a $20 book can prevent a $200 mistake.

Cheers.No recommendations on boxes, however I will be in Oahu / Waikiki next
month (never been before) so any suggestions on things to see/do?

Pete C.