10 Things that Make Hawaii Absolutely Amazing
Waikiki is Honolulu’s tourist district, pitched between the Ala Wai Canal, an artificial waterway, and the Pacific Ocean and chock-full of hotels, shopping—for goods both luxe and locally made—dining, and nightlife. Maxim touts The Surfjack as the hip place to stay in Waikiki, where “models sip drinks at Hawaiian chef Ed Kenney’s in-house Mahina & Sun’s,” while “The Insta-worthy lobby pool is packed day and night.”