Local Information

Transportation

• Taxis
  • Charley's (808.531.1333): www.charleystaxi.com
  • The Cab (808.422.2222): www.thecabhawaii.com
• Buses: www.thebus.org
  • Routes 4, 6, and A (Express) serve UH Mānoa: www.thebus.org/Route/Routes.asp

Beach Life

• O`ahu Beaches: www.hawaiiweb.com
• Hanauma Bay: www.co.honolulu.hi.us
• Surfing Lessons
  • Hawaiian Water Sports: www.hawaiianwatersports.com
  • Learn to Surf Hawaii: www.learntosurfhawaii.com
  • Hans Hedemann Surf School: www.hhsurf.com

Best of Honolulu

• Honolulu Advertiser Best of the Best 2008: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
• Honolulu Star Bulletin 2008 Hawaii’s Best: archives.starbulletin.com
• Honolulu Weekly Best of 2008: honoluluweekly.com

Dining/Restaurants/Grindz

• Restaurant List (also see ‘Best of’ above): www.restauranteur.com
• Coco Puffs - Liliha Bakery: tastyisland.wordpress.com
• Malasada - Leonard’s Bakery: www.leonardshawaii.com
• Manapua - Island Manapua: www.islandmanapua.com
• Plate Lunch
  • Rainbow Drive-In: www.rainbowdrivein.com
  • L&L Drive Inn: www.hawaiianbarbecue.com
• Shave Ice
  • Matsumoto Shave Ice: www.matsumotoshaveice.com
  • Waiola Bakery and Shave Ice: hawaii.kulshan.com

Golf

• City and County of Honolulu Golf Courses: www.honolulu.gov

Museums/Historical Sights/Cultural Sights

• The Bishop Museum: www.bishopmuseum.org
• Hawai`i’s Plantation Village: www.hawaiiplantationvillage.org
• Hale`iwa and the North Shore: www.gonorthshore.org
• `Iolani Palace: www.iolanipalace.org
• The Polynesian Cultural Center: www.polynesia.com
• Honolulu Academy of the Arts: www.honoluluacademy.org
• The Contemporary Museum: www.tcmhi.org

Nightlife/Art Galleries/Chinatown

• Arts Scene and Nightlife in Chinatown: travel.latimes.com
• Honolulu’s Chinatown: www.chinatownhi.com
• Honolulu Weekly (See Club and Bar Listings): honoluluweekly.com

Shopping

• Ala Moana Center: www.alamoanacenter.com
• Kahala Mall: www.kahalamallcenter.com
• Waikiki Beach Walk: www.waikikibeachwalk.com
• Ward Centers: www.wardcenters.com