{"id":625,"date":"2015-07-05T01:10:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T06:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/?p=625"},"modified":"2015-07-05T01:12:09","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T06:12:09","slug":"makapuu-lighthouse-hike-in-oahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/makapuu-lighthouse-hike-in-oahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Makapu&#8217;u lighthouse hike in Oahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This hike was a paved hike that was short, fast, and somewhat flat. We did it with our friends and had a lot of fun hiking along the coast and seeing the amazing views of Hawaii like this view of the koko head crater.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1840-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1840-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1840-1024x765.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trail has a low cement border to keep you from falling off.<br \/>\nIt is well marked and very clean.\u00a0 Some folks were riding bikes on the trail when we were there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5831-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5831\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5831-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5831-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the first viewpoint, you get a nice view of the koko head crater.<br \/>\nWe will put a whooping on koko head before we head out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-631\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5835-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"koko head crater\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5835-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5835-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trail goes on for about 2 miles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5837.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-632\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5837-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5837\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5837-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5837-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-633\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5840-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5840\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5840-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5840-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the last few viewpoints, you get great views of the pacific ocean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1843.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-627\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1843-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1843\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1843-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1843-1024x765.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The top lookout has a great view of a small island.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5847.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-634\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5847-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5847\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5847-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5847-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-628 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1848-e1436074782640-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1848\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1848-e1436074782640-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1848-e1436074782640-765x1024.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1848-e1436074782640.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t get to go to the lighthouse because it was government property but we got a pretty good view of the lighthouse from the trail.\u00a0 There is a trail that leads to the lighthouse, but that trail is private property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-629 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1852-e1436075522674-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1852\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1852-e1436075522674-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1852-e1436075522674-765x1024.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/home\/apluscom\/roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_1852-e1436075522674.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hike is very easy and only takes about 1 and 1\/2 hours if you move briskly and do not stop a ton.\u00a0 If you have little kids and stop quite a bit, the hike will take more around 2 hours.\u00a0 It is well worth the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This hike was a paved hike that was short, fast, and somewhat flat. We did it with our friends and had a lot of fun hiking along the coast and seeing the amazing views of Hawaii like this view of the koko head crater. The trail has a low cement border to keep you from &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/makapuu-lighthouse-hike-in-oahu\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Makapu&#8217;u lighthouse hike in Oahu<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14,4,28,24,23,20],"class_list":["post-625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-epicsummerroadtrip2015","tag-hiking","tag-makapuu","tag-natureboys","tag-yonderkids","tag-yonderoahu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":636,"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625\/revisions\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.roadtrippingforkids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}