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Family
Vacations
Various properties offer a variety of family programs check each hotel for
specific information. Be sure to review the Keiki Programs for additional information
on special programs for kids.
Hawaiian Weddings
Various properties offer a variety of wedding services. Call for
details.
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Oahu called the "gathering Place" is the focal point of most
of the state's business and social activities.
Most of the hotels are located on Waikiki's pristine white sand beach, or a
short walk to the ocean. Reasonable room rates, one of the best public
transportation systems in the country, limitless activities, and beautiful year
round weather, makes a perfect vacation recipe. |
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Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A. September 1988 Oahu, third largest and most important of
the Hawaiian Islands, can be seen in this low-oblique, north-northeast-looking
photograph (the line to true north runs from Pearl Harbor to Kahuka Point). The
island covers 598 square miles (1536 square kilometers). Pearl Harbor, the city
of Honolulu, and the International Airport’s large runway built on a coral
reef can be seen near the center of the photograph. Geologically, two great
volcanoes once made up the island of Oahu; but, over time, erosion has left the
volcanoes as two parallel mountain ranges—Koolau northeast of Honolulu and
Waianae northwest of Honolulu (under clouds). The mountain ranges are separated
by a rolling plateau dissected by deep gorges, visible north of Honolulu. Oahu
has no active volcanoes, but there are many extinct craters, such as Diamond
Head, which is visible southeast of Honolulu. Large pineapple plantations cover
the central plateau, and sugarcane plantations cover the coastal plains to the
north. Population growth and urban development since the late 1960s have
depleted a portion of the rural land available for agriculture. Oahu remains an
important site for the U.S. Department of Defense, as it includes the
headquarters of the United States Pacific Command and the Pearl Harbor Naval
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