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I took “The Bus” or “Waikiki Trolley” to go to downtown and a shopping mall.
The Bus is completely wheelchair accessible.
A bus driver activates an equipped ramp for you at a bus stop.
Also he makes space for you to park and lock your wheelchair for safety.
You just need to tell him where you want to go, then he will let you know at the closest bus stop.
“Waikiki Trolley” is wheelchair accessible too, but not all of them.
I took it once from Ala Moana Center and gladly it was a wheelchair accessible one.
I can found this attention in Japanese.
Also I found “You Have Rights” saying that The Bus doesn’t discriminate the differences of race, sex, age and disabilities.
One day we walked from Waikiki beach to KCC farmers market.
It was kinda hard under the hot sun, though we could see the beautiful Diamond Head clearly.
You need to go a gentle uphill for 20-30 mins.
If you have good strength, please try! hahaha.
You will find cafes and restaurants on the way, so better take a break once in a while.
Unfortunately we couldn’t find any good stuffs at KCC farmers market, so we visited Kapiolani Community College.
You can enjoy so many kinds of flowers and plants.
It is like a botanical garden.
Look at the huge cactuses!!
If you are interested in the history of Hawaii, I recommend Iolani Palace.
The inside of palace is wheelchair accessible, but there are stairs (10-15 steps) at the entrance.
When I visited there, I was told that the lift for the entrance was broken down recently.
I could go up/down by myself and a staff helped to carry my wheelchair.
If you cannot go up/down stairs by yourself, it would be better ask the palace in advance if the lift is operating now.
You will see the inside of palace with a tour group.
The people who can go inside are limited by time, so you can see everything without stress.
An elevator and wheelchair accessible restroom are available.
Really beautiful!
You can also find Kamehameha statue near Iolani Palace!
You know what? You can also visit “Izumo Taishakyo Mission” in Hawaii.
It is very close to China town. Very nice.
There are stairs at the entrance, but the Shinto priest came down and purified for me.
I also had a sacred sake made in California.
Impressive!
I believe I got a good luck in here!
On the day before the last day, I joined dinner cruise tour.
It seems this tour was the only wheelchair accessible cruising tour in Hawaii.
The bus equipped a lift came to pick me up, and the ship had a ramp and wheelchair accessible restroom inside.
You can enjoy the great view from the deck.
The staffs were so kind and let me go to the deck on the top floor.
Feeling so special that I can see the sunset of Hawaii from the sea:)
I had so much fun in Hawaii! During my stay, I saw many Moon Riders (Japanese and other countries’).
People in Hawaii are used to Japanese people, so I highly recommend to visit for Moon Riders who even don’t speak English well.
I wrote this post very very simply, so if you have any questions about the tourist spots etc., please let me know via message!
I will introduce restaurants and cafes in the next post!