Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tennis
In Waikiki, the
WaikikiTennisClub
(
808/206-6735;
www.thewaikikitennisclub.com
)
is oper-
ated by the USTA out of the Pacific Beach Hotel, 2490 Kalakaua Ave. The club offers private
and group lessons and court and equipment rentals to visitors, all on clay courts, a rarity in
Oahu. It's open Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm, and Sunday 9am to 5pm. Private lessons are
$75 per hour (plus tax) for guests, group lessons are $20 per person (minimum of four people,
maximum six), and courts alone are $30 per hour (less if you're a guest of the hotel or member
of the club). Reserve in advance on the website.
Free city and county tennis courts on the mauka side of Paki Avenue are also open for play
during daylight hours 7 days a week.
If you're on the North Shore, head to the
Turtle Bay Resort
(see above), which has 10
courts, four of which are lit for night play. You must reserve the night courts in advance;
they're very popular. Court time is $10 per person per hour (complimentary for guests);
equipment rental and lessons are also available.
Waikiki Tennis Club's red clay courts.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
Although there aren't any major league sports teams in Hawaii, there are college teams
and a handful of professional exposition games—many of them are immensely popular
