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things to do and places to visit when on Oahu

Grand Islander Waikiki on HGV Club Points- What 8,400 Buys

October 30, 2026October 2, 2026 by Jeremy Smith
View from the balcony of a two-bedroom suite at the Grand Islander Waikiki, Honolulu, June 2026- the ocean side, balcony railing in the foreground and high-rises along the shoreline to the left

8,400 HGV club points and an $81 fee put us in a two-bedroom ocean-view suite on Waikiki for four nights, and emptied the account. The real numbers.

Categories Oahu Tags Points & Miles

Amex The Hotel Collection at Outrigger Reef: Worth It?

October 30, 2026September 29, 2026 by Jeremy Smith
The open-air entrance of the OUTRIGGER Reef Waikiki Beach Resort, Honolulu, June 2026 - the lobby approach

Amex The Hotel Collection at Outrigger Reef Waikiki: two Platinum cards, two rooms, a double upgrade, and $432.90 a night all in. What it actually gets you.

Categories Oahu Tags Points & Miles

Hawaii Inter-Island Flights With Points: Three Ways We Paid

September 29, 2026September 25, 2026 by Jeremy Smith
The open-air departure gates at Kona International Airport, Hawaii, June 2026- bronze statues and the Southwest boarding area

Hawaii inter-island flights with points: four seats on one 55-minute Southwest hop to Honolulu, paid three ways- 8,000 points, a flight credit, and cash.

Categories Big Island, Oahu Tags Points & Miles

Turo vs a Rental Car in Hawaii- What Each One Cost Us

October 30, 2026September 22, 2026 by Jeremy Smith
The sea arch off La'ie Point State Wayside on the windward side of Oahu, surf breaking on the rock shelf below, 7 June 2026- photographed on the North Shore drive from the Toyota Sienna booked on Turo

Budget on the Big Island, Turo on Oahu, same trip. What each one cost, and why the card that covered one covered nothing on the other.

Categories Big Island, Oahu Tags Practical Travel

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