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To avoid the crowds on Honolulu, head to the North Shore.

Your questions: Where should we go to avoid the crowds of Honolulu?

Just one hour north of Waikiki you’ll find the chilled side of Oahu, popular with surfers and visitors looking for a less frantic version of Hawaii.

  • Michael Gebicki

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Laura Enever poses at Long Reef after being named female Surfer of the Year at the 2024 SURFER Big Wave Challenge Awards in Nazaré.

‘Massive hole in my leg’: Aussie surfer hospitalised in big-wave wipeout as reggae singer claims victory

North Narrabeen’s Laura Enever scored a dream invite to the Eddie Aikau in Hawaii – but her first heat ended in agony after she suffered a frightening injury.

  • Dan Walsh

Hawaii’s best places to eat and drink

Visitors used to come to Hawaii for the beautiful beaches, not the food. Now, the culinary scene is booming.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Sunrise over the pool at Halekulani resort.

The best places to stay in Hawaii

Most visitors stay close to the action in Waikiki resorts, while some venture to Oahu's quieter North Shore or neighbouring islands of Maui, Kauai and the Big Island.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Wayfinder Waikiki: cool and affordable.

This is the best-value hotel you can find in Honolulu’s top location

I’m a huge fan of Hawaii, yet even I will admit it can be a painfully expensive destination. That’s what makes this hotel such a pleasant surprise.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Beachcomber Waikiki Hotel.

Revamp for these Hawaiian hotels is a circus, literally

Outrigger is a heritage resort operator with plenty of loyal repeat customers. But it’s not one to rest on its laurels, or leis, as the case may be here.

  • Julietta Jameson
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New terminal Honolulu.

Hawaii’s main airport terminals are 15 minutes, and 50 years, apart

Honolulu’s Terminal 2, the main gateway for international and domestic flights, opened in 1927. It was “modernised” in the 1970s.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Packets of macadamia nuts on store shelves in Honolulu.

Hawaii’s ‘famous macadamia nuts’ threatened by cheaper, undisclosed Australian imports

Macadamia nut trees are native to Australia and were introduced to Hawaii in 1881 by a Scotsman. The nut has since become synonymous with Hawaii.

  • Audrey McAvoy
The beautiful and unique landscape of coastal Oahu, Hawaii and the Kualoa Ranch where Jurassic Park was filmed as shot from an altitude of about 1000 feet over the Pacific Ocean. tra15-rants Photo credit: iStock Reusage permitted for print and online

How to travel on a budget in this wallet-busting paradise

Holiday in Hawaii? Don’t shell out too much; there’s more aloha, less moolah, with these money-saving Hawaii hacks.

  • Kristie Kellahan
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