Ko Olina Center - Kapolei, Hawaii

joe P.

Monkey Pod is located here a good place to eat. The market/deli has just about everything you could need
I got a poke bowl at the deli it was pretty good I would eat here again. Looking for ice cream go check out Black Sheep Cream Co.very good

Ken K.

One way in which you can get to Ko Olina Center (Ko Olina Station as I call it) is by train. Afterall, as of now, it's a significant, highly popular end-of-the-line train stop. And, as you can imagine, this set of railroad tracks has a fascinating story to tell. Sadly, they lie silent. If only they could highlight their highly significant economic role during those by-gone years.

Why preserve the immediate and distant past? I don't know about about you, my reader, but I've given the subject considerable thought. Here, I believe, are some of the tangible, specific, highly valuable contributions from in-depth research and happy benefits from even a cursory, simple light-hearted searches into the hidden, mysterious past.

Research offers specific informative facts. Names aquire meaning. Places come alive with contextual clues and findings. In the end, a part of the past is reclaimed, rescued, for posterity. The past becomes tangible and "returns to life."

Ko Olina Resort, for example, rose up out of sugar cane fields, populated by ladybugs, and built up over coral and lava tide pools and inlets. Ko Olina Resort gets it's iconic ladybug symbol and logos from this not-so-well-known historic past.

Here again, I will carefully illustrate these specific searches. And, in my opinion, these forays into the past are best told in simple to understand (and remembered) story format. Therefore, you in turn, can consider the value of a family, neighborhood, or even are more far-reaching investigation of your own. (PLEASE NOTE: My historical stories which appear throughout my Google Map posts with their respective storylines.)

Following these "silent" train tracks is just one of my investigative pieces of research. I want to carefully follow these tracks, discover where they lead, as they pass through sugar cane and pineapple fields. I want to know more about the individuals who built the railroad, harvested these crops, for local and overseas markets. They called plantation villages home, and lived in plantation houses and, in time, sought to blend into the local communities throughout the islands.

I will endeavor to tell their account (with recommendations on how you can further delve deeper, much, much greater in-depth into it's fascinating, storied legacies). Hang on, it's story is about to begin. Grandpa will tell the story from his perspective.

These and other stories must be told before it's too late as memories fade and eventually disappear. I tell this accounts as my encouragement to you, my reader. YOU, yes you are living history. PLEASE write the highlights and accounts of your storied, personal life. I believe, everybody has an important, valuable story to tell, preserve and share.

Kelly B.

Beautiful area, lots of boutiques to shop for gifts. And great foods at Monkeypod.

Ryan D.

This was a great place to find less expensive, high quality food and groceries within walking distance to Aulani and other Ko'olina resorts. Our family ate at three of the restaurants here, had ice cream at a fourth place and did some food and souvenir shopping at the ABC store. This little mall almost eliminated the need for a car rental. I say almost, because we like to explore and can't sit still in one place for very long.

trl1971

Parking was a big problem. We left a couple of times because there wasn’t any parking and we didn’t want to wait around. But the times we did go we went to Eggs n Things. The food was delicious and awesome.

Doug K.

We used-to enjoy shopping, beverages and dining here but avoided the complex after they added "parking fees" to spend money there.
We recommend a short drive to Kapolei where there are much more shops, bars, restaurants... with no parking-fees.

Debra W. (. A. R. B.

Lots of shopping here. Food, clothing, stores and so much more. Easy walk from the beach resorts and hotels. I highly recommend this area.

Ray L.

This is a great place for food and shopping. Monkey Pod is quite nice, and if you need trinkets or Hawaiian shirts, this is the place. Parking is crazy!