I'm currently in Oahu and I gotta tell ya, its my least favorite island. (Honolulu: appointed, to live)

[YoungTraveler2011]

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?

imagine if the population in Oahu was 150k tops

let me begin by saying I've been to all Hawaiian islands (including Molokai and Lanai), multiple times.

this is my second time on Oahu, last time I came here was around 5-6 years ago. reason why Im here is that I had forgotten the feel of it and wanted to check it out again because i keep getting calls from recruiters about job opportunities.

anyway, THANK GOD the majority of tourists are clueless about the real Hawaii, aka Big Island, Maui & Kauai.

Oahu is WAYYY overpopulated with all the major problems of any large city. Waikiki might as well be downtown LA with all the homeless. And lets not kid ourselves here, Waikiki beach is possibly the worst beach in Hawaii.

its actually quite sad what happened in Oahu with the over development. I also dont remember this island being this dirty either. my god, I bet the majority of tourists who come here are disappointed.

I see one good thing about Honolulu and its the food. other than that, no idea why anyone would live here. being surrounded by hoards of tourists by a crappy beach loaded with generic stores would probably make me want to commit suicide.

something else I noticed: the roads. I'm not even complaining about their crappy conditions, I'm talking about how they were designed. sooo confusing.

if I were to rank the 4 main islands, it would have to be like this:

1. Maui - lots of space, clean, balanced when it comes to nature and other things to do, not overdeveloped like Oahu.
2. Big Island - lots of space, clean, possibly the best beaches in Hawaii (Hapuna & Maniniowali), plenty of sunshine on the west side, and plenty of nature to explore.
3. Kauai Reason why it's #3 is because its too cloudy and rainy most of the time. Also, no beach really stands out compared to the other islands.
4. Oahu - nothing good about it besides the food in my opinion.

anyway, had to rant. should've gone to the Big Island again... oh well, next time.

[honobob]

Um, you're from West Hollywood.

[whtviper1]

Originally Posted by YoungTraveler2011

I bet the majority of tourists who come here are disappointed.

Must be why Hawaii is in the 6th year of record tourism with the overwhelming majority staying on Oahu.

[SFHNL]

Oahu is my favorite because I like variety. You have a city at your fingertips, or take a drive and you can find deserted beaches. I love all of it, Waikiki, North Shore, Windward and the coves on the Leeward side. Would love to live there but for now real life and jobs limit us to two trips per year, which is pretty great in itself!

[Old Town FFX]

There is a lot more to O'ahu than Honolulu.

[Dreaming of Hawaii]

Originally Posted by YoungTraveler2011

if I were to rank the 4 main islands, it would have to be like this:

2. Big Island - lots of space, clean, possibly the best beaches in Hawaii (Hapuna & Maniniowali), plenty of sunshine on the west side, and plenty of nature to explore.
3. Kauai Reason why it's #3 is because its too cloudy and rainy most of the time. Also, no beach really stands out compared to the other islands.

I think you need to go back to Kauai. "Cloudy and rainy most of the time?" I guess you never went to Poipu where it is always sunny! I've been to Kauai twice, for a total of about ten days, and I think we got rained on once. I love the whole island but especially hiking in Waimea Canyon. And Kauai has the BEST beaches. Did you not go to Hanalei, Anini Beach, Secret Beach, Poipu, etc. etc. etc.?

I agree that Maniniowali is gorgeous with the white, powdery sand and clear turquiose water, but I don't agree that the Big Island has the "best beaches in Hawaii".

[eureka1]

You're pretty clueless yourself.

[Dreaming of Hawaii]

Originally Posted by eureka1

You're pretty clueless yourself.

To whom are you addressing this comment?

[rya96797]

you should be glad most of the tourists hit Oahu (part of the reason it's so crowded), none of the other islands has the capacity for tourism demand for Hawaii. I do wish Oahu had several hundred thousand less people and way less development though.


Hawaii in genera (including Oahu) has good weather


Oahu actually has A LOT of beaches compared to the other islands. For the big island, you pretty much name the only 2 white sand beaches (that I know of). lol everything else is lava rock.

[Mikala43]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The OP gave us his/hers and I hope they feel better for getting all that off their chest.