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Here's a list of things you can do if you are a visitor to Oahu.

WHAT DO LOCALS SUGGEST?

If you would like to see what members of the AWWA Hawaii Section suggest for visitors to Hawaii, please click here.

OFFICIAL TOURISM WEBSITES

• Official Hawaii Tourism Site - http://www.gohawaii.com/
• Oahu - http://www.visit-oahu.com/
• Maui - http://www.visitmaui.com
• Hawaii - http://www.bigisland.org
• Kauai - http://www.kauai-hawaii.com

TRANSPORTATION ON OAHU

• TheBus - municipal transportation on Oahu - http://www.thebus.org/

SIGHTSEEING ON OAHU

• Atlantis Submarines - www.atlantisadventures.com
• Bishop Museum - http://www.bishopmuseum.org/
• Chinatown - http://www.chinatownhi.com
• Hanauma Bay - http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/facility/hanaumabay/index1.htm
• Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park - http://www.hawaiianwaters.com/home.htm
• Hike Diamond Head (photo) - http://oahu.aloha-hawaii.com/activities/hiking+diamond+head/
• Honolulu Academy of Arts - www.honoluluacademy.org
• Honolulu Zoo on the eastern edge of Waikiki- www.honoluluzoo.org
• Iolani Palace - http://www.iolanipalace.org/
• Pali Lookout - http://oahu.aloha-hawaii.com/tours/pali+lookout/
• Punchbowl Cemetery - http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/nmcp.htm
• Sea Life Park - http://www.sealifeparkhawaii.com/
• USS Arizona Memorial (photo) - go early to get tickets, otherwise the wait may be long
  http://www.nps.gov/usar/pphtml/planyourvisit.html
• USS Bowfin Submarine Museum - www.bowfin.org
• USS Missouri (photo) - http://www.ussmissouri.com/
• Waikiki Aquarium - http://waquarium.otted.hawaii.edu/
• Waimea Valley Audubon Center - www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/Brochures/Waimea.html

THINGS TO SEE OR DO IF YOU CIRCLE OAHU

• Polynesian Cultural Center - http://polynesia.com/
• North Shore Beaches if surf is big and it usually is in January!
• Sunset beach for Ted's Pies - chocolate haupia (coconut pudding) pie - http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/
• Eat lunch in Kahuku at Giovanni's roadside Aloha Shrimp Wagon - http://www.portaloha.com/SecretsOfHawaii/Giovannis.htm
• Matsumoto Shave Ice in Haleiwa - http://www.matsumotoshaveice.com/
• Chocolate Custard pie at Sunnyside Bakery in Wahiawa
• Dole plantation in Wahiawa - They have a pineapple maze, gift shop, and pineapple things to eat. Good rest stop if you're driving around the island - http://www.dole-plantation.com/

SHOPPING

• Ala Moana Shopping Center - http://www.alamoana.com/
• Aloha Tower Marketplace (photo) - http://www.alohatower.com/
• Aloha Stadium Swap Meet - http://alohastadiumswapmeet.net/
  
• Pearlridge Shopping Center - http://www.pearlridgeonline.com/
• Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center - http://www.shopwaikiki.com/Html/
• Waikele Premium Outlets - http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=29

MISCELLANEOUS

• If you're going to do a Luau (traditional Hawaiian Feast), this is the best one on Oahu: http://www.germainesluau.com/
• Every Friday night at 8:00 pm, the Hilton Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki has a fireworks show: http://www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com/index_flash.asp
• PGA Sony Open - January 8 - 14, 2007 - Waialae Country Club - http://www.sonyopeninhawaii.com/
• Golfing in Hawaii - Kama'aina means Hawaii resident. They will usually ask to see a local driver's license as proof.
  http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/current/sp/golfguide 
• Bird watching - http://www.hawaiiaudubon.com/
• Things to do in Honolulu - http://hotspots.honoluluadvertiser.com/
• Good website for things to do in Hawaii - http://hawaii.aloha-hawaii.com/

WHAT DO LOCALS SUGGEST?

If you would like to see what members of the AWWA Hawaii Section suggest for visitors to Hawaii, please click here.