Waikiki Beach

Address: Waikiki Beach, HI

Web Site: http://www.aloha.com/~lifeguards/waikiki.html

Waikiki Beach is a 2-mile-long stretch of oceanfront attached to a high-rise hotel zone, a world unto itself in the heart of Honolulu on the southeastern coast of the island of Oahu. Don’t come expecting the grass-shack-and-tiki scene; that’s long gone, replaced with a slick shopping street that’s part-Las Vegas, part-Beverly Hills. Every fashion designer worth thimble and thread has a storefront on or near Kalakaua Avenue, the main street through Waikiki. The upscale dining scene is coming along, but still playing catch-up. A string of beaches runs with few interruptions from the...

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