Kahanamoku Beach has been named the 6th best beach in America by Dr. Beach for 2010. This is a beach that we honored in our surfing beach area because it is named after Duke Paoa Kahanamoku who was an Olympic swimmer Gold Medal winner and who many call the “Father of Modern Surfing.” There is a beach named in his honor near the Ala Wai boat harbor (see the Google Map below) and the Hilton Hawaiian Village catamaran pier. There is also a very cool statue of Duke and a live video feed direct from Hawaii which you can watch.

Waikiki is where the East meets the West, thus offering legendary beauty and a unique charm of its own. It boasts more than 30,000 hotel rooms; close to 1000 restaurants, bars and clubs. Ingrid’s Luana Waikiki is a gorgeous 1 bedroom condo located at the gateway of Waikiki. The condo is located on the mezzanine level of the Outrigger Luana Waikiki Hotel and offers front row views of the active Kalakaua Avenue. Waikiki is currently undergoing a dramatic renaissance, a transformation that is brimming with beauty, charm, and a renewed Hawaiian sense-of-place making Waikiki the most sought after cosmopolitan beachfront cityscape. Traditionally, Waikiki was a place of healing and today, it is the foremost urban island-resort destinations in the world boasting a sophisticated palette of dining, retail, entertainment and recreational activities, truly a gathering place where the world emerges to celebrate and savor life.