EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP 10 honolulu & o‘ahu ap – Number / Back Endpaper Grid METRIC SCALE for INSET: To use this instead: • DELETE all scale info on map • Move this scale down by EXACTLY 50mm km LACK ET ST RE ST R LE LE AR ST ET ET A‘I LU NA L IL O S TR N BO STREE HALE MĀKA‘I STREET EET STR SO UTH HOTEL STREE ALA PA‘ I T LA N H SO UT ET RE STR ST ET S B O C L AY TON UL EV AR D ER S T ST RE EET O CO WE YOU N G STREE T ET S T RE KI NG I DRE I IS RT A‘ CU AH THOMAS SQUARE Roman Catholic Mission Cemetery REE WA T T IM AN KA U ST E ST T A V E N U E ‘O Honolulu Academy of Arts T STR E E N IA B ER E TA OK ET RE Kapahulu km LE W A R D L IS UH LA AI ST ST miles ST K ĪNA‘ U ALAP E ET RE ST A AL PI ET ION W EM IL Y ST ET RE S OUT H RE H UT SO 10 Waikīkī A ST E AN NL M IS E RM QU 10 EE N RE E ST EET LAN ST IL FRE PE ET RE ST T RS LE M IL ST LI KE LIKE S IO 10 KA ST L OW HB NC STR H VE D UT RI REE N LA N KA Museum MA Q U IN HOU D 92 10 10 ET ILA N Honolulu 10 Hale RE UW Hawai‘i Maritime Center 10 Cemetery AVE TA Waikīkī Best beaches Spectacular areas of natural beauty Best places for water sports Must-see island drives & tours Best shops & markets Superb island delicacies Best hotels for every budget Most fun places for children Ways to experience the real Hawai’i Insider Kaka‘ako tips for every visitor 10Mission Houses Kawaiaha‘o Church ST KA SI ST STREET King Kamehameha Statue Kawaiaha‘o Ali‘iōlani Hale H1 10 BO L A WER NE S ET RE ST MA EM EE QU RE I AN LE M Y HW I PA L T RE E ST N BISHOP EET STR KEA ALA EET ET RE S RD HA RIC HA LU 10 State Library LIL T EE ST R STR ST ET ANU N U‘U LL MA ST RE ET BI SH OP KEA ALA State Capitol OK R Statue of Queen Lili‘uokalani ‘Iolani Palace ST STREET UE AV E N A AKE UN MA RT FO R HWAY WE IG TO EET LE Māmala Bay C H A STR IL E ST CO CIR OH EEN ET N EL C H AP I N S T 400 200 RE PI ‘O LA N I ET yards meters 200 BOULEVARD 400 KEA SO KE AU YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING PU AL R T Coronation H Pavilion KI NG M 10 Washington Place MI T STREE R I VER ST ST UE IT H EN EA AK SM AV UN MA U N UA EL U‘ BE T EE STR QU NI MI Irwin TZ Park REET Capitol District RE McCully D University of Hawai‘i C ARY RT ST Hawai‘i State Art Museum AIN ST R E E T FO NO ST STREET TH T IA B LV Mānoa AY RIA AN St Andrew’s Cathedral N A NA EW VICTO CH TA FR E E ER Baldwin Building ET MĀ PT AVE NU ST HOTE L RE MO HO LN H LL ST A LA WO NG UT MA RD LU N SO IO N YA N Makiki O WARD M BER E UN YL ALI Honolulu Honolulu ET H E IO R QUEEN EMMA SQUARE 92 T RE N L AN PR T PEC ST L AI Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Bank EE CA Y A nu District C H AP STR EMM A LA NE NE EW Kamali‘I S O Park UT VI PR I RE KU LO F ET Hawai‘i heatre Center H1 OS AN EET RE ST r e KU C hinato w n ET ST H UE ELL LI STR e UT G NA E TRE SO LU Kamāmalu Playground EN CHBOWL Chinatown ultural Plaza 61 AV PUN I S T BO UL EV AR D Punchbowl (National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific) AV KU NI A KU LA M VI NE YA RD A NA L U S IT E T S TR E RTH ‘IO Kuan Yin Foster Botanical Temple Gardens na l TOP 10 HONOLULU & O‘AHU BONNIE FRIEDMAN EYEWITNESS TRAVEL Contents Left The Waikīkī