ALOHA!
The Moana Surfrider Beach Bar is a beachfront bar (and restaurant) in Waikiki.
You can walk straight from the Moana Surfrider Beach Bar to the beach in front of the Moana Surfrider.
Or straight from Waikiki Beach to the beach bar!
And you can even get views of the iconic Diamond Head!
The Moana Surfrider beach bar is also a Waikiki Beach evening spot too.
Side note!
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- Lightweight quick-dry hiking shorts (comfortable shorts that are good for movement!)
- for women: hiking shorts | for men: hiking shorts
- Lightweight quick-dry hiking pants
- for women: hiking pants | for men: hiking pants
- capris for women
- Some of the best outdoor travel brands:
- When you fly: If you have an iphone, you can put an airtag tracker in your luggage so you can better keep track of it! Buy just one, or buy a pack of 4. (Read the reviews!) This also makes a good travel gift!
The Moana Surfrider is also called the “First Lady of Waikiki,” and it is on the list of the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the Moana Surfrider:
The Moana Hotel officially opened on March 11, 1901, ushering in the birth of tourism for the islands.
Designed in the old colonial style architecture of the period, it boasted 75 rooms and was the costliest, most elaborate and modern hotel building in the Hawaiian Islands at the time.
If you are staying at the Moana Surfrider, you can also join Hawaiian cultural activities like hula lessons and ribbon lei making. (This is only for hotel guests.)
Check to see if there will be a historic tour of the hotel while you are in Waikiki.
In September 2022, I went around to see some of the banyan trees in Waikiki.
And, I also went to go look at the Moana Surfrider banyan tree!
And just beyond that is the Moana Surfrider Beach Bar!
Anyone can go to the Moana Surfrider Beach Bar.
You don’t have to be staying at the Moana Surfrider, which is officially the Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa, Waikiki Beach.
👆 The Moana Surfrider Waikiki Beach is along Kalakaua Avenue, a main road in Waikiki.
👆 Once you walk in through the main entrance, you keep walking straight and you will end up at the Moana Surfrider courtyard.
There will be a big banyan tree in front you, which is one of many banyan trees in Waikiki!
The beach bar is in this banyan courtyard.
👆 Get a closer look at the Moana banyan tree and notice the way the tree branches and trunks are connected!
👆 If you continue walking through the courtyard, you will get to the Moana Surfrider Beach Bar with ocean views!
👆 Right along the Moana Surfrider Beach Bar is Waikiki Beach!
👆 You can get views of the iconic Diamond Head from the beach directly in front of the Moana Surfrider… and from the beach bar!
It’s possible to hike to the top of Diamond Head, and when you’re there you can see Waikiki Beach!
Moana Surfrider beach bar menu:
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Read the reviews: Moana Surfrider beach bar reviews
More pictures below of the Moana Surfrider Beach Bar!
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Things you might want to pack for your Hawaii vacation
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- For women: Search for a rash guard for swimming and you won't have to worry as much about putting on sunscreen!
- Search for a rash guard for men
- Water shoes for snorkeling if you won't be wearing fins, or just generally for the beach!
- Cheapo waterproof phone case so you can capture pictures of colorful fishies swimming underwater!
- I always have a camera float attached to my phone case that I put around my wrist
- Snorkeling set: mask and fins
- Fins allow you to propel further faster (aka see more in less time and energy!)
- Go cheap if you accept that you need to come up for air frequently: regular swimming googles. They are not as fashionable but if you get swimming goggles, make them the clear kind so you won't be seeing dimmed colors of the colorful fishies!
- If you are able, I recommend trying out the mask at your local lake (in summer) or pool so you will be good to go in Hawaii when there's actually stuff to see!
- Travel-friendly turkish towel for the beach (lightweight compared to regular beach towels)
- For women: Teva walking sandals (one of the best sandal brands for the outdoors, perfect for lots of walking around outside - that's not a lava field!)
- For men: Teva sandals
- For women: Merrell hiking shoes (one of the best outdoor shoe brands)
- For men: Merrell hiking shoes
- For more ideas, do a search for hiking clothes or swimming clothes!
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Waikiki Beach at Moana Surfrider beach bar
And that’s a bit about going to a beachfront bar in Waikiki with VIEWS!
More about Waikiki and beyond:
- Moana Surfrider courtyard to see banyan tree
- Waikiki Beach map
- Things to do in Waikiki for VIEWS!
- Waikiki Beach snorkeling spots
- Oahu beaches
- Waimanalo Beach (as seen on TV!)
HAPPY GOING TO THE MOANA SURFRIDER BEACH BAR ON WAIKIKI BEACH!
Plan your Oahu hiking day!
- Best Oahu hikes
- Diamond Head hike
- How difficult is the Diamond Head hike?
- How to get to Diamond Head from Waikiki
- South Shore Grill (food after Diamond Head!)
- Queens Beach snorkeling (post-hike nearby snorkeling!)
- Things to do in Waikiki (post-hike ideas!)
- Lanikai pillbox hike
- How to get to the Lanikai pillbox trailhead + parking
- Bus to Lanikai pillbox hike
- Lanikai Beach (post-hike nearby beach!)
- Kailua Beach (post-hike nearby beach!)
- Kailua Beach to Lanikai Beach walk
- Things to do on the east side of Oahu (post-hike ideas!)
- Ehukai Pillbox hike
- Things to do on the North Shore (post-hike ideas!)
- Best Oahu waterfalls
- Waimea Falls Trail
👇 Explore the Waikiki map on google maps!
See the list:
- Things to do on Oahu (for VIEWS!)
- Things to do in Waikiki (for VIEWS!)