The view into Maui’s Haleakala Crater from the summit lookout. The grandeur of Kauai’s Waimea Canyon from its many overlooks. Kalaupapa Peninsula from the top of Molokai’s majestic sea cliffs.

We've counted all of the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question: “What’s your favorite Hawaii scenic lookout?” Your Top 5 scenic lookouts and overlooks are on the pages ahead.

We were after the best places in our Islands with a view—any view, really. The view just had to be your favorite.

The faves you sent our way included lookouts with stunning views as easily accessible as pulling off the road in your rental—the Big Island’s Pololu Valley overlook and Kauai’s Hanalei Valley lookout—and overlooks requiring a bit of hiking for your scenic reward—Oahu’s Koko Head summit and Molokai’s ridge trail view of Pelekuna Valley. Our Facebook ohana’s final Top 5 list of favorite Hawaii scenic lookouts feature both urban and remote panoramas.

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Here’s the Top  5 countdown of our Facebook ohana’s favorite Hawaii scenic lookouts:




The summit of Puu Ualakaa, better known to even longtime Oahu residents as Mt. Tantalus, offers one of the best views of urban Honolulu and the island's south shore—from Diamond Head Crater all the way to the Waianae mountain range. The summit Puu Ualakaa State Park is reached via Round Top Drive, which loops around Tantalus and the ridges above Honolulu, snaking past dozens of million-dollar hideaways-with-a-view. The drive has several lookouts—the best after Puu Ualakaa being a sweeping view of residential Manoa Valley.




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