skyline Right Polynesian Cultural Center Contents Top 10 of Honolulu & O’ahu Produced by Blue Island, London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Co Ltd, China First American Edition, 2004 10 11 12 13 10 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2006, 2008, 2010 Copyright 2004, 2010 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company All rights reserved Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISSN 1479-344X ISBN: 978-0-75666-041-3 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit Highlights of Honolulu & O’ahu Pearl Harbor Bishop Museum and Planetarium 10 Capitol District 12 ‘Iolani Palace 14 Hawai’i Maritime Center 16 Honolulu Academy of Arts 18 Kalākaua Avenue 20 South Shore 22 Kāne’ohe District 24 Polynesian Cultural Center 26 Moments in History 30 Music & Dance Styles 32 Craft Traditions 34 Festivals 36 Natural Features 38 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL COVER: Front – DK Images: Nigel Hicks clb; Photolibrary: Pacific Stock/Bill Schildge main Spine – DK IMAGES: Rob Reichenfeld b Back: – DK IMAGES: Nigel Hicks c; Rob Reichenfeld cl, cr Gardens & Nature Parks 40 Streetsmart Treks 42 Planning Your Visit 104 Beaches 46 Sources of Information 105 Surfing Beaches 48 Arriving in O’ahu 106 Golf Courses 50 107 Adventures 52 Getting Around O’ahu Banking & Communications Things to Avoid 109 Spas and Fitness Centers 54 Local Dishes 56 Restaurants 58 Around O’ahu Contents Left Waikīkī Beach Center Performance, Kalākaua Avenue Right Chinatown 108 Shopping & Dining Tips 110 Budget Tips 111 Outdoor Activities 112 Honolulu 62 Safety Tips 113 Waikīkī 70 Specialist Tours 114 North Shore 76 Accommodations Tips 115 Central & Leeward O’ahu 84 Places to Stay 116 Windward O’ahu 90 General Index 122 South Shore 96 Glossary 128 Left Kualoa Regional Park Right Byodo-in Temple Key to abbreviations Adm admission charge payable Free no admission charge TOP 10 OF HONOLULU & O’AHU Pearl Harbor 8–9 Bishop Museum and Planetarium 10–11 Capitol District 12–13 ‘Iolani Palace 14–15 Hawai’i Maritime Center 16–17 Honolulu Academy of Arts 18–19 Kalākaua Avenue 20–21 South Shore 22–23 Kāne’ohe District 24–25 Polynesian Cultural Center 26–27 Top 10 of Everything 30–59 TOP 10 OF HONOLULU & O’AHU Highlights of Honolulu & O’ahu 6–7 Harbor ! Pearl The World War II site draws 1.5 million visitors each year, including veterans and relatives of those who died The warship USS Arizona is now a memorial (See pp8–9.) + This state museum in Honolulu offers a fascinating insight into Hawaiian culture Its Science Garden represents the unique Hawaiian land divisions called ahupua’a (See pp10–11.) 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Maritime % Hawai’i Center Down by Honolulu Harbor are a number of fascinating exhibits about Hawai’i’s maritime history, as well as a great viewing point from the top of Aloha Tower (See pp16–17.) Previous pages Statue of Kamehameha, Honolulu Capitol District 3ĬSĬNHD +DOHŚLZD ^ Honolulu Academy 1BDJmD 0DFBO /DŚLH of Arts :DKLDZD 0LOLODQL7RZQ 0DŚLOL 3HDUO&LW\ :DLSDKX Ś(ZD 1BDJmD 0DFBO +DZDLŚL.DL +RQROXOX êNBMB#BZ NJMFT ÂQHŚRKH :DLNìNì LN Kalākaua Avenue & ( +: