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An Insider's Guide to Oahu for Families

From Oahu’s urban side—the concerts, teen poetry slams, and art galleries—to the beach, discover the happening Hawaiian island most tourists don't see.

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Destinations: Haleiwa · Honolulu · Oahu

Themes: Beach · Family · Food + Drink

Inspired by: Oahu, Hawaii | T+L Family — by Malia Boyd, Published May. 2007

Hotels (3)

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    Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk

    Just a block from the ocean, this all-suite hotel consists of two 21-story towers framing the Waikiki Beach Walk shopping mall, which houses 40 stores

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    Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa

    The expansive Hilton Hawaiian Village, the largest resort in Hawaii, is comprised of five towers housing 3,386 guest rooms and offers on-site amenitie

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    Sunset Homes

    Based in the center of Haleiwa, this real estate company has a modest listing of rental properties scattered along the famous North Shore of Oahu. All

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Restaurants (5)

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    Little Village Noodle House

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    Sam Choy's Breakfast, Lunch, Crab & Big Aloha Brewery

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    Mei Sum

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    Matsumoto Shave Ice

    Lines often extend out the door at this family-owned eatery, a North Shore landmark since 1951. The homemade shaved ice is available in 36 flavors, ra

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    Mitsu-Ken Okazu & Catering

    A hole in the wall in nearly every sense of the word, Mitsu-Ken Okazu & Catering is, essentially, a nondescript, off the beaten path, shack. Travelers

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Activities (6)

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    Aloha Stadium Swap Meet

    The largest open-air flea market in Hawaii, the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet takes place every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday in the parking lot surroundi

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    Maunakea Marketplace

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    M. P. Lei Shop

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    Mokuleia Beach Park

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    Bishop Museum

    Probably the best museum complex in the world for everything Polynesian (as well as Melanesian and Micronesian), the Bishop is Hawaii’s most famous mu

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    Bailey's Antiques and Aloha Shirts

    Hawaiian shirts sell for as little as $4, but vintage varieties from the 1930s will set you back thousands of dollars.

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Similar Trips (5)

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    Koloa, Lahaina, Honolulu, Maui, Kauai

    Okay parents, we’ve got the best places to stay in Hawaii thanks to the thousands of Travel + Leisure readers who took our annual poll. And because these spreads are fully loaded everyone can find the

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  • Cheap Eats in Oahu

    Honolulu, Oahu, Kahuku, Sunset Beach

    These casual restaurants, shrimp carts, and roadside diners are favorites of local working people.

  • Green Travel in Honolulu

    Honolulu

    Eco-tours focusing on Honolulu's cultural heritage, sacred sites, and the fragile environment help green-friendly travelers get the most out of the island.

  • A Tour of Today's Asia

    Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Langkawi

    Asia is to the 21st century what Europe was to the previous three, and its influence touches every aspect of life in the West—culturally, politically, demographically, not least economically. Asian de

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  • Surfing on Oahu's North Shore

    Haleiwa, Kahuku, Sunset Beach

    Since the halcyon era of the fifties, when a handful of madcap California surfers drove north from Waikiki to stoke themselves silly on their quaint long boards, the world's coolest village has been i...

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