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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in O’ahu!
•Your vacation never looked better. This Fodor’s full-color guide paints an unforgettable picture of O’ahu with vibrant maps, vividly illustrated features, and stunning color photos.
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s O’ahu, 2nd Edition provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s O’ahu, 2nd Edition features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in O’ahu.
Experience O’ahu like a local! Fodor’s O’ahu, 2nd Edition includes unique photo-features that impart the island’s culture, covering Pearl Harbor, lively Waikiki, the famous surfing beaches of the North Shore, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in O’ahu!
•Your vacation never looked better. This Fodor’s full-color guide paints an unforgettable picture of O’ahu with vibrant maps, vividly illustrated features, and stunning color photos.
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s O’ahu, 2nd Edition provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s O’ahu, 2nd Edition features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in O’ahu.
Experience O’ahu like a local! Fodor’s O’ahu, 2nd Edition includes unique photo-features that impart the island’s culture, covering Pearl Harbor, lively Waikiki, the famous surfing beaches of the North Shore, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 7
Chapter 1: Experience O’ahu ............ 9
Welcome to O’ahu ............ 10
O’ahu Planner ............ 12
Top O’ahu Experiences ............ 14
When to Go ............ 18
Great One-Day Itineraries ............ 19
Weddings & Honeymoons ............ 20
Kids & Families ............ 22
Cruising the Hawaiian Islands ............ 24
A Snapshot of Hawai’i ............ 26
Chapter 2: Exploring O’ahu ............ 31
Diamond Head & Kapi’olani Park ............ 33
Honolulu ............ 38
Southeast O’ahu ............ 68
Windward O’ahu ............ 72
The North Shore ............ 78
Central and West (Leeward) O’ahu ............ 85
Chapter 3: Beaches ............ 89
Waikîkî ............ 90
Honolulu ............ 94
Southeast O’ahu ............ 94
Windward O’ahu ............ 96
North Shore ............ 102
West Leeward O’ahu ............ 105
Chapter 4: Water Sports & Tours ............ 107
Boat Tours & Charters ............ 108
Boogie Boarding & Body Surfing ............ 110
Deep-Sea Fishing ............ 111
Jet Skiing, Wakeboarding & Waterskiing ............ 112
Kayaking ............ 113
Parasailing ............ 118
Sailing ............ 118
Scuba Diving ............ 119
Snorkeling ............ 121
Snuba ............ 124
Submarine Tours ............ 124
Surfing ............ 124
Whale-Watching ............ 131
Windsurfing & Kiteboarding ............ 131
Chapter 5: Golf, Hiking & Outdoor Activities ............ 133
Aerial Tours ............ 135
Biking ............ 136
Camping ............ 140
Golf ............ 142
Hiking ............ 150
Horseback Riding ............ 153
Jogging ............ 153
Tennis ............ 153
Volleyball ............ 154
Chapter 6: Shops & Spas ............ 155
Shops ............ 156
Spas ............ 171
Chapter 7: Entertainment & Nightlife ............ 175
Entertainment ............ 176
Nightlife ............ 185
Chapter 8: Where to Eat ............ 191
Where to Eat Planner ............ 192
Best Bets for O’ahu Dining ............ 193
Chapter 9: Where to Stay ............ 229
Where to Stay Planner ............ 230
Best Bets for O’ahu Lodging ............ 231
Waikîkî ............ 233
Honolulu Beyond Waikîkî ............ 253
Windward O’ahu ............ 255
North Shore ............ 256
West O’ahu ............ 258
Hawaiian Vocabulary ............ 260
O’ahu Essentials ............ 263
Getting Started ............ 264
Booking Your Trip ............ 267
Transportation ............ 275
On The Ground ............ 280
Index ............ 287
About Our Writers ............ 296
O'AHU IN FOCUS
Exploring o'ahu
Ins & Outs of Waikīkī ............ 49
Pearl Harbor ............ 61
North Shore Surfing & the Triple Crown ............ 79
Water sports & Tours
Snorkeling in Hawai'i ............ 125
Golf, Hiking & Outdoor Activities
Hawai'i’s Plants 101 ............ 137
Shops & Spas
All About Leis ............ 165
Entertainment & Nightlife
More Than a Folk Dance ............ 180
Where to Eat
Lū'au: A Taste of Hawai'i ............ 203
Close Ups
Honolulu’s Made-Up Islands ............ 58
Shangri La ............ 71
Beyond “Tiny Bubbles” ............ 186
Try Some Takeout ............ 200
Musubi ............ 215
Izakaya ............ 221
Shrimp Snacks ............ 227
Condo + Hotel = “Condotel” ............ 251
Maps & Charts
Exploring O’ahu ............ 34—35
