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Oahu
Oahu is
nicknamed ‘The Gathering Place’. Its flower is the delicate yellow-orange Lima
and it’s official color as well.
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Oahu is best
known for Waikiki, Pearl Harbor, Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach, but despite all the glitter it has
many other things to offer. Oahu has many excellent secluded beaches,
Hawaii’s top surfing action, and windward Kailua is one of Hawaii’s most popular
windsurfing beaches. Its scenic beauty rivals all other islands.
 Perhaps the sunniest and
driest weather in all of Hawaii is found in Honolulu. No wonder so many people live and
visit there. It is a modern city with a unique blend of Eastern and Western cultures
offering fine beaches, parks, restaurants, accommodations, and transportation. The bad rap
that Hawaii gets as being expensive is discredited in Oahu as it has some
of Hawaii’s least expensive accommodations perhaps less than you might pay at home.
Oahu, which
covers 594 sq. miles, is the third largest Hawaiian island. It has 112 miles of coast. Its
highest point is Mt. Kaala at 4020 feet. Its extreme length is 44 miles, its width 30
miles.
In Honolulu the average daily
maximum temperature is 84°F, and the minimum is 70°F. Temperatures are a bit higher in
summer and a few degrees lower in winter. The highest temperature on record is 94°F and
the lowest is 53°F. Average afternoon water temperatures in Waikiki are 77°F in March,
82°F in August.
Waikiki has an average annual
rainfall of only 25 inches, whereas the Lyon Arboretum in the upper Manoa Valley, north of
Honolulu, averages 158 inches. Mid-afternoon humidity averages 56%.
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