Oahu (Hawaiian: Oʻahu) is the most populous of the Hawaiian Islands, the third largest in size and the cultural, financial, and top tourist destination of the Hawaiian Islands. As the home of the city of Honolulu, the state capital, and as home to over 85% of the state’s population, Oahu is appropriately nicknamed – The Gathering Place. The city of Honolulu is busy, and its Waikiki district especially. Oahu is home to the only real metropolitan area in all the Hawaiian Islands. For some, this has been both a blessing and a curse for the island.

Days are spent dashing about, bustling nightlife, great restaurants, exciting cultural events and establishments, good public transportation, and a variety of shopping and lodging options. Combine this with the city and island’s extensive beaches, parks, mountains, recreational areas, and quaint towns and this makes one enjoyable metropolitan area. So enjoy Oahu and all it has to offer. But if you don’t see the North Shore during the wintertime when monsterous waves pound the shore, then you have really missed something. Brave and experienced surfers attack these waves! If you don’t take a drive through miles of pineapple fields, and if you don’t take time to visit some of the white sand beaches, mountain trails, and scenery outside of Waikiki, then you really haven’t seen all Oahu has to offer.