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Originally Posted by nostatic
fwiw I avoid Oahu, though you can make a pilgrimage to North Shore (April would likely be small or flat). I way prefer Kauai (Hanalei Bay rather than Poipu) or Big Island. The first time I went to HI we went to Kauai first, then went to Oahu for a friend's wedding. We were booked at a hotel in Waikiki and within an hour I was on the phone finding a bed and breakfast on the north shore. I hated Waikiki - it was like LA except I didn't know where the good restaurants were.
Well, an exaggeration, but still, not my thing and really not what Hawaii is about imho. Find a B&B on the north shore and just drive into Honolulu if you need to.
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I have been to the Big Island and Maui as well. I stayed in a condo on a golf course in both Maui and on the Big Island. It was more relaxed. This is my second time to Oahu. I stayed in Waikiki last time as well. My cousin lives about ten minutes from Waikiki and the marathon is there. I know traffic is horrible there when I drove last time in Honolulu so if I can stay in the city for the marathon, it would be so much better. I think all the islands have a different feel. Depends on what I am going there for. As for surfing... I live in AZ. Anything is better than AZ.
