3 main tourist attractions that require online reservations:
- Pearl Harbor
- Diamond Head Hike ($5)
- Hanauma Bay
Hikes/Lookout places/Botanical Garden
Tantalus Lookout
DiamondHead Hike (easy)
Makapuu Lighthouse (easy)
Pali Lookout
Kokohead Hike (not easy)
Botanical Garden: Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden
Beaches
- Waikiki Beach: usually crowded nice place to watch the sunset
- Ala Moana Beach/Magic Island: nice place to walk/run along paved path, nice area to watch Friday fireworks towards Hilton Lagoon area.
- DiamondHead Beach: hike down to the beach beware of nude beach in area
- Sandy Beach: rough waves, amazing location, mostly locals, for good swimmers only
- Lanikai: beautiful beach powder sands, residential parking
- Waimanalo: parking area
- Bellows: my number 1 beach just beautiful beware of jellyfish in the ocean
- Halewai Beach: North Shore must be a great swimmer not for beginners
- Kualoa Beach Park: chill location mostly for picnics and family time
- Ko'olina lagoons: chill spot 4 lagoons with free parking at the last lagoon if spot available
Food
- Waikiki: Liliha Bakery @ International Marketplace 3rd floor
- known for Loco Moco, butter rolls, and cocopuffs (cream puffs)
- Waikiki: Cinnamons @Ilikai hotel (breakfast)
- Waikiki: Leonards Bakery: Malasadas
- North Shore: Giovannis Shrimp truck: bring cash
- North Shore: Matsumotos shaved ice
- Local spots: Zippys
- Local spots: Rainbow Drive-in
- Local spots: 7/11 quick eats musubi
- Local spots: Itchy Butt
- Poke: Off the Hook at Manoa
- Poke: Foodland
- Kaneohe: Boots and Kimo
- known for macnutpancakes
- Chinatown: Pig n a lady
- Chinatown: Fette
- Harbor: Nico's pier 38
Coffee (Waikiki)
- Kona Coffee @ International Marketplace
- Island Vintage
*HAPPY HOUR/BAR*
- Waikiki: Duke's Waikiki tiki bar
- Waikiki: The Gallery (live band)
- Waikiki: Suzie Wong's hideaway (dive bar)
- Waikiki: Hideout at the Laylow
- Waikiki: Monkeypod Kitchen
- Waikiki: House Without a Key (passenger rec)
- Waikiki Heyday
- Waikiki: Kelley O'Neils closes at 4am
- Pint & Jigger @ Ala Moana Hotel
- Mai Tai's @ Ala Moana Mall 3rd floor
Get your Souvenirs
- Aloha Stadium Parking lot (local vendors) open weekends & Wednesday (cheap entrance fee)
- Don Quijote
- Wallmart/Target
- Costco