Welcome to Vacation-Waikiki

Waikiki's gentle waves and sandy bottom make it one of the best beginner surf spots in the world — and yes, kids pick it up faster than adults want to admit. Taking kids to Waikiki sounds like...

Oahu's golf courses come with scenery that makes you forget your scorecard. Valley-side layouts like Royal Hawaiian put dramatic Ko'olau ridgelines right behind every shot. Oahu is one of the best...

Waikiki is famous for beach chairs and ocean breezes, but step back and look up. You're surrounded by volcanic craters, jungle valleys, and coastal ridges that make every postcard look like it was...

If you're eligible to stay at the Hale Koa, you already know the basic selling point: beachfront Waikiki, real resort amenities, rates that civilian hotels can't touch. What you might not know — at...

The beach looks like a postcard. The hotels are stacked almost to the clouds. And on any given day, roughly 72,000 people are crammed into one of the most famous two miles of shoreline on...

Resort pools and $28 mai tais are great. But not every Waikiki trip looks like that — and it shouldn't have to. If you're island-hopping with a backpack, chasing surf breaks, squeezing in a...