Travel tips for Hawaii

[Alex]

I know one does not go to Waikiki to experience the sand. I just can't imagine why anybody'd really want to experience what else is there. To me, saying Waikiki is cool and a good thing to do in Hawaii is like saying "go to San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf is really cool and the mass of tourists helps keep the locals out of sight."

It's a narrow strip of imported sand surrounded by tacky megahotels and thousands of other people who also flew thousands of miles to get away from home so they can surround themselves with the people available to them when they were at home.

Some people like that. Some people don't. I'm giving my tips and advice from my perspective of it being something to experience for about 3 hours so you can realize just how horrible it is and then go elsewhere. RStar, is free to pick and choose as he likes. I suppose this is just the same conversation as the recent Bubba Gump brouhaha. Why would you go all that way to a very different type of place just to spend a lot of time in the least authentic, most corporately manufactured part of it?

Ala Moana Beach is also imported sand but it is only a mile away and, in my opinion, a much more interesting experience if lounging at the beach is your thing. So that's my recommendation.