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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...

vacation-waikiki.com  ·  Travel Guide  ·  Updated April 2026 Imagine your dog’s paws in warm Hawaiian sand, the trade winds ruffling their ears, the Pacific...

Picture this: it's a warm April evening in Waikiki, the sun is melting into the Pacific, and Kalakaua Avenue — the main drag that runs along one of the most famous beaches in the world — has been...

Golden hour at one of Waikiki's beachfront restaurants — timing your reservation right means catching this view from your seat, not from the sidewalk. Every evening in Waikiki, the same dilemma...