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Surfing on Oahu's North Shore

Coliena Rentmeester Gearing up for a day of surfing in Oahu.

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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 in the business of myth, churning out visions of paradise. In season, from October through March, truly monstrous waves—with faces up to 25 feet tall—turn the North Shore into the mecca of surfing, which pretty much means it also becomes a stomping ground for international pop culture. Read the article

Destinations: Haleiwa · Kahuku · Sunset Beach

Inspired by: Oahu's North Shore Scene — by Tom Austin, Published Jun. 2006

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Hotels (3)

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    Turtle Bay Resort

    The only luxury resort on the North Shore; an outdoors-lover's dream, with 880 beachfront acres—plus amenities like the top-notch surfing school, h

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    Ke Iki Beach Bungalows

    The 11 oceanfront bungalows, an easy drive from the convenient stores along the Kamehameha Highway, carry an atmosphere of ease, accompanied by the

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    Estates at Turtle Bay

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    Matsumoto Shave Ice

    Shain's, in the otherwise nondescript town of Sanford, south of Portland, strives for the appropriate throwback atmosphere: red-and-white old-time

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    Lei Lei's Bar & Grill

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    Jameson's by the Sea

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    Café Haleiwa

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    Haleiwa Joes

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    Barnfield's Raging Isle Surf & Cycle

    A local institution, the shop for surf gear, mountain bikes, and Franko's Oahu Surfing Map, a vital guide to the legendary surf breaks of the North... More
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    Waimea Valley Audubon Center

    A profoundly fecund wonderland—with peacocks, giant lilies from the Amazon, and endangered Kokia cookei flowers—run by the National Audubon Society. More
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