Category: Oahu Zipline News
Hawaii is famous for lots of reasons: Hawaii Five-0, beautiful white sand beaches, President Barack Obama. The list is endless. What the island paradise isn’t typically known for is ranching, although you’ve probably seen one particular ranch on Oahu more times than you realize. Jurassic Park, 50 First Dates, Kong: Skull Island and Lost all […]
Most people say that ziplining began in Costa Rica in the 1970s. We have a video here that shows a WWII Zipline in the Pacific. We are not claiming that ziplining was invented on the USS Missouri—which is located at Pearl Harbor, Oahu—but if you watch this video you can see what clearly looks like […]
Update on Waikiki Zipline Project The Waikiki Zipline at Hilton Hawaiian Village was scheduled to open Summer 2015, but the six-month pilot project has been delayed. The company is addressing concerns of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and completing an environmental assessment. The environmental assessment is halfway complete according to Robert Martin, president of […]
The tragic death of 12-year old Bonny Sanders Burney of South Carolina while ziplining at summer camp has closed the camp’s zipline. It has also led to many questions about safety when ziplining in Oahu. What happened at that zipline in South Carolina? The single rope between the zipline and Bonny’s harness snapped and she fell into a ravine 20 […]
Oahu is a world class destination and Oahu ziplines are quickly becoming the hottest thing to do. Last week, Rihanna visited Oahu and after attending a wedding she went ziplining. Yes Rihanna ziplined on Oahu. There is proof. #Rihanna preparing to zip line in Hawaii #ButIsItNEW A video posted by ButIsItNew (@butisitnew) on Apr […]
A Waikiki zipline is being considered at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Waikiki’s largest resort. Waikiki Beach Activities Ltd. (WBA) has received permission from the State of Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources and from the Hilton Hawaii Village to build the zip line. The zipline will launch from the 6th floor of the Hilton’s […]
Oahuziplines.com cares about Oahu. In doing so we only promote and encourage guests to visit environmentally conscious ziplines. Currently all of the ziplines on Oahu and those being built have employed environmentally sensitive methods to mitigate harm of our forests and other natural settings. Ziplines have their origins in environmental friendliness when scientists in Costa Rica would use […]