Driving Directions

Directions: Waimanlo Bay Beach Park

From Waikiki/Honolulu

  1. Take H-1 to Pali Hwy
  2. Take Pali Hwy toward Kailua
  3. Continue onto Kalanianaole Hwy (It will be a smooth, seamless continuation)
  4. Follow sign to Waimanalo by turning right onto Kalaianaole Hwy (It's the same street but the road turns)
  5. Go about 3 - 5 miles
  6. Pass Bellow's Air Force Entrance
  7. Immediately after Bellows look for the main Waimanalo Entrance on the left
  8. Turn Left into the MAIN WAIMANALO ENTRANCE (BEFORE ALOILOI ST BY MCDONALD'S).
  9. If you see Aloiloi St or McDonald's you've gone too far

We will meet at the main entrance by the bathroom building which is up the walkway from the main entrance to the beach.

Directions: Moli'I Garden & Secret Island

Both Moli'I Garden & Secret Island Do Not have an "address" or street number that can be listed. Moli'I Garden & Secret Island are only 45 minutes from Waikiki.

  1. Take the H-1 Freeway west to the Likelike Highway, Route #63.
  2. Proceed up the Likelike Highway and through the Wilson Tunnel.
  3. Descend towards Kaneohe town and exit onto Kahekili Highway, Route #83, heading north.
  4. Continue along Kahekili Highway - note that the road becomes Kamehameha Highway as you pass the historic "Hygienic Store" in the village of Kahalu'u.
  5. In about 10 minutes you will see signs indicating you are approaching the Kualoa Ranch entrance which will be on your left.
  6. Slow Down once you see the sign.
  7. On the right look for a 35 MPH sign and Buss Stop followed by a small marker that states 49-345. That marker is the marker for the entrance to Moli'I Garden & Secret Island.
  8. Turn right into the next right entrance pass the 49-345 marker. It is a dirt/gravel road.
  9. Go down a the hill until you see a small parking area and building. Moli'i Garden is on the top area by the building.

For Moli'I Garden weddings we will meet under the covered pavilion by the parking lot. For Secret Island please go down to the lower level by driving all the way down the hill and park by Boat Dock on the left hand side. To get to Secret Island we must take a boat. Park by the dock and we will meet on the pier. We will take the Boat Over to Secret Island as a group.

Directions: Waialae Beach Park

  1. Drive down Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki (one-way street).
  2. Drive around Diamond Head along the coast (Diamond Head Rd.).
  3. Diamond Head Rd. turns into Kahala Ave. Drive until you see Waialae Beach Park on the right side, just before you reach Waialae Country Club or Kahala Mandarin Hotel.

We meet on the lawn at Waialae Beach Park, right next to the parking lot.

Directions: 50 First Dates/Eternity Beach

From Waikiki/Honolulu

  1. Take H-1 East towards Diamond Head
  2. Continue onto Kalanianaole Hwy
  3. Go through Hawaii Kai and Pass Hanauamua Bay
  4. Turn right into the Blow Hole Outlook
  5. We will meet in the parking lot.

Directions: Makapu'u Beach Park

From Waikiki/Honolulu

  1. Take H-1 East towards Diamond Head
  2. Continue onto Kalanianaole Hwy
  3. Go through Hawaii Kai and Pass Hanauamua Bay
  4. Pass Blow Hole Outlook
  5. A large sign for Sea Life Park as well as the entrance to Sea Life Park will be on the left-hand side.
  6. Immediately turn Right into the parking lot located directly across from the entrance to Sea Life Park

We will meet in the lower level parking lot by the large silver rail.
The ceremony will be in an sandy patch by the rocky outcroppings to the far left of the beach.

Directions: Waimea Falls

  1. Take H1 West Approximately 20 miles from Waikiki
  2. Take H2 North towards the north shore
  3. Follow H2 about 7 miles until the freeway ends
  4. Highway turns into HWY 99
  5. Take HWY 99 to Highway 83(Kamehameha Hwy)
  6. Take the 83 to the North shore
  7. Pass Haleiwa town and go 5 miles
  8. You will see Waimea Bay Beach park on the left
  9. Before big white bridge
  10. Across the street from Waimea Adubon Park
  11. Turn right into the park entrance and following until you see the entrance.
  12. Park in the nearest parking lot.

