We spent the first couple of days living Amy's dream; grabbing a buffet breakfast (fruit, pastries, cereals, doughnuts, etc - as much as you could fit into your breakfast bag), heading down to the beach, reading a book/football magazine, swimming, dozing, more swimming and nibbling at our breakfast bag!! Arh - the serenity!
Two days of that was enough for James (& most men) so we got away from the beaches and walked up the islands most famous volcano - The Diamond Head (no - it didn't erupt). We snorkelled over the reef at Hanauma Bay - chasing some very exotic fish (& eels). We watched some traditional Hawaiian dancing but didn't have the nerve to join in (although Amy had the moves). We went on a 2 hour Whale Watching tour and saw the tail of one whale for 3 seconds (it was a nice boat ride).
But our favourite day was spent at Pearl Habour where we soaked up the history of one of the worlds most important battles. When the Japanese attacked the US fleet at Pearl Habour (not Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett or Kate Beckinsale) on December 7th 1941, it brought the USA into World War 2 - on the Pacific & European fronts. Destroying battleships, aircraft, and 2,402 people, the Japanese only took a minor 65 casualties! 
Our visit there included a tour of the US Bowfin Submarine - our favourite part of the day, seeing how cramped and claustrophobic their living conditions were! We also toured the USS Missouri Battleship, which served in WW2 and famously hosted the signing of the terms on surrender by the Japanese, ending the worlds most costly war (as you can see, this history fascinates James!)
We both found that Hawaii was definitely worth a visit (for different reasons....)
