Good Morning, Happy Labor Day!!!
Yep, directions here can be
confusing, to quote “Being roughly diamond-shaped, surrounded by ocean and
divided by mountain ranges, directions on Oʻahu are not generally described
with the compass directions found throughout the world. Locals instead use
directions originally using Honolulu as the central point. To go ewa
means traveling toward the western tip of the island, "Diamond
Head" is toward the eastern tip, mauka is inland (toward the
central Koolau Mountain range, north of Honolulu) and makai toward the
sea. When these directions became common, Diamond Head was the eastern edge of
the primary populated area; today, with a much larger populace and extensive
development, the mountain itself is often not actually to the east when
directions are given, and is not to be used as a literal point of reference—to
go "Diamond Head" is to go to the east from anywhere on the island.”
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