Neighborhoods In Honolulu and Pearl Harbor

Discover the best neighborhoods in Honolulu and Pearl Harbor with curated recommendations from our editors.

Ala Moana

Ala Moana abuts Waikiki to the east (stopping at the Ala Wai Canal) and King Street to the north. Kakaako, Kewalo Basin Harbor, and the...

  • 12 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 13 Things To Do

Chinatown

Chinatown's original business district was made up of dry-goods and produce merchants, tailors and dressmakers, barbers, herbalists, and dozens of restaurants. The meat, fish, and...

  • 11 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 17 Things To Do

Diamond Head

Besides hiking Diamond Head, visitors will enjoy the eclectic shops and restaurants along Monsarrat Avenue like Diamond Head Market & Grill. Don’t forget the amazing...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

Downtown Honolulu

Honolulu's past and present play a delightful counterpoint throughout the downtown area, which is approximately 6 miles east of Honolulu International Airport. Postmodern glass-and-steel office...

  • 5 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 23 Things To Do

Iwilei

Before the arrival of Captain Cook, Iwilei was a network of fishponds. After his arrival it became home to a prison, railway depot, and houses...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Kahala

Oahu's wealthiest neighborhood has streets lined with multimillion-dollar homes. At intervals along tree-lined Kahala Avenue are narrow lanes that provide public access to Kahala's quiet...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Kaimuki

Ten minutes beyond Kapahulu is this commercial thoroughfare that runs through an old neighborhood filled with cool old Craftsman bungalows (that are slowly being knocked...

  • 8 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Kakaako

This 600-acre section of Honolulu between Ala Moana Center and downtown is in the middle of a decade-long redevelopment plan that began in 2012; it...

  • 9 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 11 Things To Do

Kalihi

North of downtown Honolulu, just off H1, is the tightly packed neighborhood of Kalihi. It’s home to large industrial pockets but also the stellar Bishop...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Kapahulu

Walk just a few minutes from the eastern end of Waikiki, and you’ll find yourself in this very local main drag of restaurants, antiques shops...

  • 6 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Kapalama

This sliver of land that runs from ocean to mountain (known as an ahupuaa in Hawaiian) is presided over by famed Kamehameha Schools, which from...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Makiki Heights

Makiki includes the more unassuming neighborhood where President Barack Obama grew up. Other highlights include the exclusive Punahou School he attended and the notable Central...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Manoa

Manoa is probably best known as the home to the University of Hawaii’s main campus. The surrounding area is chock-full of interesting coffee shops, restaurants...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Mapunapuna

Mapunapuna is an area filled with factories and offices surrounding the airport. Tucked amid car dealerships, a Kaiser Permanente medical center, and the island’s Harley...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

Moiliili

Packed into the neighborhood of Moiliili are flower and lei shops, restaurants (Dagon, Fukuya Delicatessen, Sweet Home Café), and little stores such as Kuni Island...

  • 8 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Nuuanu

Immediately mauka of Kalihi, off Pali Highway, are a renowned resting place and a carefully preserved home where royal families retreated during the doldrums of...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941. Every American then alive recalls exactly what he or she was doing when the news broke that the Japanese had bombed Pearl...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 6 Things To Do

Salt Lake

There’s no longer a lake, salty or not, in this suburb of Honolulu. Instead you’ll find a largely residential neighborhood with a commercial core at...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Waikiki and Diamond Head

A short drive from downtown Honolulu, Waikiki is Oahu's primary resort area. A mix of historic and modern hotels and condos front the sunny 2-mile...

  • 48 Restaurants
  • 46 Hotels
  • 56 Things To Do

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