Welcome to Vacation-Waikiki

SKY Waikiki and RumFire both deliver that golden-hour view — the trick is knowing which happy hour window to hit so you're already seated when the sky turns orange. Waikiki at 7 PM is a...

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....

Most Waikiki-area charters depart from Kewalo Basin — just a short rideshare from any hotel on the strip. The offshore grounds pick up fast once you clear the harbor channel. The first time...

Every Memorial Day, something extraordinary happens on Ala Moana Beach. As the sun dips toward the Pacific, thousands of people — locals, tourists, military families, strangers — gather at the...

If you've heard that Hanauma Bay is stunning — crystalline water, a natural volcanic bowl teeming with sea turtles and tropical fish — you've heard correctly. What nobody tells you is that...