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.
Neighborhood Guides
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.
O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide Bonus: A Local’s Guide to Helping Out
No matter where you are on O‘ahu, volunteer opportunities abound.
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.
O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide (Quarantine Edition): North Shore’s Electric Energy Has Been Reduced to a Low Hum
Here’s what is different, and what you can expect to see, if you visit Haleʻiwa now.
O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide (Quarantine Edition): The Usually Bustling Waikīkī is Quieter—and Packed with Locals
It’s apparent that tourism is down. The streets are far less crowded now than they were pre-COVID. Many hotels are still closed, though shops and restaurants have been open between lockdown orders.
O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide (Quarantine Edition): We May Be Social Distancing, But Kailua’s Beaches Are Still Packed
Now, because of COVID-19, the streets are a little emptier, but the energy pulsing through Kailua town remains strong.
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.
Small Town to Bustling Attraction: Tourists and Traffic Trouble the Residents of Kailua
Redevelopment, social media and presidential publicity all lure more tourists than ever to this once mostly residential Windward O‘ahu town.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: 1600 Kalākaua Avenue in Honolulu
Colorful fabrics, a mean sandwich and a mini Statue of Liberty.
How Honolulu Gets Its Street Names and Neighborhood Themes
Streets named after flowers, birds, clouds—tell us your neighborhood theme!
Tori Ton, Torae and Fujiyama Texas: Your Izakaya Guide to a Mō‘ili‘ili Japanese Food Crawl
You don’t have to walk far for great eats and drinks in this Honolulu neighborhood.
Our Waikīkī: Living Local in O‘ahu’s Most Famous Neighborhood
Waikīkī is much more than a tourist destination and faces the same challenges of other urban neighborhoods on O‘ahu. It has public schools, family-run restaurants, places people call home. Here are their stories.
Chinatown’s Latest Revival is Putting it Back on the Map. But Will it Last?
In the year of the rooster, O‘ahu’s most authentic and vibrant neighborhood seems poised to preen, thanks to hip restaurants, hot boutiques and a tenacious arts and entertainment scene.
10 Stylish Local Boutiques Worth Exploring in Honolulu’s Chinatown
You love heading over to Fighting Eel to shop, but go a little farther for new boutique adventures.
