Oh my, good thing I’ve read this forum. We are bound to Honolulu in February and will be staying near Waikiki beach. Now that you mentioned tamed birds on the beach, I can’t help but stress about it, as well as the question of whether there are any other beaches in Oahu without any types of birds on the sand.

We went to Florida two years ago and it was a disaster. I’ve come to realize that beaches (and a lot of other places) in the US are full of birds. I started missing beaches in South East Asia where I can just relax under the sun.

I totally understand how your wife feels whenever there are birds around. I’ve had the same phobia since I was a child and people just tend to laugh at it whenever I freak out. I guess because birds are considered nuisance or just part daily life. It’s not for us. [We] can spot birds, hear them, and sense them, then a raise of heartbeat and tension follows. The body just immediately converts into defense mode and everything is just stressful.

Well, thanks for sharing. I hope that we’ll enjoy our trip no matter what.