Photo: Noe Dewitt
This all-American stretch of Hawaii has had its share of identity crises. But paradise is still paradise.
Read the articleDestinations: Honolulu · Sunset Beach
Themes: Beach · Luxury Travel · Adventure
Inspired by: The Hawaiian Paradise of Waikiki — by Guy Trebay, Published Oct. 2008
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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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With direct access to Waikiki Beach, the Outrigger Reef on the Beach resort has a decidedly Hawaiian feel, from historic canoe art at the reception de
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Meticulously restored 1901 Beaux-Arts property—the first hotel on Waikiki Beach—with an Old Hawaii vibe (afternoon tea is de rigueur
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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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Framed by Diamond Head, one of the world's most climbed (extinct) volcanoes, and with nearly two miles of continuous white sand and palm trees, this i
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Service rules at this recently renovated 5-acre Waikiki Beach beauty, which has existed for nearly a century. The Orchid Suite, the newest of the hote
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Oahu classic—fresh from a major renovation—with thoughtful in-room details (Frette linens; chenille robes; oversize showerheads). This 1964 colossus b
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Located inside the Waikiki Parc Hotel, this upscale Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant is part of an international chain owned by world-renowned chef
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Grab a deceptive mai tai at this open-air beachfront bar and restaurant.
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D.K. Kodama, a third-generation Japanese American, founded this Asian-fusion restaurant, whose name translates in Japanese to “third generation.” Know
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Blending Hawaiian and Islamic architectural styles, Shangri La is a beachfront estate built in 1937 for Doris Duke, a wealthy American philanthropist.
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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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Bob’s sells one product mainly, the evocative and characteristically Hawaiian four-string guitar. There are ukes of ribbon-grained koa that cost hundr
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The Honolulu Academy of Arts is home to a 60,000-piece collection of art, with an emphasis on Asian works, including Buddhist and Shinto sculptures an
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Make the trip to the zoo, pausing to inspect a massive immobile tortoise taking a dust bath, then gawping at the unlikely spectacle of an ambulating l
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A National Historical Landmark, ‘Iolani Palace is the official residence of Hawaii’s monarchy. Built by King Kalakaua in 1882, the fortress was home t
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Located at the east end of Waikiki, Kapiolani Park is home to Hawaii’s famous Diamond Head (a volcanic crater), as well as the Honolulu Zoo. The park
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In the 1990’s the project committed $585 million in public and private funds to transform eight acres of dive bars and budget hotels within an elbow o
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What: This family-owned shop in Sunset Beach is splashed with a deep-sea graffiti mural that looks as if it could have been painted by the Little Merm
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