Diamond Head & Kapi'olani Park ............ 36
Chinatown ............ 40
Downtown Honolulu ............ 45
Greater Honolulu ............ 56—57
Southeast O’ahu ............ 70
Windward O’ahu ............ 73
O’ahu Beaches ............ 91
Waikîkî Beaches ............ 92
Southeast O’ahu Beaches ............ 94
Windward O’ahu Beaches ............ 96
The North Shore Beaches ............ 102
O’ahu’s Top Three Water Activities ............ 114
Where to Eat in Waikîkî ............ 195
Where to Eat in Ala Moana, Downtown Honolulu & Chinatown ............ 207
Where to Eat in East Honolulu ............ 217
Where to Eat on O’ahu ............ 223
Where to Stay in Waikîkî & O’ahu ............ 237
Chapter 1: Experience O’ahu ............ 9
Welcome to O’ahu ............ 10
O’ahu Planner ............ 12
Top O’ahu Experiences ............ 14
When to Go ............ 18
Great One-Day Itineraries ............ 19
Weddings & Honeymoons ............ 20
Kids & Families ............ 22
Cruising the Hawaiian Islands ............ 24
A Snapshot of Hawai’i ............ 26
Chapter 2: Exploring O’ahu ............ 31
Diamond Head & Kapi’olani Park ............ 33
Honolulu ............ 38
Southeast O’ahu ............ 68
Windward O’ahu ............ 72
The North Shore ............ 78
Central and West (Leeward) O’ahu ............ 85
Chapter 3: Beaches ............ 89
Waikîkî ............ 90
Honolulu ............ 94
Southeast O’ahu ............ 94
Windward O’ahu ............ 96
North Shore ............ 102
West Leeward O’ahu ............ 105
Chapter 4: Water Sports & Tours ............ 107
Boat Tours & Charters ............ 108
Boogie Boarding & Body Surfing ............ 110
Deep-Sea Fishing ............ 111
Jet Skiing, Wakeboarding & Waterskiing ............ 112
Kayaking ............ 113
Parasailing ............ 118
Sailing ............ 118
Scuba Diving ............ 119
Snorkeling ............ 121
Snuba ............ 124
Submarine Tours ............ 124
Surfing ............ 124
Whale-Watching ............ 131
Windsurfing & Kiteboarding ............ 131
Chapter 5: Golf, Hiking & Outdoor Activities ............ 133
Aerial Tours ............ 135
Biking ............ 136
Camping ............ 140
Golf ............ 142
Hiking ............ 150
Horseback Riding ............ 153
Jogging ............ 153
Tennis ............ 153
Volleyball ............ 154
Chapter 6: Shops & Spas ............ 155
Shops ............ 156
Spas ............ 171
Chapter 7: Entertainment & Nightlife ............ 175
Entertainment ............ 176
Nightlife ............ 185
Chapter 8: Where to Eat ............ 191
Where to Eat Planner ............ 192
Best Bets for O’ahu Dining ............ 193
Chapter 9: Where to Stay ............ 229
Where to Stay Planner ............ 230
Best Bets for O’ahu Lodging ............ 231
Waikîkî ............ 233
Honolulu Beyond Waikîkî ............ 253
Windward O’ahu ............ 255
North Shore ............ 256
West O’ahu ............ 258
Hawaiian Vocabulary ............ 260
O’ahu Essentials ............ 263
Getting Started ............ 264
Booking Your Trip ............ 267
Transportation ............ 275
On The Ground ............ 280
Index ............ 287
About Our Writers ............ 296
O'AHU IN FOCUS
Exploring o'ahu
Ins & Outs of Waikīkī ............ 49
Pearl Harbor ............ 61
North Shore Surfing & the Triple Crown ............ 79
Water sports & Tours
Snorkeling in Hawai'i ............ 125
Golf, Hiking & Outdoor Activities
Hawai'i’s Plants 101 ............ 137
Shops & Spas
All About Leis ............ 165
Entertainment & Nightlife
More Than a Folk Dance ............ 180
Where to Eat
Lū'au: A Taste of Hawai'i ............ 203
Close Ups
Honolulu’s Made-Up Islands ............ 58
Shangri La ............ 71
Beyond “Tiny Bubbles” ............ 186
Try Some Takeout ............ 200
Musubi ............ 215
Izakaya ............ 221
Shrimp Snacks ............ 227
Condo + Hotel = “Condotel” ............ 251
Maps & Charts
Exploring O’ahu ............ 34—35
Diamond Head & Kapi'olani Park ............ 36
Chinatown ............ 40
Downtown Honolulu ............ 45
Greater Honolulu ............ 56—57
Southeast O’ahu ............ 70
Windward O’ahu ............ 73
O’ahu Beaches ............ 91
Waikîkî Beaches ............ 92
Southeast O’ahu Beaches ............ 94
Windward O’ahu Beaches ............ 96
The North Shore Beaches ............ 102
O’ahu’s Top Three Water Activities ............ 114
Where to Eat in Waikîkî ............ 195
Where to Eat in Ala Moana, Downtown Honolulu & Chinatown ............ 207
Where to Eat in East Honolulu ............ 217
Where to Eat on O’ahu ............ 223
Where to Stay in Waikîkî & O’ahu ............ 237
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