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Central Oahu

Oahu's central plain is a patchwork of old towns and new residential developments, military bases, farms, ranches, and shopping malls, with a few visit-worthy attractions and historic sites scattered about. Central Oahu encompasses the Moanalua Valley, residential Pearl City and Mililani, and the old plantation town of Wahiawa, on the uplands halfway to the North Shore.

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Honolulu and Pearl Harbor

Here is Hawaii's only true metropolis, its seat of government, center of commerce and shipping, entertainment and recreation mecca, a historic site, and an evolving...

  • 82 Restaurants
  • 47 Hotels
  • 122 Things To Do

Leeward and Central Oahu

West (or Leeward) Oahu has the island's "second city"—the planned community of Kapolei, where for years the government has been trying to attract enough jobs...

  • 8 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 17 Things To Do

North Shore

An hour from town and a world away in atmosphere, Oahu's North Shore, roughly from Kahuku Point to Kaena Point, is about small farms and...

  • 12 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 20 Things To Do
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