TRAVEL

Eleven Oahu luaus compared by location, price tier and operating days, so you can pick the one evening that fits your trip.

Four Hawaii hotel dinner buffets with sunset and ocean views, and the days each one actually runs: 100 Sails, The Buffet at Hyatt, Plumeria Beach House and Queensbreak.

Seven Waikiki restaurants chosen for the experience: oceanfront sunsets, a steakhouse turning fifty, Royal Hawaiian fine dining and Honolulu city views.

Turquoise water and palm trees are only one side of Hawaii. Here is what to expect on the volcano side.

If you are coming to Hawaii, make room for these foods at least once.

A first-person travel story from Maui’s 10,023-foot volcanic summit — the drive up, the crater, a short hike on the Sliding Sands Trail, and sunset above the clouds.

An easy afternoon and evening at International Market Place in the heart of Waikiki — the old banyan tree, casual bites on the first floor, dinner on the Grand Lanai, and how the place changes after dark.

There are no bridges between the Hawaiian Islands and no car ferry, so a short flight is the only practical way to reach the Big Island, Maui, or Kauai. The flights run under an hour, but the day around them takes far longer. Here is how to plan an island hop that is actually worth the time.

Seven nights from Honolulu to Maui, Hilo, Kona and Kauai on Pride of America, and what the days ashore, the ship and the cabin fares are actually like.