Wahiawa is an older community with relics of rural life remaining. While the U.S. Army Schofield Barracks and Wheeler Army Air Field are nearby, Wahiawa still hosts some of Oahu 's most sacred treasures. The Wahiawa Botanical Gardens spread across 27 acres, featuring plants from Africa and Australia, Asian camphor trees and gum trees from New Guinea. Another area not to pass up is the Kukaniloko Birthstones, where royal Hawaiian women once bore their children. Don't leave without enjoying lunch at Aloha Korean BBQ or Seoul In (Korean). But the best part is having dessert at Dot's in Wahiawa. While Dot's serves delicious American and Japanese food, it's the pies that have locals from around the island returning again and again.