International Traveller

48 hours in HONOLULU

DAY ONE

6AM Start your day at dawn

tart your day by heading straight up Waikīkī Beach to THE SUNRISE SHACK, the dinky bolthole sitting on the sand outside the OUTRIGGER WAIKĪKĪ BEACH RESORT. The shack is the colour of sunshine and a local institution. Founded by four tousle-haired surfers who look like they walked off the pages of it caters to both experienced surfers and beginners riding the gentle, rolling waves at Waikīkī with acai bowls, tropical smoothies and shots of creamy bullet coffee on offer. O'ahu has been known as the gathering place since ancient times, and these days The Sunrise Shack is as good a place as any to gather. Linger here, chatting to the impossibly good-looking staff before joining the

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