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Stretching for around a dozen miles along the southern coast of Oahu, and home to more than 400,000 people, HONOLULU is by far Hawaii's largest city. As the site of the islands' major airport ... Read more...
The shorefront town of KAILUA stretches along Kailua Bay roughly four miles down from the Nu'uanu Pali lookout, and four miles north from Waimanolo. Now little more than an exclusive suburb of ... Read more...
The neat, even prim air of the town of LA'IE , three miles on from Hau'ula, is explained once you realize that it was founded by Mormons in 1864, and remains dominated by the Latter-Day ... Read more...
Whichever road you follow, you have to drive a long way west of Honolulu before reaching open countryside. H-1, the main "interstate," curves past the airport and Pearl Harbor, while Hwy-78 ... Read more...
Slightly smaller than Kailua, and boasting a far less robust economy, as well as considerably fewer amenities for visitors, KANE'OHE is seldom seen as an exciting destination in its own right. ... Read more...
The main town on the North Shore stands at the point where Kamehameha Highway reaches the ocean, 24 miles north of Honolulu. For most visitors, HALE'IWA (pronounced " ha-lay-eve-a ") ... Read more...
WAI'ANAE centers on curving Poka'i Bay . Thanks to the breakwaters constructed to protect the boat harbor at its northern end, the main sandy beach here is the only one on the Leeward Coast ... Read more...
KAHUKU , a couple of miles on from La'ie, may look run-down by comparison, but is considerably more atmospheric. Though the plantation it served went out of business in 1971, the rusting hulk of ... Read more...
Until very recently, the name KAPOLEI did not appear on even the most detailed maps of Oahu. Now, however, it's the island's fastest-growing town, stretching alongside H-1 as it approaches ... Read more...
MAKAHA , or "savage," the last of the leeward towns, was once the hideout of a dreaded band of outlaws. Now famous for the savagery of its waves , it began to attract surfers in the early ... Read more...