Waikiki Hawaii is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City & County of Honolulu,
on the south shore of the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting
Waikiki and one of the best known beaches in the world.
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Today the neighborhood and beach are considered the center of the tourist industry
in Hawaii, with an abundance of both high-rise resort hotels (including the Hilton
Hawaiian Village, the Halekulani hotel, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, and the Sheraton
Waikiki) and historic hotels dating back to the early 20th century (such as the
Moana Surfrider Hotel and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel).
The history of Waikiki has it that Waikiki was originally a nondescript place of taro patches and fish ponds until Kamehameha united the Hawaiian islands.
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There is a delightful delivery service called Room Service in Paradise that delivers entrées to you.
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There are a huge number of excellent Waikiki Restaurants so take a look at our directory.
The local Hawaiian food combines Hawaiian, American, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino and several others.
Dining at the resorts can be expensive and most will also charge you for parking. Also, keep a close watch on your bill as some add the tip onto the tab and you can end up tipping double.
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Nightlife in Waikiki will provide you with plenty of music - rock, pop, blues, jazz, country, reggae and of course, Hawaiian performed live or spun by a DJ.
Dance clubs stay open until the wee hours with a number open until 4:00 a.m.
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Things to do in Waikiki Hawaii are great and varied. Some of the most popular are attending luau, snorkeling in the gorgeous warm waters, scuba diving, fishing, golfing and even zipline.
There are lots of guided tours and you can rent ATV's, bikes and mopeds. You can even go camping while in Hawaii. A helicopter tour will burn life long memories into your mind. Fly over the incredible landscape.
A visit to Pearl Harbor Hawaii will show you one of the world's best natural harbors and the main reason for Honolulu becoming the capital of Hawaii.
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