North Shore, Oahu

Aloha and welcome to the Hawaiian leg of my journey. There are an endless array of sites to see in Hawaii but for my trip I concentrated on the island of Oahu. First stop is the infamous North Shore, home to the greatest winter show on water...
The flight from LAX was so long. I knew Hawaii was far away but it was over 6 hours from LAX to Honolulu. The incredible dichotomy of Hawaii´s development takes so much getting used to. You land and instead of Polynesian delight you find traffic, smog, and stores galore...Pretty much like Los Angeles, which begs the question, did I actually go anywhere? Alas, after a 30 minute trip north I have found what I was looking for. Past the pineapple plantations and forests I arrive at Haliewa and its crown jewel, the 7 mile wonder on Kamehameha Highway, The North Shore.
The waves are as magical as I imagined. The waves are at least twice as big as anything else I have ever seen. I love being there, but I find myself being a little bored as there is no development at all on the shore. The other day I walked a mile and a half to get to the nearest restaurant. There is a great little place called Ted's Bakery which is fantastic. It's so interesting as the people on the shore are pleading to not have any development as they feel it will infringe on the land and the Eco-system but I don't understand this at all as the people then get in there SUV's to drive a mile to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks..I think someone has missed the point here..I 'm looking forward to move on the south shore and Waikiki Beach.