Top 10 Honolulu & Oahu (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

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O’ahu Index Honolulu Index Waikīkī Index
‘Aiea D4 ‘A‘ala Street H1 Ala Moana Boulevard G6 EYEWITNESS TRAVEL EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
‘Ewa C5 Alakea Street J3 Ala Wai Boulevard K5
‘Ewa Beach C5 Alapa‘i Street L2 Aloha Drive K5
Fort Shafter D5 Aloha Tower Drive H3 Atkinson Drive G5
Ha‘ikū Valley E4 Bethel Street H3 Beach Walk J6
Halawa Heights D4 Bishop Street J2 Cartwright Road M7
Hale‘iwa B2 Captain Cook Avenue L2 Cleghorn Street L6
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He‘eia E4 Curtis Street K4 Dudley Street J6
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Honolulu B6 Emma Lane J2 Duke’s Lane K6
Ka‘a‘awa D2 Fort Stret H3 ‘Ena Road H5 honolulu honolulu
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Kahalu‘u E4 Hale Māka‘i Street L3 Hobron Lane G6
Kahuku D1 Halekauwila Stret J4 Holomoana Stret G6 & o‘ahu & o‘ahu
Kailihi D5 ‘Iolani Avenue K1 Ka‘iulani Avenue L6
Kailua F4 Iwilei Road G2 Kahakai Drive G5
Kaka‘ako D5 Kīna‘u Street L2 Kai‘olu Street J5
Kamehameha Heights B5 Kapi‘olani Boulevard M4 Kaio‘o Drive G6
Kāne‘ohe E4 Kawaiaha‘o Street K4 Kalākaua Avenue L7
Kapahulu C7 Keawe Street K4 Kalaimoku Street J5
Kapalama D5 Lauhala Street K2 Kālia Road H6
Kapolei B5 Likelike Street K3 Kānekapōlei Street L6
Kawailoa B2 Lisbon Street L2 Kāneloa Road M6
Kawela C1 Lunalilo Freeway K1 Kapahulu Avenue M7
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Contents
Top 10 of Honolulu
& O’ahu
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Pearl Harbor 8
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Planetarium 10
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ISSN 1479-344X
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Polynesian Cultural Center 26
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Moments in History 30
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Music & Dance Styles 32
Craft Traditions 34
Festivals 36
Natural Features 38
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Contents
Left Waikīkī Beach Center Performance, Kalākaua Avenue Right Chinatown
Gardens & Nature Parks 40 Streetsmart
Treks 42 Planning Your Visit 104
Beaches 46 Sources of Information 105
Surfing Beaches 48 Arriving in O’ahu 106
Golf Courses 50 Getting Around O’ahu 107
Banking &
Adventures 52
Communications 108
Spas and Fitness Centers 54
Things to Avoid 109
Local Dishes 56
Shopping & Dining Tips 110
Restaurants 58
Budget Tips 111
Around O’ahu
Outdoor Activities 112
Honolulu 62 Safety Tips 113
Waikīkī 70 Specialist Tours 114
North Shore 76 Accommodations Tips 115
Central & Leeward O’ahu 84 Places to Stay 116
Windward O’ahu 90 General Index 122
South Shore 96 Glossary 128
Left Kualoa Regional Park Right Byodo-in Temple
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TOP 10 OF
HONOLULU
& O’AHU
Highlights of
Honolulu & O’ahu
6–7
Pearl Harbor
8–9
Bishop Museum and
Planetarium
10–11
Capitol District
12–13
‘Iolani Palace
14–15
Hawai’i Maritime Center
16–17
Honolulu
Academy of Arts
18–19
Kalākaua Avenue
20–21
South Shore
22–23
Kāne’ohe District
24–25
Polynesian
Cultural Center
26–27
Top 10 of Everything
30–59
TOP 10 OF HONOLULU & O’AHU
Highlights of Honolulu & O’ahu
O’ahu is the most populous of the Hawaiian islands,
and its conjoined hubs are the city of Honolulu and
the world-famous Waikīkī Beach. The vast majority of
visitors make Waikīkī their base, venturing out on day
trips to take in Honolulu’s many cultural attractions,
Pearl Harbor, and other parts of the island. The
family-friendly beaches and parks of the South Shore
Pearl Harbor
and Kāne’ohe District are in striking distance of ! The World War II site
Honolulu, while diehard surfers head for the North draws 1.5 million visitors
each year, including vete-
Coast. The Polynesian
rans and relatives of those
Cultural Center is also who died. The warship
an easy day trip USS Arizona is now a
memorial. (See pp8–9.)
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Pearl Harbor
Set in a bay where Hawaiians once harvested clams
and oysters (hence the “pearl” connection), the
infamous World War II site is still a key military base.
The harbor’s relics and memorials, which incorporate
Battleship Row
the resting place of the doomed battleship Arizona ! The U.S. docked the
and final berth of the historic USS Missouri, are workhorses of its Pacific
fleet along the shore of
visited by 1.5 million people each year. A museum
Ford Island. Vulnerably
of military aviation is also nearby. positioned, the ships sus-
tained the full force of the
Top 10 Sights attack on the morning of
1 Battleship Row December 7, 1941.
2 USS Arizona Visitor
Center
3 USS Arizona Museum
USS Arizona Memorial
4 Historical Film
5 USS Arizona Memorial
Security measures 6 USS Bowfin Park
are in place, and
7 USS Bowfin Submarine
bags may have to be
Museum
secured in lockers.
Carry only what you 8 USS Missouri
need and, of course, 9 Officers’ Quarters
nothing that might 0 Deck of Surrender
qualify as a weapon.
The attractions of
Pearl Harbor may be
too much for small
children — too much
waiting and walking.
• Map D5
• Visitor Center:
1 Arizona Pl.;
www.nps.gov/usar;
USS Arizona Mighty Mo (USS Missouri)
422 0561; 7am–5pm; @
Visitor Center
free; being renovated
Thousands of people pass Historical Film
but remains open
daily through the center $ The 23-minute docu-
• USS Bowfin Submarine
(above), which is the mentary film shown at the
Museum: 11 Arizona
gateway to the offshore Visitor Center gives viewers
Memorial Dr.;
memorial. Arrive early: a broad outline of the forces
www.bowfin.org;
tickets for the movie and that led up to the Pearl
8am–5pm daily; adm
boat ride are gone by Harbor attack and the main
$10; no children under 4
noon on busy days. And events of that fateful day.
• USS Missouri:
even then, expect
www.ussmissouri.com;
several hours’ wait.
9am–5pm daily; adm
$16 for self-guided
USS Arizona
tours, additional fees for £
Museum
special tours, such as
This collection of interpre-
the Captain’s Tour ($49)
tive exhibits and artifacts
is one place to visit during
the time you’ll inevitably
spend waiting for the boat.
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Top 10 of Honolulu & O’ahu