The Luana Waikiki Hotel & Suites (at 2045 Kalakaua Avenue) may be further removed from the resort community’s otherwise densified collection of hotels, but it is certainly one of the most recognizable upon approach. Nearly anyone who was ever walked along this stretch of Kalakaua to/from Ala Moana Shopping Center has stopped to snap a ...

Past visitors who haven’t been to Oahu in a few years are surprised to learn that after an ownership change, the longstanding Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel has now been rebranded as the Twin Fin. Aside from some slight visual changes and removal of the Wolfgang Puck’s concession style eatery in the lobby (to be replaced ...

The Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (also known as HNL) receives an average of more than 21 million passengers each year. This includes international and domestic, inter-island, and commuter passengers. The resort district of Waikīkī Beach on its own receives over 4.8 million of these arrivals per annum. Consequently, HNL is perpetually buzzing with activity ...