We will meet in the lobby entrance

Directions: Waimea Beach

  1. Take H1 West Approximately 20 miles from Waikiki
  2. Take H2 North towards the north shore
  3. Follow H2 about 7 miles until the freeway ends
  4. Highway turns into HWY 99
  5. Take HWY 99 to Highway 83(Kamehameha Hwy)
  6. Take the 83 to the North shore
  7. Pass Haleiwa town and go 5 miles
  8. You will see Waimea Bay Beach park on the left
  9. Before big white bridge
  10. Pull in and park.

We will meet by the parking lot next to the statue

Directions: Sunset Beach

  1. Take H1 West Approximately 15 miles from Waikiki
  2. Take H2 North towards the north shore
  3. Follow H2 about 7 miles until the freeway ends
  4. Highway turns into HWY 99
  5. Take HWY 99 to Highway 83(Kamehameha Hwy)
  6. Take the 83 to the North shore
  7. Pass Haleiwa town and go 5 miles
  8. You will see Waimea Bay Beach park on the left
  9. Go over the white bridge
  10. You will begin to see local stores and signs for shark's cove
  11. You'll see a foodland and Starbuck's Coffee on the right hand side. Pass it.
  12. Pass shark's cove
  13. Pass Sunset Beach Church and Sunset Beach Elementary School
  14. Sunset Beach is on the left hand side however the small blue "sunset beach sign" is on the right hand side across the street from the beach.

We will meet at the parking lot across the street from the beach by the blue Sunset beach sign next to the bathroom building. Depending upon how crowded it is, we may relocate to another more private area of sunset beach. Please tell your guests to stay in their cars and wait.

Directions: Turtle Bay

  1. Take H1 West Approximately 20 miles from Waikiki
  2. Take H2 North towards the north shore
  3. Follow H2 about 7 miles until the freeway ends
  4. Highway turns into HWY 99
  5. Take HWY 99 to Highway 83(Kamehameha Hwy)
  6. Take the 83 to the North shore
  7. Pass Haleiwa town and go 5 miles
  8. You will see Waimea Bay Beach park on the left
  9. Go over the big white bridge
  10. You will begin to see local stores and signs for shark's cove
  11. Pass shark's cove
  12. Pass sunset beach
  13. Entrance to Turtle bay is on the left
  14. Turn left into Turtle Bay resort
  15. Go through the security gate

For beach weddings, follow signs for the horse stables and park in the open parking area by the playing field close the barn. Please DO NOT park in the parking area at the barn. We will meet by the cars.
For pavilion or chapel weddings, we will meet at the chapel/pavilion.

Directions: Ko'Olina Lagoon

From Waikiki/Honolulu

  1. Take H-1 West away from Diamond Head
  2. Stay on H-1 West for about 13 miles
  3. H-1 will end and turn into Kam Hwy, Stay on Kam Hwy
  4. Take the Ko'Olina Exit
  5. Go through the security gate
  6. Turn right at the Ihilani Hotel Entrance/Parking Entrance.
  7. Park directly ahead at the free parking area. Parking is very limited. If no free parking is available you can valet for $25 at the Hotel or you can park in pay, self parking for $20. If you are NOT a guest of the Ihilani hotel and the wedding is not registered with the resort they will not validate your parking and you cannot use the Hotel facilities.

We will meet at the back of the hotel lobby in the seating area. We will be behind the front desk area.

Directions: Paradise Cove at Ko'Olina

From Waikiki/Honolulu

  1. Take H-1 West away from Diamond Head
  2. Stay on H-1 West for about 13 miles
  3. H-1 will end and turn into Kam Hwy, Stay on Kam Hwy
  4. Take the Ko'Olina Exit
  5. Go through the security gate
  6. Turn right immediately after the security gate and turn into paradise cove luau. Ask security for parking directions.

*We are NOT allowed on site prior to our contract start time so please do not arrive too early.
Bridal Party and guests will not be permitted in even if they show up early. There is little seating and almost no shade outside Paradise Cove. There are also no restrooms, stores or restaurants outside of Paradise Cove either. Paradise Cove is very strict on this policy and will not budge. Please tell your guests to be on-time but not too early or else they should expect to wait.

Directions: Princess Bay

From Waikiki/Honolulu

  1. Take H-1 West away from Diamond Head
  2. Stay on H-1 West for about 13 miles
  3. H-1 will end and turn into Kam Hwy, Stay on Kam Hwy
  4. Take Kam Hwy into Makaha & Waianae
  5. You will pass McDonald's, Taco Bell and Waianae High School
  6. After Waianae High School, Look For Makaha Cabana's Condo's on the left hand side
  7. Park Street side next to Cabana's Condo's.

