What Places in Hawaii, esp. Oahu, Would You Recommend to First-Time Visitors?

I have been to Oahu and I loved it. Bargain shopping happens at the swap meet. It's a sports arena. Has all kinds of souveniers, luggage, clothes, etc. I may have to get out my scrapbook so I can give you the actual name of the place. There is also a world market. Not as good of prices as the swap meet though. When you get there, get some coupon books and brochures for savings. I used a lot of coupons. Make sure you have real Hawaiian Shave Ice, so much better than a slushie! I will get back to you on more. Hope this helped. B

Having visited the island of Oahu last summer I have some suggestions: 1. Pearl Harbor http://www.pearlharbormemorial.com/site/pp.asp?c=fqLQJ2NNG&b=386117 2. The Punch Bowl National Cemetery http://www.hawaiiweb.com/html/national_memorial_cemetery_of_the_pacific.html 3. The Polynesian Cultural Center http://www.polynesia.com/ 4. Drive along the north shore. Beautiful beaches and few people 5. We took a dinner cruse and it wasenjoyable but you might want to look into a cruse around the island. You could do 1 & 2 in the same day or you could spend a full day at Pearl Harbor. The Punch Bowl National Cemetery has some outstanding maps of the wars in the Pacific. The Polynesian Cultural Center will take a full day and you can use your ticket for a second day if you come back within three days. This is a great place to get a flavor for the torpical islands of the Pacific.

HONOLULU will leave you speechless. Just get there and you will be amazed:- 1) The International Market Place. 2) The Shopping Complex easily reached by public transport. 3) The pineapple complex for a day out. 4) The Chinese Disrict and Shopping area around. 5) The Day Excursion to the Mountains. 6) Breakfast at the breakfast places will fill you up for the day, you do not need to have any lunch.