Diamond Head (Le'ahi) State Monument in Oahu

Diamond Head is one of the most famous natural landmarks of Oahu that you will never miss. It's 760 feet high! It's located at the southern part of Waikiki.

The crater of Diamond Head was named by early Hawaiians leahi. This means "brow of the ahi or tuna". They thought the silhouette of the crater looks like brow of a tuna.

According to legend, the crater used to be a worship site by ancient Hawaiian kings. In 1800s, the calcite crystals in the lava rock was mistaken by British sailors as diamond and so they changed the name of the crater to Diamond Head.

The volcano has been has been extinct for more than 150,000 years. People go for the challenge of a one-mile-steep-hike because when they reach the top, they are rewarded with an outstanding and breath taking panoramic view of Oahu's coastline.