Hale Koa in the Hawaiian language means Warrior House.  That was the name of hotel where I stayed during my just completed visit to the island of Oahu.  Since the Hale Koa is an Army MWR (morale welfare and recreation) property, I suppose you could say it was aptly named.  Although nice place to stay works equally well, but I guess that is a pretty lame name.  Unless it translates to something cool sounding in Hawaiian.  Here, see for yourself:

I paid extra for the ocean view room, and this was the view of the ocean from my balcony.

From another angle I could also see the hotel sprawl that is what makes Waikiki Waikiki.

This pigeon was enjoying the view from my balcony every morning I was there.  I don’t expect he paid extra though.

This big old Banyan tree was a dominant feature in the courtyard.

And the coconut trees were nice as well.

As far as that goes, the entire property was pretty nicely landscaped.

The Hale Koa also features a big open air lobby, in the Balinese style…

All in all, not a bad hotel to spend a few days at a decent price (although you have to be military or a DoD civilian to partake).