"Oahu, Waikiki and N ..." a Hawaii (State of) Travel Page by seoulgirl

Very crowded beach in Waikiki. We just walked by. It's surrounded by hotels, just horrible. Couldn't find any decent restaurants. There was road construction and traffic snarls.

We showed up in Oahu without reservations for the first night. I called about 30 places until I found a hostel w/ rooms. Easily got a bus there for 8 dollars but took forever forever to get there. Stopped at a zillion hotels to let people off. Place was old and rundown as was the neighborhood. Right downtown Waikiki. Went to the North Shore and stayed at two hostels. It was laid back. Haleiwa was very small town and touristy. You could barely get across the road. But the beaches were fun and not too crowded. Stayed last night in Waikiki again. Found chinatown. Bars were dark and loungy. Tired and kind of depressing looking people and places. But very nice people overall!

Looked like a great place to snorkel. Lots of sea turtles. Quite a few people but nothing like Waikiki beach. Fun little spot of beach. Take the bus to Haleiwa and ask what the beach is called where all the turtles are.