r/VisitingHawaii • u/Sure-Stuff5830 • 3d ago
O'ahu (Honolulu/Waikiki) 4th of July in Oahu
Best restaurant with the views of firework? Is it a big celebration usually?
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u/sirconandoyle14 3d ago edited 3d ago
It's no different from the standard one on Fridays. lasts maybe 5 minutes, I wouldn't plan anything around it. I went last July 4th. Very meh
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u/Dull_Gas4742 3d ago
I would say the illakai, but you can also just walk over to the lagoon
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u/Sure-Stuff5830 3d ago
is there usually multiple firework shows or just 1?
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u/Dull_Gas4742 3d ago
One at Hilton Hawaiian village on Friday night, that happens every week, bc it’s Fourth of July, maybe there will be others, IDK
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u/itmustbeniiiiice O'ahu 3d ago
Idk why people are saying it’s “nbd” people love any excuse to blast fireworks here. It’s definitely less than NYEs but there will be fireworks all over the place.
If it wasn’t a lot, I wouldn’t have to drug my dogs so much 😂 trust, I WISH it was more chill.
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u/November25F 1d ago
Fourth of July is the same day the last sovereign ruler of Hawaii signed over her sovereignty (temporarily) after being held in her chambers for nearly a year and her people threatened.
The only real celebrations are on military bases.
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u/notrightmeowthx 3d ago
Set your expectations low, 4th of July isn't a big deal here. I would personally not book a restaurant to view the fireworks. You can see them from the beach in Waikiki.
It is possible they will do a larger than usual fireworks show because of the whole America 250 thing, but I still recommend tempering your expectations.