O'ahu, ka 'onohi o na kai: Oahu, gem of the seas

Oahu, Hawaii's most populous island, has always drawn a large share of the meetings and incentives market. Now, with the July 1998 opening of the 1.16 million-square-foot Hawai'i Convention Center, the island will have even more to offer groups. That facility, located on the banks of the Ala Wai waterway in Honolulu, just at the entrance to Waikiki, will be a four-story complex with distinctive island architecture. It is within walking distance of many of Waikiki's 30,000 guest rooms and just