Travel about 15 miles northeast of downtown Honolulu to the Windward Coast and you'll discover two of the island's most popular beaches – Kailua Beach Park and Lanikai (or Ka'ohao) Beach.

But you don't have to be a surfer to appreciate Waikiki Beach; just lie back on a beach towel, relax and gaze at the majestic, Le'ahi, or Diamond Head State Monument, in the distance. When you ...