Welcome to Vacation-Waikiki

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...

You found the flight deal. The hotel looks gorgeous in the photos. Then you hit "confirm booking"—and noticed the total was a few hundred dollars higher than expected. That moment is Waikiki in...

Waikiki parking options range from free lots near Diamond Head to cheap garages on the Kūhiō corridor — knowing where to go makes a significant difference on the total cost of your trip. Hotel...

Waikiki's shoreline stretches nearly two miles, with Diamond Head rising at the eastern end — a natural landmark that anchors most visitors' first full day on the island. Getting to Oahu takes...