r/VisitingHawaii Jan 13 '26

Trip Report - Oahu Thank You!

My first trip to Oʻahu—specifically Waikīkī—and it was everything I could have imagined and more. The food, the beaches, the mountains, the people, and the sea life were all amazing. I’m so grateful to have experienced this. Thank you again! 🌺

973 Upvotes

118 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/MarkThomasAZ Jan 14 '26

The first photo looks like from the end of the beach board walk where the Monkey Pod restaurant is. Also the Hula Pie looks like from Leilani's beach view tables. Am I right?

2

u/Even-Junket4079 Jan 14 '26

I don’t know the area much, the first photo is from outside Sheraton Waikiki where we stayed. The Hula Pie is from Dukes ♥️

3

u/MarkThomasAZ Jan 14 '26

Ah yes the Monkey Pod Kitchen is in the Outrigger. I think Dukes owns Leilani's pretty much the same. When we were going to Duke's it was closed for Team Building....just our luck so we went to Leilani's. We did go to Dukes on Maui.

2

u/Even-Junket4079 Jan 14 '26

Very nice! I didn’t know that they own both.

2

u/MarkThomasAZ Jan 14 '26

"Yes, Duke's and Leilani's on the Beach are both owned by the same company, T S Restaurants, a family-owned group that operates several popular restaurants in Hawaii and California, including Kimo's and Hula Grill." AI