*It can be very hard to see and is gated! The exact address is: 84-965 Farrington Hwy Waianae, HI 96792
You will need to park street side just outside of Makaha Cabana's gated entrance. DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING OUT OR VALUABLE IN YOUR CAR!
We will meet you by the large rock located by the Welcome sign between the two gates.

Directions: Chinaman's Hat

From Waikiki/Honolulu

  1. Take H-1 to Pali Highway
  2. Take Pali Highway towards Kaneohe
  3. Take the Kaneohe Exit
  4. Head North/West onto Kamehameha Highway (Kam Hwy)
  5. Take Kam Hwy for about 15 minutes.
  6. Kualoa Point State Recreational Park will be on the right
  7. Turn Right into Kualoa Point State Recreational Park
  8. Turn left into the very first parking area.

We will meet at in the parking lot of the very first parking area on the left hand side.
Please tell bridal party members to park and wait in cars as we will probably be driving to another part of the park. This is the meeting area.

Directions to Lanikai and Kailua Beaches

From Kailua

  1. From the Waikiki take H1 to the Pali Highway (61).
  2. Take the Pali over to the Windward side of Oahu.
  3. Stay on the Pali at Kamehameha Highway the Pali Highway turns into Kalanianaole Highway.
  4. Take Kalanianaole Highway to Kailua Rd. You will not need to make a turn onto Kailua Rd, just bear to the left where Kailua rd meets Kalanianaole Highway.
  5. At the triangle intersection of Kailua Road and Kuulei Road, bear to the right to stay on Kailua Road.
  6. At the second signal intersection, make a left turn to stay on Kailua Road.
  7. Go through the intersection of Kailua Rd and Kawailo Rd and you will be in the park.
  8. If this lot is full simple go back out to Kawailo Rd and follow it around the park.

We will meet you at the boat house (where they store the canoes and kayaks) by the first main parking lot.

From Lanikai

  1. Lanikai Beach is just past Kailua Beach.
  2. Follow the same directions to Kailua beach but instead of parking take Kawailo Rd to Aalapapa Dr.
  3. Aalapapa Dr and Mokulua Dr from a large one way loop that along with their side streets encompass the area know as Lanikai.
  4. Aalapapa Dr leads into Lanikai and Mokulua Dr leads out of Lanikai.
  5. There are many two way streets in the area that connect Aalapapa Dr and Mokulua Dr making it easy to change directions while in the loop.
  6. To get to Lanikai Beach find parking along Mokulua Dr or one of its many side streets.
  7. On Mokulua Dr there are many public access points to the beach. Parking is street side.

The best part of Lanikai beach is before Onekea Dr. So try and find parking before this street. When parking in this neighborhood try and keeping mind that this is a residential area. Please do not block people's driveways or trample their yards. We will meet at the public beach access point by Onekea Dr.

Keiki Beach

  1. Take H1 West (Approximately 20 miles from Waikiki)
  2. Take H2 North towards the North Shore
  3. Follow H2 about 7 miles until the freeway ends
  4. Highway turns into HWY 99
  5. Take 99 to Highway 83 (Kamehameha Highway)
  6. Take 83 to the North Shore (5.7 miles past Hale'iwa Town)
  7. You will pass Waimea Bay on the left.
  8. After the stop light, you will see a fire station on the left and a Foodland on your right.
  9. Within a few blocks you will see a School Zone sign with a yellow warning light on the right. (picture below).
  10. The Ke Iki Beach driveway is marked by a red Sterman Realty sign on the left about 100 yards past the school zone sign
  11. Turn in and park street side by Keiki Beach Bungalows.
  12. Do not enter the bungalows (private property)

We will meet street side in front of the bungalows
We will enter the beach through the public beach access point to the left of the bungalows

Directions to the Romance Specialists Office Building

The Romance Specialists has an office off of Ward Avenue in Honolulu and all meetings are by appointment only. Many of our vendors (coordinators, photographers, ministers, etc...) work in the field or out of their home offices so please do not drive to any of the listed contact addresses without an appointment so that you do not accidentally intrude on their private space. Our office on Ward is within a professional office building located about 15 minutes from Waikiki and you are welcome to visit but it is by appointment only so please call us (808) 839-8052 to schedule an appointment. At the time you schedule your appointment we will provide you with detailed directions to our office. For Maui clients, our resident coordinator will come to your location or we will arrange a designated meeting area. Mahalo & Aloha.