For all our friends and family coming from afar, we've put this together to help you make plans. Most folks living on-island (and many who've visited) know the beautiful little white sand beach of Malaekahana (pronounced Ma-LIE-kahana) nestled on the windward side of Oahu. But of course we don't expect everyone to know where we're talking about...
Oahu is pretty easy to figure out. The basic distinction is between "Town" - referring to Honolulu, the south part of the island with the airport and most of the people - and "Country"- which generally encompasses all the places out of town. You see the placemark which says "Malaekahana House" on the map above? That's where we're having our celebration, about as far from "town" as you can get. Of course the island's only about 30 miles north to south, so you're never really far from anything there.
The wedding will happen at a house that Talia's family has rented from March 30th - April 6th. Click here to check the place out - its beautiful. We're hoping family and friends coming in can stay as close as possible (or at least as close as you feel comfortable :)...) and spend the week (or more) with us.
Here's the address of the house:
56-207 Kamehameha Hwy, Kahuku, HI
Malaekahana is about an hour's drive from Honolulu and the closest hotel is Turtle Bay, 20 minutes to the north. There are other options closer-by, including several condos managed by Turtle Bay. But a google search for Malaekahana house rentals pulls up a bunch of vacation homes and often will provide the contact info of the owner. Anything that says Malaekahana should be somewhere on the beach either north or south of that little green point of land by the island in the image above. This is where we're hoping having the address of the house will help.Don't worry - its not all fancy beach rentals. Another cool option for folks on a budget (and where we'd end up if left to our own devices) are two campgrounds just a stroll down the beach. Malaekahana State Park and the privately run campgrounds of Friends of Malaekahana are on that little green triangle on the image above, just south of the house. Both take reservations and offer tent camping as well as little cabins.
We hope that sets folks on the right path for now. We'll be using this site to keep you in the loop as plans develop in the coming months. Being close to so many of the people we love, little parties and adventures are certain to abound. We already have some ideas brewing and hope you'll share any you have as well.
