Go to the beach! Kailua Beach is great, as is Lanikai. Lanikai tends to be more crowded, but is just as beautiful. There are also a few shops in Kailua, good parks, and a few hiking trails. Hiking Mount Olomana is for people with more experience, but the Maunawili Falls trail is much easier. The Lanikai Bunkers hike is a fairly steep but short hike that provides wonderful views of Lankai Beach and Kailua from the top. The Kawainui Marsh trail that runs alongside the levy is a good place to ride a bike or jog in the early morning or evening (there is no shade so it's hot during the daytime). The big one though is kayaking. Go to the shop nearby for rentals and then kayak out to the islands.They also have windsurf, stand up paddling, snorkel, boogie board and bike rentals.

Other things to do on the Windward side include: a stop at the Pali Lookout (can be windy); a visit to the heiau (sacred place to Native Hawaiians) at Kawainui Marsh; a visit to the Sand Bar on Kaneohe Bay (there are several tour companie that will take you out here for half a day of sun and fun); a helicopter or seaplane ride over the Windward side (beautiful); boogie board at Bellows Beach (open on weekends only); visit Waimanalo Beach; enjoy a rodeo or polo game (Sundays) in Waimanalo; take a horseback ride in Waimanalo; if you have children, take them to the Makapuu tidepools or fly a kite near Sandy Beach; enjoy a plate-lunch and shave ice.

For the golfer's, enjoy a round or two at:

1)  Ko'olau Golf Club, considered to be "The World's Most Challenging Golf Course", rated in Golf Magaine's "Top 100 Courses to Play" and named the "#1 Golf Course on O'ahu" by Golf Digest;

2)   Luana Hills Country Club, perhaps the most beautiful golf course on O'ahu playing at the slopes of Mt. Olomana and the Ko'olau Mountain Range;

3)  Pali Golf Course, a municipal golf course at the bottom of the "Pali Lookout", enjoyed by locals, military and visitors to the island

4)  Olomana Golf Links, located in Waimanalo, offering two distinctly different nines, the front nine plays level with a formidable water hazards at each hole, while the back nine is rolling hills and sand bunkers -- Michele Wie got her start here

5)  Kaneohe Clipper Golf Club, a military golf course for the military only

6)  Mid-Pacific Country Club , a private members only golf club located in Lanikai.  

Play a round of golf while enjoying the beautiful scenes from the fairway or greens.  Witness the slopes of the Ko'olau Mountain Range and the beautiful Pacific Ocean overlooking Kailua Bay and Kaneohe Bay.   Less than 30 minutes driving time from Waikiki.  After noon play with the tradewinds is 2 to 3 clubs difference.  Make your tee time.  Aloha and have fun!