Oahu
Oahu is the most populous of the Hawaiian islands, the third largest in size and the cultural, financial, and top tourist destination of the Hawaiian islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Honolulu and Waikiki.
Honolulu
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The capital of Hawaii and its primary point of entry, Honolulu is by far the state's largest city, with 980,000 people—two-thirds of the state's population—residing within the metro area as of 2018.
Waikiki
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One of the best-known beaches in the world, Waikiki is a famous district of the city of Honolulu, on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. Sandwiched between the Ala Wai Canal and the ocean in the shadow of the towering Diamond Head crater, Waikiki is noted for being the tourist center of the Hawaiian Islands.
Kailua
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Kailua is a census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koʻolaupoko District of the island of Oʻahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Leeward Coast and North Shore.
North Shore
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The North Shore of the Oʻahu is a coastal area between Kaʻena Point and Kahuku. Its largest Town is Haleʻiwa. This area is best known for its massive waves, attracting big wave surfers from all around the world.
Central Oahu
Central Oahu is probably the least interesting of the Oahu's regions, but is a good place to stock up on supplies if you're staying on the North Shore.
Oahu
- Type: Island with 976,000 residents
- Description: island of Hawaii, United States
- Also known as: “Avagu”, “Ile d’Oahu”, “Isla de Oahu”, “Island of Oahu”, “Isola Oahu”, “L’ile Wahou”, “O-a-hu”, “O-Wahu”, “O‘ahu”, “O’ahu”, “O’ahu, Hawaii”, “Oahu, Hawaii”, “Oʻahu”, “Oʻahu, Hawaii”, “Ovagu”, “Uagu”, “Vagi”, “Vagu”, “Vahou”, “Vakhu”, “Vakku”, “Voagu”, “Wahoo”, “Wahou”, “Wahu”, “Waohoo”, “Woahoe”, “Woahoo Island”, “Woahu”, and “Wohaoo”
- Historically known as: “Oahoo” and “Woahoo”
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Oahu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Oahu” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Oahu”
- Arabic: “أواهو، هاواي”
- Arabic: “أواهو”
- Arabic: “اواهو”
- Arabic: “جزيرة أوهايو”
- Armenian: “Օահու”
- Asturian: “Oahu”
- Azerbaijani: “Oahu”
- Basque: “Oahu”
- Bavarian: “Oahu”
- Bavarian: “Oʻahu”
- Belarusian: “Ааху”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Оаху”
- Belarusian: “Оаху”
- Breton: “O‘ahu”
- Breton: “Oahu”
- Bulgarian: “Оахо”
- Bulgarian: “Оаху”
- Catalan: “Oahu”
- Cebuano: “O‘ahu”
- Central Kurdish: “ئۆواھوو”
- Chinese: “Oahu”
- Chinese: “Oʻahu”
- Chinese: “歐胡島”
- Chinese: “瓦胡岛”
- Croatian: “Oahu”
- Czech: “Oahu”
- Danish: “Oahu”
- Dutch: “O’ahu”
- Dutch: “Oahu”
- Dutch: “Oʻahu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اواهو”
- Esperanto: “Oahu”
- Estonian: “O’ahu”
- Estonian: “Oahu”
- Faroese: “O’ahu”
- Faroese: “Oahu”
- Finnish: “O‘ahu”
- Finnish: “O’ahu”
- Finnish: “Oahu”
- French: “Kaneohe bay”
- French: “Kaneohe”
- French: “O’ahu”
- French: “O`ahu”
- French: “Oahu”
- French: “Oʻahu”
- Galician: “O’ahu”
- Galician: “Oahu”
- German: “O’ahu”
- German: “Oahu”
- German: “Oʻahu”
- Greek: “Οάχου”
- Hawaiian: “Mokupuni Oʻahu” (historical)
- Hawaiian: “O‘ahu”
- Hawaiian: “Oahu”
- Hawaiian: “Oʻahu”
- Hebrew: “אואהו”
- Hebrew: “אוהאו”
- Hindi: “ओआहू”
- Hindi: “ओहाऊ”
- Hungarian: “Oahu”
- Ido: “Oahu”
- Indonesian: “O’ahu”
- Indonesian: “Oahu”
- Interlingua: “Oahu”
- Irish: “Oahu”
- Irish: “Oʻahu”
- Italian: “Isola di Oahu”
- Italian: “O’ahu”
- Italian: “Oahu”
- Italian: “Oʻahu”
- Japanese: “オアフ”
- Japanese: “オアフ島”
- Korean: “오아후”
- Korean: “오아후섬”
- Kurdish: “Oahu”
- Latin: “Oahu”
- Latvian: “Oahu”
- Lithuanian: “Oahu”
- Malay: “Oahu”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Oʻahu”
- Newari: “ओआहु”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “O’ahu”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oahu County”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oahu”
- Norwegian: “Oahu”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Oahu”
- Persian: “اوآهو”
- Persian: “اواهو”
- Polish: “O’ahu”
- Polish: “Oahu”
- Polish: “Oʻahu”
- Portuguese: “O’ahu”
- Portuguese: “Oahu”
- Romanian: “Oahu”
- Romanian: “Oʻahu”
- Russian: “Оаху”
- Scots: “Oahu”
- Serbian: “Оаху”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Oahu”
- Sicilian: “Oahu”
- Slovak: “Oahu”
- Slovenian: “Oahu”
- South Azerbaijani: “اوآهو”
- Spanish: “O’ahu (Hawái)”
- Spanish: “O’ahu”
- Spanish: “Oahu”
- Spanish: “Oʻahu”
- Swedish: “O’ahu”
- Swedish: “Oahu”
- Thai: “Oahu”
- Thai: “Oʻahu”
- Thai: “เกาะโอวาฮู”
- Thai: “โออะฮู”
- Thai: “โออาฮู”
- Turkish: “Oahu Adası”
- Turkish: “Oahu”
- Turkish: “Ohau”
- Ukrainian: “Оаху”
- Urdu: “اوآہو”
- Uzbek: “Oahu”
- Vietnamese: “Oahu”
- Waray (Philippines): “Oahu”
- Welsh: “Oahu”
- Western Frisian: “Oähû”
- Wu Chinese: “歐胡島”
- Yue Chinese: “歐胡島”
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