North Shore

Pros: Golf, tennis, horseback riding, ocean scenery, isolation
Cons: Cost, isolation from nightlife & shopping

The North Shore is famous for its towering waves that are perfect for surfing, but what's a girl/guy to do when it's the middle of the summer and the water is almost as flat as old bathwater?

This is still Hawaii, and, located...

Pros: Flowers, waterfalls, more flowers....
Cons: Expensive

On the North Shore of the Island of Oahu is a beautiful park called Waimea Falls Park. Named for the falls at the far end of the park. But the falls are only one portion of the beauty to be found here.

This area on the island is full of...

Pros: "Old Style" Oahu without the flashing lights. Many outdoor activities, sight spots and photo-ops.
Cons: Best way to see is to rent a car--bus tours don't visit many spots.

Born and raised in Wahiawa, Hawaii (smack in the center of Oahu) , a girl gets to know pretty much everything there is to know about the infamous North Shore. Oahu's North Shore is perhaps the most "old style" part of the island. An easy drive from the...

Pros: Beautiful, Less Expensive, Friendly, Off the beaten path
Cons: Long distances between stops, small children might be bored

The north shore is a picturesque glimpse back to old Hawai'i. It exemplifies everything that could be considered stereotypically Hawaiian: lush greenery, friendly locals, secluded natural beauty, and endless beaches. It is tourist friendly but not ...

Pros: Great Waves, perfect place to surf
Cons: Not for swimming

I just went to Sunset beach on October 2001, and it was very different from the popular Waikiki beach. Sunset beach on Oahu's North Shore is very casual, the waves are perfect, and there were not too many, nor too few people around. It was a season of...

Pros: ~It's HAWAII~
Cons: ~You have to LEAVE sometimes~

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Once in a great while, a scene gets placed in your permanent memory bank. Such was the case the very first time I set foot in Hawaii, 19 yrs ago.

We arrived on Oahu(more...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, friendly people, FEW if any tourist traps
Cons: Can be crowded on weekend and will be crowded in winter when waves start "pounding"

Having been born and raised here in the islands, I have had a better than average chance to see all there is to see. At least the spots that don't require 4 wheel drives or helicopters to reach. You name it I have probably been there. In my 30 years as a...

Pros: unbelievable sights, great surfing and pictures
Cons: none

There is no better place to surf, body board or just see then the north shore oahu. If you ever get the chance to go to hawaii, go to oahu and check out the north shore. i had always read and saw about the north shore, but had to see it to believe it....

Pros: Can still pass thorugh to reach more beautiful beaches
Cons: About as attractive as a hastily-built road

This is a special notice regarding Waimea Bay on the North Shore of the island of O`ahu, valid through Summer 2000.

Waimea Bay -- the last, gorgeous glimpse of calm deep blue ocean before the famous (and sometimes deadly) shorebreaks...

Pros: WAVES
Cons: no nightlife

My husband and I (surfers and boogie boarders by nature) had no choice but to pick the north shore as our honeymoon destination. Since then, there is not a day that goes by that we miss logging on the surfcams to check the waves.
Experiencing the...

Pros: Tastes great!
Cons: none

If you are on the North shore there is a treat you cannot deny! Motsumoto shaved ice is the best tasting stuff I've ever had! What they do is the put ice cream below the shaved ice, so it keeps the syrup in the ice. Whatever does sink to the bottom mixes...

Pros: beautiful, awesome, remote
Cons: The other side of the world.

One of the most famous natural wonders in the world is the North Shore of Oahu. Whether you are a surfer or a surf watcher, any trip to Hawaii would not be complete without a visit to the North Shore. The North Shore is a wonderful place to people ...

Pros: Nice change of pass from hectic Waikiki atmosphere.
Cons: Long time to get there by TheBus, probably 1 hour by car.

We spent most of our Oahu trip in the busy and crowded Waikiki area so we thought we would take a day and see North Shore since we heard it was a totally different scene then Waikiki/Honolulu. We took TheBus from Waikiki and it took us about 2 hours to ...

Pros: Location, Golf Courses, Staff
Cons: Restaurants, Building, Cost

I recently returned from a week (March 00) at the Turtle Bay Hilton. The hotel is in a superb location to "get away from it all". If you are a golfer, there were several courses on the hotel grounds. The staff was wonderful. That is the good...

Pros: weather, people, most beautiful beaches in the world
Cons: price

Trying to list the bad when it comes to the North Shore is not a simple task, so I won't even attempt it.

While the rest of Oahu has become highly commercialized, the North Shore remains mall-free. It is the most beautiful shoreline on Oahu....