Oahu Travel Tips: 10 Things to Know Before YOU Go

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10 things you must know before you travel to Oahu in Hawaii. Oahu is the 3rd largest among the Hawaiian Islands, but the most populated with about 1 million residents. Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii is located in the island of Oahu. Oahu is sometimes known as the “Manhattan of the Pacific.” While Oahu is lined with sandy stunning Beaches, Impressive Mountains, make no mistake, this is a buzzing metropolis, a tropical city. You can drive around the Island in a day, but there’s easily a weeks worth of stuff to do. ✅ Get up to 40% off hotels on Oahu by signing up here: https://plannin.com/en/search?googleResult=ChIJsfS2gnZyAHwRD7lEf-yFB8Q&refId=YellowProductions 2 - Major areas of Oahu Waikiki North Shore Windward Coast Leeward Coast 3 - Weather 4 - When to go 5 - Beaches ocean temperature in Oahu ranges from a cool 72 degrees to a warm 81 degrees Fahrenheit (22 – 27 °C) My favorite is Hanauma Bay and Ko Olina. Waikiki is packed -- tough to get any sand there. If a beach has “beach park” in the name, it’s usually good for few crowds. I do like to swim in the protected swimming area. Be careful of coral, and sharp rocks. Stay 6 feet away from turtles Watch my video on the best beaches in Oahu. 6 - Shopping Ala Moana Waikiki main street Waikiki Royal Hawaiian Center has 150 shops ABC Stores Costco Don Quixote 7- Transportation Oahu Traffic is Epic -- worse from 3pm-6pm And even when there isn’t any traffic, it’s slow. 35 MPH Speed limits are common. Be patient. Merging traffic, one car from the left, one car from the right. Flash a shaka to say thanks. Renting a car? Rent it at the airport for the Cheapest Rates. And use Costco Travel! Staying in Waikiki? Maybe you don’t need a rental car. Parking is expensive. Oahu has a pretty good bus system Uber and Taxis are plentiful Waikiki trolley, bring your JCB card! 8 - Hotels Most hotels are in Waikiki Ko Olina (Aulani) North Shore (Turtle Bay and a Courtyard) But they aren’t cheap… decent hotels are around $200 a night, plus high taxes, and resort fees… and parking. If you're military...active, retired, or reservist, you can stay on base for next to nothing. 9 - Food Local restaurant chain that I recommend you check out called zippys. They're fairly cheap, pretty tasty, and it's local Hawaiian food. There are locations all over the island but the one that I recommend is in pearl city on kamahmaha highway. It will look like it's a take out only place but there are stairs on the side for you to talk up to the seating area. Alo Moana Food Court is one of the largest in the US and has seating for 1500. 10 - I’ve got more videos CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/yellowwsub Check out my videos from Oahu and Maui: Oahu Travel Videos: https://youtu.be/G8ioo70QNVY?list=PLOVadUHX1B-LfVzW8EnRP8zenklj3Vz85 Maui Travel Videos: https://youtu.be/2dG0Jym8Ze8?list=PLOVadUHX1B-JiIlHp_9RgZPkLQ2KGsKnO Yellow Productions on Social Media: FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/YellowProductionsTravel INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/yellowwproductions/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/chrisraney GOOGLE+: https://google.com/+yellowwproductions Check out my blog: http://yelloww.net My video gear: Sony FDR-AX53 4K Handycam: http://amzn.to/2hYePVc Sony ECMW1M Wireless Microphone: http://amzn.to/2gQKDGG GoPro Fusion 360 Camera: https://amzn.to/2NINKSz LensPen Lens Cleaner: http://amzn.to/2hPYui1 Pacsafe LS250 Anti-theft Shoulder Bag: http://amzn.to/2h0YCNt Manfroto Pixi Mini Tripod: http://amzn.to/2ilJms6 Manfrotto Twist Grip Clamp: http://amzn.to/2hYEnyN