Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MONEY
There are 24-hour ATMs all over Waikiki, including at these full-service banks:
Bank of Hawaii
(
www.boh.com
;
2155 Kalakaua Ave; 8:30am-4pm Mon-Thu, 8:30am-6pm Fri,
9am-1pm Sat)
International banking and currency exchange on the 3rd floor.
First Hawaiian Bank
(
www.fhb.com
;
2181 Kalakaua Ave; 8:30am-4pm Mon-Thu, to 6pm Fri)
Lobby displays Hawaii history murals by French artist Jean Charlot.
POST
9am-4:30pm Mon-Fri, to
1pm Sat)
TOURIST INFORMATION
Freebie tourist magazines containing discount coupons such as
This Week Oʻahu
and
101
Things to Do
can be found in street-corner boxes, in hotel lobbies and at Honolulu's air-
port.
Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau
(HVCB; 800-464-2924, 923-1811;
www.gohawaii.com
; suite 801, Waikiki Business Plaza, 2270 Kalakaua Ave; 8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri)
Business office hands out the same free visitor maps and brochures you can get more
easily at the airport.
Getting There & Around
For ground transportation to/from Honolulu International Airport,
Click here
.
BICYCLE
Several shops in Waikiki rent beach cruisers or commuter bikes from about $20 per day,
with discounts for multiday or weekly rentals. For top-quality road and mountain-bike
rentals, call Honolulu's Bike Shop (
Click here
)
.
BUS
Several TheBus (
Click here
) routes run frequently through Waikiki, with most stops
along Kuhio Ave. Just outside Waikiki, the Ala Moana Center mall is Oʻahu's central bus
transfer point.
CAR
Several international car-rental agencies have branch offices in Waikiki, but rates are
usually higher than at the airport. For eco-friendly car rentals, consider the following:
