A Local’s Guide to an O‘ahu Road Trip: Waimānalo to Kahana
Drive through 13 ahupua‘a as you shop for fresh finds, explore a hidden garden and eat your way up the coast of Windward O‘ahu.
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A Local’s Guide to an O‘ahu Road Trip: Hawai‘i Kai to Kaimukī
Visit a Korean temple, buy some new plants, catch a foreign film and discover the lesser-known parts of East O‘ahu.
HONOLULU Magazine’s Guide to Road Tripping Around O‘ahu’s Neighborhoods
We asked locals for their best one-day itinerary for other locals outside of the urban core. Make sure to pack your cooler, ice packs, beach towel, slippers and a good amount of respect before you go.
A Local’s Guide to an O‘ahu Road Trip: Waipahu to Mākaha
Start with a view of one of the last sugar mill stacks left on O‘ahu then sit for drinks in one of the best places to watch the sun set.
A Local’s Guide to an O‘ahu Road Trip: Wahiawā to Salt Lake
From plantation towns to planned communities, Central O‘ahu has its share of secret spots, a bumper crop of bowling alleys and neighborhood eats.
A Local’s Guide to an O‘ahu Road Trip: Waialua to Kahuku
O‘ahu’s North Shore is more than just big waves and small towns. A new batch of local restaurants, shops and activities will keep you busy in the country.
Drink Just-Brewed Beer, Buy Fishing Gear, Fix Something and Eat Old-School Japanese Food on Kāne‘ohe’s Kahuhipa Street
A diverse mix of businesses tucked into two-story warehouses.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: Monsarrat Avenue
Once a sleepy burger stop for surfers, Monsarrat Avenue has transformed over 19 years into a food and fashion scene noted for outdoorsy authenticity.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: King Street at University Avenue in Honolulu
There are plenty of old-school haunts and new grinds on the mauka side of King Street past University Avenue.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: Kamehameha Highway in Wahiawā
Old meets new in this unique O‘ahu neighborhood off the beaten path.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City
This three-block strip of Kamehameha Highway reveals an old-school neighborhood grappling with growth, development and rail.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: Waipahu Depot Street
Mauka of Farrington Highway, this street holds some of the plantation town’s sweetest memories. But they’re disappearing fast.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: Kaimukī’s Kapahulu Avenue in Honolulu
Little shops, lots of foot traffic, local food and friendly landlords keep the 700 block of Kapahulu Avenue humming.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: 1600 Kalākaua Avenue in Honolulu
Colorful fabrics, a mean sandwich and a mini Statue of Liberty.
