An Old Town
The North Shore of Oahu is well known for its world-famous surf. But it is also home to the quiet town of Haleiwa. Years ago when I was just a child, Haleiwa was already one of the last places in Hawaii that looked like "Old Hawaii". To preserve some of the historic value of Haleiwa in the face of modernization, new developments must preserve the old look of the town. One example is the Haleiwa McDonald's. It was built with an old fashioned look rather than the contemporary design of all other McDonald's on Oahu.
If you are ever in Haleiwa and crave a breakfast other than McDonald's, there is a good hole in the wall called "Ted's Bakery" a few miles past Haleiwa (past Waimea Bay) near Sunset Beach. While mostly known for their pies, they also sell pastries, coffee, sandwiches, and other things for breakfast or lunch.
As more people visited the North Shore either to visit Haleiwa or on their way to the surf spots, traffic became an issue for the residents. To solve this, a highway bypass was built that went around the town so that all traffic did not have to channel through the old road that runs through Haleiwa. Still, if you want to get a glimpse of what old rural Hawaii must have been like, Haleiwa is one of the few places left on Oahu.
