Welcome to Vacation-Waikiki

The USS Arizona Memorial is free to visit — but the timed boat program requires an advance reservation through Recreation.gov. Book early, especially for summer visits. Every year, thousands of...

That extra line on your Waikiki folio isn't a mistake — here's what it's actually paying for. A newlywed couple checked out of the Royal Hawaiian and discovered they owed $500 in resort fees —...

Waikiki's famous two-mile beach is best in the morning or late afternoon — that's when you get the widest sand, the softest light, and actual room to breathe. There's a moment most first-timers...

Waikiki's best things are free — the beach, the sunsets, and the view of Diamond Head haven't changed. Everything else is a planning problem. Waikiki has a reputation. Oceanfront hotels, $18 mai...

Kahanamoku Beach, at the western end of Waikiki near the Hilton Hawaiian Village, is one of the few sections of Waikiki Beach where commercial wedding permits can actually be obtained. Here's the...

Ten days in Waikiki is the right amount of time — if you pace it right from day one. The most common Waikiki vacation mistake is painfully obvious once you've made it: you pack too many...