Like a string of twinkling Christmas lights, the headlamps stretched into the distance up the mountain. Its pitch black and we can’t find the trail. In the pre-dawn hours on O’ahu we can only see the long row of lights marking the headlamps of hikers on the Koko Crater Stairs.

A trip to the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu is a bit like getting the Disney version of Hawaii, it is a very polished and perfectly manicured look at island life in the South Pacific. Which isn’t to say its not worth a visit, just be prepared for