Waikiki and Oahu in pictures, plus a few scenes from Las Vegas, the islands' "ninth island". All photos are free-licensed images from Wikimedia Commons; the photographer and licence are named under each picture. Click a photo to open it larger.
Waikiki Beach and its hotels on a sunny afternoon. Photo: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The entrance of the Waikiki Aquarium near Kapiolani Park. Photo: Simon_sees from Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.A hula dancer performing at sunset at Kuhio Beach Park in Waikiki. Photo: Antonio Salsedo, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The trunk of the great banyan tree at the International Market Place. Photo: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.A participant wearing lei at the Aloha Festivals Floral Parade in Waikiki. Photo: Thomas Tunsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The historic Moana Surfrider hotel on Waikiki Beach. Photo: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Waikiki skyline of hotels and condominiums seen from the ocean. Photo: Simon_sees from Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.A TheBus city bus on a street in Honolulu. Photo: 123TheBusHonolulu6969, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Ala Wai Canal with the towers of Waikiki along its bank. Photo: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The green inner slopes of Diamond Head crater along the summit trail. Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Sunset over Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. Photo: Jordan Robinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Hanauma Bay, a curved reef bay inside a volcanic crater on Oahu. Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The California Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas, long popular with visitors from Hawaii. Photo: Shelby L. Bell from Omaha, NE, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Hawaii State Capitol building in Honolulu. Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. Photo: Zheng Zhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The cruise ship Pride of America docked in Honolulu, seen from Aloha Tower. Photo: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Stacks of colourful poker chips on a table. Photo: Jismab, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Fremont Street Experience canopy over Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. Photo: Julian Lupyan, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Honolulu Museum of Art building with its tiled roof and courtyard. Photo: LFL16, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Aerial view of the white USS Arizona Memorial over the sunken battleship. Photo: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.The stone exterior of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Performers in Polynesian costume at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Photo: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Catamarans pulled up on the sand at Waikiki Beach. Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Waikiki hotels seen across calm water. Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.Iolani Palace in downtown Honolulu, the former residence of the Hawaiian monarchy. Photo: Leo Carmona, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The forest path of the Manoa Falls Trail through bamboo. Photo: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The waterfall at the end of the path in Waimea Valley. Photo: shanstap, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The red-roofed Makapuu Lighthouse seen from the hiking trail. Photo: Kaleismith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The central stage and open-air walkways of Ala Moana Center. Photo: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.A pineapple growing on the plant at the Dole Plantation in Wahiawa. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Outrigger canoes and surfers on the waves off Waikiki Beach in a vintage photograph. Photo: Charles O'Rear, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.A surfer riding a wave off Waikiki. Photo: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Surfers and sailboats off Waikiki at sunset. Photo: Lianguanlun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Diamond Head seen from Waikiki Beach. Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Ripe Kona coffee cherries on the branch. Photo: Ekrem Canli, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Numbered lottery balls in a drawing machine. Photo: elizaIO, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.An orchid lei. Photo: Janine from Mililani, Hawaii, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Visitors riding an outrigger canoe at Waikiki Beach in a vintage photograph. Photo: Charles O'Rear, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.Shops and street life in Honolulu's Chinatown. Photo: Joel Bradshaw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.