The Mesmerizing Christmas Display In Hawaii With Over 80,000 Glittering Lights
You know that one house that goes all out for Christmas and is well-known across town? Many people affectionately refer to it as the Griswold House as a nod to one of our favorite holiday classics, Christmas Vacation. Well, in Hawaii, we don’t just have a single house: there is an entire street that gets decked out in lights every December and puts on one of the best holiday light shows on Oahu. Christmas display you won’t want to miss.
Known as the Waikele Christmas Lights, this street in central Oahu holds nothing back when it comes to holiday cheer. The entire street transforms into a magical wonderland every year, and you won’t want to miss it.
The Waikele Christmas Lights began more than 20 years ago with one family and a single strand of Christmas lights but has since become a major event attracting families from across the island. The extensive synchronized light show now features more than 80,000 LED lights and five miles of electrical wiring all controlled by a computer that orchestrates the lights to dance to the music.
There are two different lights shows, which alternate daily, and last approximately 38 minutes before they begin again. And yes, it is as magical as it sounds.
The display attracts visitors from across the island, and the show is so impressive that it was actually featured on the ABC special, "The Great Christmas Light Fight" in 2015.
Fun fact: the entire lights show is powered by the sun. Solar panels produce more than enough electricity during the day to power the lights at night. How cool is that?
The lights are displayed nightly from December 1 to 31 from 7 to 9:30 p.m., so you have plenty of time to check out the magic for yourself before the lights are shut off for another year.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it, though: this incredible footage might not be quite as magical as it is in person, but it’s a good substitute if you live on one of the neighboring islands.
The street is closed to vehicular traffic during showtimes, and we hope you can find parking in the surrounding neighborhood. Click here for directions to Anapua Place, and here for more information about the incredible Christmas display.
For another incredible holiday lights display in Hawaii, check out the beautiful and mesmerizing Honolulu City Lights.
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With more than 10 years of experience as a professional writer, Megan holds a degree in Mass Media from her home state of Minnesota. After college, she chose to trade in her winter boots for slippahs and moved to the beautiful island of Oahu, where she has been living for more than five years. She lives on the west side but is constantly taking mini-road trips across the island and visits the neighboring islands whenever she can getaway. She loves hiking, snorkeling, locally-grown coffee, and finding the best acai bowl on Oahu.
