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Waikiki

by ALOHA DEAN

Waikiki Beach is definitely where it's at on Oahu - this is the quintessential Hawaiian experience for most visitors to Hawaii, and many never leave its environs!  The tourism began in 1901 with the building of the spectacular colonial style Moana Hotel, the 'First Lady of Waikiki' , then in the '20's with the  coral-pink Royal Hawaiian Hotel, which entertained a steady stream of the rich and famous.

Today this  narrow strip of sand is the magnet that attracts millions of tourists