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Table Of Contents
  • ABOUT THIS BOOK 9

  • INTRODUCTION 11
    How it Began 11
    The First Settlers 14
    Outside World Discovers Hawai'i 16
    Kamehameha the Great 18
    Modern Hawai'i 19

  • THE BASICS 21
    Getting Here 21
    What to Bring 22
    Getting Around 22
    Getting Married on O'ahu 26
    Weather 26
    Geography 28
    Hazards 28
    Traveling With Children (Keiki) 32
    The People 34
    The Hawaiian Language 35
    The Hula 39
    Books & Music 39
    The Internet 39
    Shopping 40
    Miscellaneous Information 41
    A Word About Driving Tours 43
    Getting In & Out of Waikiki 43
    A Note on Personal Responsibility 43

  • WAIKIKI & HONOLULU SIGHTS 45
    Waikiki 45
    Honolulu 56
    Waikiki & Honolulu Best Bets 60

  • EAST O'AHU SIGHTS 61
    The Coastal Route to Kailua 61
    Kailua 71
    Kane'ohe 74
    East O'ahu Best Bets 76

  • NORTH SHORE SIGHTS 77
    Kualoa 77
    Kahana Bay 79
    La'ie 80
    Kahuku 82
    Turtle Bay 83
    The North Shore 83
    Waimea Bay 88
    Surfing Life 90
    Hale'iwa 90
    Past the Pavement 92
    Ain't Technology Grand? 94
    North Shore Best Bets 94

  • WAI'ANAE & CENTRAL O'AHU SIGHTS 95
    Central O'ahu 95
    Wahiawa 98
    Mt. Ka'ala 99
    Pearl Harbor 102
    'Ewa 103
    Kalaeloa/Barbers Point 103
    Wai'anae 104
    Makaha 106
    The End of the Road 108
    Wai'anae & Central O'ahu Best Bets 108

  • ATTRACTIONS 109
    Polynesian Cultural Center 109
    Wet'n'Wild Hawaii 111
    Waikiki Aquarium 111
    Honolulu Zoo 112
    'Iolani Palace & Historic Buildings 112
    Punchbowl Cemetery 113
    Chinatown 114
    Hawai'i's Plantation Village 115
    Hawai'i Railway Society 115
    Bishop Museum 115
    Sea Life Park 116
    Military History 116
    Garden Tours 120
    Doris Duke's Shangri La 122

  • BEACHES 123
    Beach Safety 124
    Wai'anae Beaches 127
    'Ewa & Leeward Beaches 133
    Windward Beaches 139
    North Shore Beaches 152

  • ACTIVITIES 159
    ATVs 161
    Biking 161
    Boogie Boarding 161
    Camping 162
    Fishing 163
    Gliders 165
    Golfing 165
    (Powered) Hang Gliders 169
    Helicopters / Airplane Tours 171
    Hiking 173
    Horseback Riding 189
    Jet Skiing 191
    Kayaking 191
    Ocean Tours 195
    Parasailing 200
    SCUBA 200
    Skydiving 203
    Snorkeling 203
    SNUBA 206
    Submarines 206
    Surfing 206
    Water Skiing 211
    Whale Watching 211
    Windsurfing / Kiteboarding 213

  • ADVENTURES 214
    Swimming With Sharks 214
    Aquarium Dive 215
    Paddle, Hike & Jump 215
    Pu'u-ke-ahi-a-kahoe (Moanalua Valley to Haiku Stairs) 216
    Night Snorkel at Hanauma Bay 219
    Swimming With Dolphins 219
    Wa'ahili Ridge to Mt. Olympus 221
    Rule Your Own Island 222
    Night Shipwreck Dive 223

  • ISLAND DINING 224
    Island Dining Index 224
    Island Fish / Seafood 226
    Lu'au Foods 227
    Other Island Foods 227
    Waikiki Dining 228
    Honolulu Dining 238
    Chinatown Dining 244
    East of Honolulu Dining 247
    Kailua Dining 250
    Kane'ohe Dining 253
    Between Kane'ohe & Kahuku 254
    Kahuku Shrimp 255
    Between Kahuku & Hale'iwa 255
    Hale'iwa Dining 256
    Central O'ahu Dining 259
    Wai'anae Dining 259
    Island Nightlife 260
    Dinner Shows 260
    Lu'aus 261
    Dinner Cruises 263
    Island Dining Best Bets 263

  • WHERE TO STAY 264
    Where to Stay Index 264
    Where are the Rest? 266
    A Few Ground Rules 266
    Waikiki 267
    Just Outside of Waikiki 290
    Away From Waikiki 291
    North Shore 291
    Ko Olina 292
    Wai'anae 293
    Windward Side 295

  • INDEX 296



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