Yet I always come back to the same hidden spots, and every time, I'm reminded that Oahu doesn't deserve its Waikiki tourist trap reputation. If navigated right, it can offer the best of both worlds: ...

NORTH SHORE ... s North Shore with multiple fatalities since late September. In September, a woman was fatally struck while walking along Kamehameha Highway near the Sunset Beach fire station.

When it comes to surfing, the conversations begins and ends in Hawaii ... The North Shore became the obvious frontier for big-wave surfing thanks to breaks like Pipeline, Sunset Beach and Waimea.

Depending on the precise spot in this broad zone, anything from WNW to NNE can be good. The Sunset arena is made up of many different spots or sections of the reef, starting with a spot not far ...