OAHU TRAVEL GUIDE: Everything You Need to Know

Should mention Foodland and their fantastic Poke bar! Stopping there instead of Costco to pick up groceries.

Enjoyed this video! Thank you. Where is that Aloha signing Things to do section? I like sign photos.

Tim Ho Wan is expensive. Go to Sing Cheong Yuan in Chinatown. Royal Kitchen sucks. Personally, I wouldn't eat anything on the boardwalk, except Marukame Udon.

very unhealthy food choices

Where is the best place to see turtles in mid February? Thanks.😃

Beware of the millions of homeless people.

Chris- In a couple weeks I’ll be spending 24 hrs in Waikiki, staying at the Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort. Do you have any recommendations for oceanfront fine dining for dinner in the area? We can travel by foot or by ride share. Thanks!

Love your video! Oahu is on my bucket list being a Magnum fan growing up in the 70's and 80's. I'm used to Island time having grown up on Manitoulin , Northern Ontario. Lots of great info. Thanks.

Condolulu

Aloha from San Francisco; I was born on Island and never left.

Don’t wear water shoes when visiting our coral reefs. Too many people walk on the reefs, causing major problems. Please clarify this in your video.

Excellent video!🤙🏽

Locals don't put shoyu (soy sauce) on rice.

It amazes me how countries like the USA, mainland Europe, Australasia etc are geared up to accommodate tourists and make their tourist areas clean, well maintained and with good transport infrastructure. This is not the case when we look at the UK.

Thanks, Chris. Loved watching this video. I am traveling alone with 2 young kids and wanted to know if it is safe to use TheBus from the airport to the hotel at 10:30pm?

It was nice meeting you 🤙🏾 Great video as always.

High crime in Oahu...be aware.

Love eating the shells, they’re cooked with the shells on so all that garlic-y flavor goes into the shells, and adds so much more flavor.

Visited Oahu from UK this summer for our 15th wedding anniversary, it's pretty much half way around the world for us but we loved it! Did a submarine tour on Waikki beach, snorkelling, circle island tour. It's so clean but a bit pricey in the Waikki area but well worth visiting for a bucket list.

Great video! very informative thanks so much !

Great video, Chris!
This is a complete guide to Oahu from transportation, places to stay, places to visit, places to eat. A must watch if you are traveling to the beautiful island of Oahu.
Thank you, Chris .

Did you know that the busiest cheesecake factory in the world is the Waikiki location?

Didn't David Hasselhoff stay in Hawaii when filming Baywatch, i wish i could find out the name of the hotel.

Awesome video as per usual, thank you!! I think you just made me decide to book the trip! 😆 Is there a preferred payment in most places credit card versus cash? Thank you!

With all due respect it's the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

Chris, if you haven't tried Big Chief's Luaha/Fia Fia (put on by the same group), I would highly recommend checking it out. We've been to a few, but that's the only one we have really enjoyed and end up going back to nearly everytime we are in Hawaii.

I need to show my parents this video so they can take me to the North Shore.

Chris, I will ALWAYS think the world of you because You introduced me to Byodo-in which is the very first thing we visited our first day…and we went back twice in the remaining six days we were there…we just loved it…Also, Definitely agree about the Polynesian Cultural Center! While it was pricey for the four of us ($700 plus) IT WAS SO VERY WORTH IT!!

So many things are more crowded now. I did the Diamond Head hike in 1989 and only a few people were doing the hike. Now you need a reservation. Angels Landing at Zion now has a lottery. I was at Angels Landing in 2011 and you could just go up.
I don't think they even had lights in the tunnel at Diamond Head in 1989. It was pitch black walking through there if I remember correctly.
We were leaving the Diamond Head crater after the hike heading for the car tunnel and an elderly Swedish couple was walking out to go catch a bus. my dad stopped and picked them up. We gave them a ride to the bus stop.

Hi Chris. Fabulous job on the Oahu Travel Guide. . Very detailed information even if it's good or bad. Viewer's should have a pretty good idea what we have to offer as a tourist destination. I'm might have to call you a Kama'aina now because you been to Oahu so many times and know so much about the island. Mahalo and take care.😀🤙🤙🤙

OMG. Just because you CAN wear a thong doesn't mean you SHOULD wear a thong!

What truly makes this the Vegas by the sea ⛵ are the resort fees.

I love Hawaii. I love the homey feeling and the warmth of the people. Lovely <3

great video, best place ever

Great video! My perfect Honolulu vacation is staying at the Ala Moana Hotel, corner room, high floor, sunsets are amazing at a reasonable price. Favourite beach...Ala Moana Park, more locals fewer tourists.... Favourite place to eat... Ala Moana Mall, Nordstroms, BBQ chicken salad for around $10.00.
I have stayed at the Sheraton Waikiki, entry level room gets you a view on a low floor of the HVAC system.... never again.

When I visit from the neighbor island I stay at the Pagoda Hotel; because it is close to Don Quiijote, Walmart and Ala Moana Center.

Heading to Wakiki/Oahu in April. Glad you reinforced my decision not to go to a Luau. Spending $400 for my fiance and I do see a cool show and have buffet food. I'd much rather do something, like go to the Polynesian Cultural Center. Then go to a nice restaurant of your choosing and have a $100 pp meal. Like a steakhouse.

Thanks! You make me want to visit there! You are a great travel guide so filled with information on lodging ,restaurants snacks ,activities beaches and more. I also think your honest and you have a sense of humor and fun.

Great video.
FYI, buy your sunscreen in Hawaii. There are restrictions on the type of sunscreen. Many will kill the coral, so they restrict the types that can be sold or used.
Isn't the Marriott in Waikiki a "Resort & Spa?" I.e. no lounge. I stayed once and was disappointed in the missing lounge.☹️ I have to have my unlimited diet coke.😂
Diamond head hike can't be hard, the old Japanese tourists hike it in heels and dresses.😂

May and October are my fav times

Yes DEFINITELY visit the Cultural Center! You will need a rental car (or an expensive taxi ride), and an entire day, but it's worth it!

You are cool 😎

Giovanni’s on the North Shore serves the best garlic shrimp! Mahalo for the recommendation!

I've used Turo 3 times in Hawaii and it was awesome every time, much cheaper than the rental car companies. I just made sure the people I rented from had lots of great reviews.

First, I love your videos! You are so thorough and thoughtful. However, as a Hawaiian, born and raised here. Would you be able to add a little more safety and general practice to your videos about Hawaii. Just like the the warning on Sandy’s, safety on Hawaii beaches (shore breaks, follow posted signs, stay away from the monk seals and turtles). Hiking (follow posted signs, wild pigs, and trash, don’t liter). Those ideas would be much appreciated. And again, love your videos!

GREAT JOB Chris! Probably your best Hawaii video I have seen. SUPER ACCURATE!!!

Awesome job chris thumb up

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