its own cultural programming budget, offering free music every night and free activities every day, from lei-making to hula and free performances twice weekly from dancers and musicians from the Polynesian Cultural Center. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, file) MANOA FALLS HIKE This is one of the most popular hikes on Oahu, loved by tourists and locals for its natural beauty. Fair warning: Although it's only eight-tenths of a mile (1.2 kilometers), it's not exactly a cakewalk, but if you want something different or easier you can always go to the state's trail website -- http://goo.gl/hY4QL -- to find your path. USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL This popular site at Pearl Harbor is actually a grave, a resting place for crew members who died in the Pearl Harbor attack of Dec. 7, 1941. Visitors can see it on a first-come, first-serve basis, and many do to see a significant piece of history and pay respects to those who died. HAWAII STATE ART MUSEUM The Hawaii State Art Museum is free and well-located in historic downtown Honolulu, offering a bonus of seeing other historic buildings in the neighborhood. It's open five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday, and offers rotating exhibits. In an earlier post, I mentioned the Bishop Museum.  I too lived there for over 4 years in the 70's.  I loved every minute I was there.    I never experienced any  racism against me because I was I white.   It is easy to see the societal strata that exists there though.   The Hawaiian people