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Attraction · Water feature
Banzai Pipeline
A hollow left breaking over shallow lava a short paddle offshore: the most dangerous wave in surfing, and a free grandstand in December.
Attraction · Neighborhood
Haleʻiwa Town
The coast's only real town, and the traffic jam that decides your whole day. Shave ice, surf shops, galleries, and everything shut by nine.
Attraction · Dining district
Kahuku Food Trucks
Shrimp farms that grew a kitchen, strung along two miles of a former sugar town. Order it shell-on and accept the garlic.
Page · Things to Do
Things to Do on Oʻahu's North Shore
Things to do on Oʻahu's North Shore, organised by season and by the single road that serves it: surf, snorkelling, Haleʻiwa, Kahuku and Lāʻie.
Page · Attractions
North Shore Attractions
Every named place on Oʻahu's North Shore, in driving order: Waimea Bay and Valley, Pipeline, Shark's Cove, Laniākea, Haleʻiwa, Kahuku and Lāʻie.
Page · All Tours
North Shore Tours
Booking a North Shore tour on Oʻahu: circle-island coaches against small-group vans, what leaves Haleʻiwa harbour, and the season that cancels trips.
Guide · Guide
Driving the North Shore Loop: Which Way Round and Why
About a hundred miles, three and a half hours of driving and no road around Kaʻena Point. Which direction you choose decides which side of the car the ocean is on.
Guide · Guide
The North Shore in a Day, Driven from Waikīkī
Thirty-five miles and about an hour of driving, and almost everybody gets it wrong by arriving at eleven. The whole day turns on leaving early enough to beat the Haleʻiwa…