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Oahu
(The Gathering Place)

The Islands of Hawaii: Introduction | Oahu | Maui | The Big Island | Kauai

Sunset on the ocean, Oahu, Hawaii Oahu ("oh-wa-oo"), the most developed of the islands with a population of 876,000 (75% of the population of Hawaii), is known as “The Gathering Place."

A vacation to The Gathering Place will cost you less than to any other Hawaiian island since:



  • Accommodations here are priced slightly less than similar ones on other islands. Check out the Best Family-Friendly Resorts & Hotels in Oahu;
  • There is no need for inter-island flights; and
  • There is no need to rent a car if you are staying in Waikiki.
Oahu gives visitors not only sun, sand and surf, but also a journey into Hawaiian culture and history...

Honolulu (Hawaii’s only major city with a population of nearly 400,000) offers a fascinating glimpse of Hawaii’s multiethnic society with the only royal palace in the USA, and the adjacent Chinatown. Cultural offerings range from Chinese lantern parades and traditional hula performances to ballet and museums, such as the Bishop Museum.

Some 90% of Oahu’s 40,000 visitors rooms are in Waikiki — home to the famous dinner shows such as the legendary Don Ho Show, the Society of Seven and the

Waikiki Beach, Oahu Once Hawaii’s only tourist destination, Waikiki still accounts for nearly half of the visitor accommodations in the state, with an amazing number of high-rise hotels strung along an attractive white-sand beach. Waikiki is wonderful for swimming, boogie boarding, surfing, sailing and other beach activities most of the year.

USS Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is world famous as the site of the attack that launched the US into WWII. The harbor itself is surrounded by US military bases, but there are also three WWII related visitor sites that can be intriguing to anyone interested in the history of that era.

Oahu beaches offer a range of water sports such as surfing, windsurfing, boogie boarding and snorkeling...

Kailua Beach, Oahu

  • The North Shore, including Waimea Bay, Sunset Beach, and the Banzai Pipeline, is synonymous with surfing and awesome winter waves;
  • Take a to the North Western Wai'anae coast — truly the best dolphin watching spot in all of Hawaii;
  • , on the South Shore east of Waikiki, is the most visited snorkelling spot in the islands;
  • Kailua Beach, on the windward side of the island, has Hawaii’s most popular beach for windsurfing (see above picture — my wife's favorite beach.
  • Lanikai Beach (also on the windward side) is generally rated the #1 beach in the United States, offering a quiet beach with fantastic year-round swimming and snorkeling.
The busiest attraction in Hawaii — — can be found on Oahu's north shore, 1 hour from Honolulu. Highlighting the Center's facilities are the 7 Polynesian Islands cultural presentations, the IMAX theater, the exciting Canoe Show and the spectacular 90 minute show "Horizons".

If you like to save money, our family saved hundreds of dollars with the Hawaii Coupon Book.