Recommendation for good travel guide to Oahu.

[christianweecare]

Do you guys have any recommendations for good travel guides to Oahu? The last time DH & I traveled to Hawaii (Maui) was 25 years ago. A lot has changed since then. Thanks for your help!

 

[mrp4352]

I loved Oahu Revealed by Andrew Doughty. he's a local, so there's lots of good information!

 

[christianweecare]

Thank you. Does it include tips on traveling to Hawaii or is it strictly about Oahu?

 

[iheartglaciers]

I loved Oahu Revealed by Andrew Doughty. he's a local, so there's lots of good information!

I second this book, it's far and way better than other guidebooks. There are also separate versions for the other Hawaii islands--the Big Island I think is the first version he did and it's great. I can't remember if there's a section about traveling to Hawaii, but it is very comprehensive.

 

[christianweecare]

I will have to check it out.

 

[mrp4352]

It's got some base information about Hawaii in general - the language and safety, but most of it is about the island itself.

 

[JCornell]

I've been happy with Oahu Revealed. I've rounded that out with this board, also the CruiseCritic forums, Google Maps (to create my own map of things I want to see/do and just to get a better sense for how the island is laid out), Yelp (to get more info on restaurants). I use Google Flights to search out all of the flight options (learned quickly that in our case, expanding to a nearby international airport gave us a much cheaper option), and Kayak and TripAdvisor to get additional input about which hotel we'd want on Waikiki for a split stay. As an over-planner with our WDW trips these all helped a lot.