Welcome to Vacation-Waikiki

Most people pack too much into their first Waikiki vacation—and spend half of it exhausted. After multiple trips to Oʻahu, I've landed on a rhythm that fixes this: relax hard in the first half,...

Seven days in Waikiki sounds like plenty of time—until you realize that Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor, the North Shore, Hanauma Bay, a luau, and approximately 40 restaurants you want to try are all...

Most people pack for Waikiki the same way they'd pack for any warm beach trip — and then spend their first afternoon hunting for mineral sunscreen, wishing they'd brought a light layer for the...

Most first-timers don't realize it until they're standing on Kalākaua Avenue at 7 PM, mai tai in hand, neon reflecting off the wet pavement after a quick shower: Waikiki after dark is a completely...

You're standing on one of the most famous stretches of sand in the world — golden beach, warm turquoise water, Diamond Head rising in the background — and you've got four days to make the most of...

There's a moment somewhere around step 800 of the Koko Head hike when your legs are burning, the sun is full-on, and the ocean behind you is so ridiculously blue that you start laughing a little....