Food scene
You can sit outside and watch the sunset or sunrise and they have great food all day long.
51 locals recommend
Barefoot Beach Cafe @ Queen's Surf Beach
2699 Kalakaua AveYou can sit outside and watch the sunset or sunrise and they have great food all day long.
Tikis restaurant at the Aston just around the corner is great.
Dukes at the Outrigger Hotel about 6 blocks down has a great view and great food - make a reservation
100 locals recommend
Tikis Grill & Bar
2570 Kalakaua AveTikis restaurant at the Aston just around the corner is great.
Dukes at the Outrigger Hotel about 6 blocks down has a great view and great food - make a reservation
Dukes at the Outrigger Hotel about 6 blocks down has a great view and great food - make a reservation.
Great to watch the sunset.
311 locals recommend
Duke's Waikiki
2335 Kalakaua AveDukes at the Outrigger Hotel about 6 blocks down has a great view and great food - make a reservation.
Great to watch the sunset.
Uncle Bo’s Pupu Bar & Grill original location is a few blocks from Waikiki conveniently on Kapahulu Ave. Locals and visitors alike have made this eclectic, one-of-a-kind modern casual restaurant a must-try place to dine, wine, cocktail, and relax.
105 locals recommend
Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar & Grill
559 Kapahulu AveUncle Bo’s Pupu Bar & Grill original location is a few blocks from Waikiki conveniently on Kapahulu Ave. Locals and visitors alike have made this eclectic, one-of-a-kind modern casual restaurant a must-try place to dine, wine, cocktail, and relax.
Morimoto Asia Waikiki, conceived by internationally acclaimed Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, is located on the second floor of the Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach. The dinner-only culinary destination features Iron Chef Morimoto’s iconic cuisine that seamlessly integrates Western and traditional Asian ingredients with unmatched creativity and innovation.
Morimoto Asia
2490 Kalakaua AveMorimoto Asia Waikiki, conceived by internationally acclaimed Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, is located on the second floor of the Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach. The dinner-only culinary destination features Iron Chef Morimoto’s iconic cuisine that seamlessly integrates Western and traditional Asian ingredients with unmatched creativity and innovation.
Hike
Hike Diamond Head EARLY - too crowded after 8am but it’s an “easier” 40 minute round trip hike. Locals like watching sunrise from over there.
Diamond Head Crater Hike
KapahuluReservations now required for non-Hawaii residents.
Pillbox Hike
265 Kaelepulu DrIt’s one of the most beautiful views in Oahu. 30 min hike.
Makapu'u Point Lighthouse Trail
Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse TrailManoa Falls
37 Manoa RdSnorkeling
Hanauma Bay for snorkeling. Take the bus or see if you can find a tour that will pick you up. Take lunch with you and spend the day at the bay where there’s turtles and all kinds of fish.
72 locals recommend
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
100 Hanauma Bay RdHanauma Bay for snorkeling. Take the bus or see if you can find a tour that will pick you up. Take lunch with you and spend the day at the bay where there’s turtles and all kinds of fish.
Kaimana Beach has a 1/4 mile swim channel out to the windsock and around back to the beach. It’s the BEST snorkeling locally and the turtles live out on the base of the red windsock in the water. It’s a 10 minute walk away and right in front of the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel.
57 locals recommend
Kaimana Beach
Kaimana Beach has a 1/4 mile swim channel out to the windsock and around back to the beach. It’s the BEST snorkeling locally and the turtles live out on the base of the red windsock in the water. It’s a 10 minute walk away and right in front of the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel.
Sharks Cove
Surf Lesson
Ride the canoes in Waikiki or go to Moku surf shop and get a surf lesson
Moku Hawaii
2446 Koa AveCommute
Rent a Biki bike - download the app - and ride down to Fort DeRussy beach and Ala Moana beach then grab lunch somewhere
Rent a car for one day on Turo or Drive Hui for cheap and go to spitting caves, China Walls, then the blowhole, then Sandy Beach, Waimanalo, then Makapuu lookout.
Biki Bikeshare
226-240 Kapahulu AveRent a Biki bike - download the app - and ride down to Fort DeRussy beach and Ala Moana beach then grab lunch somewhere
Rent a car for one day on Turo or Drive Hui for cheap and go to spitting caves, China Walls, then the blowhole, then Sandy Beach, Waimanalo, then Makapuu lookout.
Beaches
Lanikai Beach
Kailua Beach
Makapu'u Beach Park
Kaimana Beach