Booth Playground

Shade is the real selling point here, and if you’ve spent any time at Honolulu playgrounds in the middle of the day, you know how rare that actually is. The trees do serious work keeping things cool enough for the younger kids — we’re talking the 2-to-10 crowd — to actually enjoy themselves without melting. It’s a compact spot, nothing fancy, but there’s a ball field and the basics are covered including restrooms, which parents absolutely appreciate. Don’t show up expecting a sprawling park, but for a quick afternoon outing without cooking in the sun, it gets the job done.