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and $25 an hour for three children (4-hr. minimum). If you book through
the hotel, rates can start at $20 an hour for just one child, and go up.
Dentists
If you need a dentist on Oahu, contact the
Hawaii Dental Asso-
ciation
(
&
808/593-2135
).
Doctors
Straub Doctors on Call,
2222 Kalakaua Ave., at Lewers Street,
Honolulu (
&
808/971-6000
), can dispatch a van if you need help getting
to the main clinic or to any of their additional clinics at the Royal Hawai-
ian Hotel, Hyatt Regency Waikiki, Hawaiian Regent Hotel, Hilton Hawai-
ian Village, Kahala Mandarin Oriental, and Ihilani Resort & Spa.
Drugstores
In Waikiki,
Kuhio Pharmacy,
2330 Kuhio Ave., behind the
International Market Place (
&
808/923-4466
), is open daily from 7am to
10pm.
Emergencies
Call
&
911
for police, fire, and ambulance. The
Poison Con-
trol Center
is at 1319 Punahou St. (
&
808/941-4411
).
Hospitals
Hospitals offering 24-hour emergency care include
Queens
Medical Center,
1301 Punchbowl St. (
&
808/538-9011);
Kuakini Medical
Center,
347 Kuakini St. (
&
808/536-2236);
Straub Clinic and Hospital,
888
S. King St. (
&
808/522-4000);
Moanalua Medical Center,
3288 Moanalua
Rd. (
&
808/834-5333);
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children,
1319 Punahou St. (
&
808/973-8511); and
Kapiolani Medical Center
at Pali
Momi, 98-1079 Moanalua Rd. (
&
808/486-6000). Central Oahu has
Wahi-
awa General Hospital,
128 Lehua St. (
&
808/621-8411). On the windward
side is
Castle Medical Center,
640 Ulukahiki St., Kailua (
&
808/263-5500).
Internet Access
If your hotel doesn't have Web access, head to
Web Site
Story Café,
2555 Cartwright Rd. (in the Hotel Waikiki), Waikiki (
&
808/
922-1677
). It's open daily from 7am to 11pm (but closed on holidays) and
serves drinks.
Libraries
The main branch is the
Hawaii State Library,
378 S. King St., Hon-
olulu (
&
808/586-3500;
www.librarieshawaii.org), which features “Chil-
dren's Storytime” every Saturday at 10:30am. It's recommended for children
of all ages.
Newspapers
The
Honolulu Advertiser
and
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
are
Oahu's daily papers.
Pacific Business News
and
Honolulu Weekly
are
weekly papers.
Honolulu Weekly,
available free at restaurants, clubs,
shops, and newspaper racks around Oahu, is the best source for what's
going on around town.
Post Office
The downtown branch is in the old U.S. Post Office, Customs
& Court House Building (referred to as the “old Federal Building”) at 335
Merchant St., across from Iolani Palace and next to the Kamehameha
Statue (bus: 2). Other branch offices include the Waikiki Post Office, 330
Saratoga Ave. (Diamond Head side of Fort DeRussy; bus: 19 or 20); and the
Ala Moana Shopping Center (bus: 8, 19, or 20). For other locations, call
&
800/275-8777.
Radio
Major stations include
KINE
(105 FM), which plays traditional and
contemporary Hawaiian music;
KCCN
(100 FM), contemporary Hawaiian
and reggae;
KQNG
(93.5 FM and 57 AM), Hawaiian and Top 40; and
KRATER
(96 FM), Hawaiian, Top 40, and soft rock. For news, tune to
KHNR
