Oahu

Even in 1916, writer W. Somerset Maugham called Honolulu "the meeting place of east and west." Today, Honolulu is the only U.S. financial center where investment managers can communicate during the same business day with New York and the Far East. Served by 23 major airlines, numerous charter services, and more than a dozen airlines for mainland air cargo, Oahu is at the hub of Pacific Rim commerce.