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Comprehensive hawaii travel information with pictures and maps. Includes hawaii accommodation reviews, scuba diving and surfing vacations, honeymoon and wedding venues, backpacking and adventure travel and history, nature and culture.

Hawaii Travel Guide
Country Facts Total islands: 10 (+ 100) Total land mass: 29,311 km² Capital: Honolulu Main Island: Oahu Int'l Airport: Honolulu Population: 1,200,000 Language: English, Hawaiian Tourists: 5,000,000 per year Accommodations: 500+ Money: US$	Travel Highlights 1) Waikliki Beach, Oahu 2) Volcano National Park, BI 3) Na Pali Coast, Kauai 4) Surfing Culture 5) Golf on Oahu 6) Haleakala NP, Maui 7) Lahaina Town, Maui 8) Iolani Palace, Honolulu 9) Whale Watching 10) Pearl Harbour
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Hawaii Islands Travel Overview

The Hawaii Islands is one of the most sought after tourist destinations in the world. One of the 50 States of the USA, it is a mix of tradition and modern living, of large beach resorts, championship golf complexes and tropical adventure. Waikiki rules the tourist brochures, but the absolutely stunning landscape around the group should be more than enough to tempt most tourists to these shores.


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Oahu Island, in particular the tourist icon of Waikiki Beach, is visited by more than 4 million tourists each year, mostly Americans and Japanese. Waikiki beach, the shopping malls of Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, magnificent golf courses and the surf on the North Shore are its main attractions.


Maui island, by contrast, is the glamour beach destination with lots of large international hotels and condominium complexes alongside sweeping swimming beaches and manicured golf courses. The rural charm of the upper valleys and the historical port of Lahaina give the island a classical feel. Maui is also renowned for its excellent whale watching.

Kauai Island, the garden island, is much quieter than Maui with equally good beaches and the most breathtaking mountain and coastal scenery with great hiking and kayaking opportunities. Those who love the outdoors will find Kauai to be the most compelling destination.

The Big Island is by far the largest island in the far south of the group, but only 140,000 people live there. But, over a million tourists visit each year, drawn by the stunning tropical scenery, laid back lifestyle, snow capped mountains and lava flowing volcanoes. Scuba diving and game fishing are at its best here and there is a growing colony of large beach hotels and golf courses.

Only on Molokai and Lanai will you truly escape commercialism - tourist infrastructure is limited, the scenery and beaches are not picture postcard, but a certain charm prevails where elsewhere in Hawaii it has been lost.

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