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LESSONS & RENTALS: The hottest                        Details.  The  entire  South  Shore  from
            spot for windsurfing is Kailua Beach,                 Honolulu to Makapu'u Head, Oahu's
            right where the sport was invented.                   easternmost point, is shown so that the
            Hale'iwa,  Waikiki and other spots offer              viewer  can get a close-up view of the
            lessons and rentals as well. Sit-on-top               island topography,  including Diamond
            ocean kayaking is growing in popularity               Head Crater. The highlight of this side of
            so fast that it has  become available all             the map is the superbly detailed map of
            around Oahu. Guided tours are available               Waikiki, which shows where everything
            via activities centers. Jet  skies are                is, including most of the hotels, Kapiolani
            available in Koko Marina.                             Park, Ala Moana  Beach Park, Waikiki
                                                                  Beach, the Ala Moana Shopping Center,
            HORSEBACK RIDING                                      the International Market Place, over 200
                                                                  buildings, the  DFS Galleria, the  Royal
            RENTALS: Several great places to ride                 Hawaiian Shopping Center, Ala Wai
            with a rented equine friend including the             Harbor, Ala Wai  Canal, Ala  Wai  Golf
            beach at the Hotel at Turtle Bay, tel. 293-           Course, and much  more.  This map of
            8811; Kualoa  Ranch Horses, tel. 237-                 Waikiki is the very best there is. On the
            7321; and Happy Trails Hawaii in                      Oahu South Shore detail there is a needed
            Pupukea, tel. 638-7433.                               bonus  -  exactly how to get  to Waikiki
                                                                  from the freeway. Just in case the picture
            MOUNTAIN BIKING & CRUISING                            does not suffice, beneath the side 2 title
            BIKES                                                 block is the caption “Directions In & Out
                                                                  of Waikiki.” That ought to  help! If you
            RENTALS &  TOURS: There are  many                     look closely, you will also find that the
            places in Waikiki and around Oahu to rent             South Shore of  Oahu has  a number of
            mountain bikes or to go with guided tours             trails for the hikers. This is true with side
            into the island interior.  There  are                 1 of the map as well. There are something
            numerous beach  cruisers and road bikes               like 5 dozen captions informing you about
            for rent for those who would like to                  what there is to see and do in Waikiki and
            simply cruise around Waikiki or down the              on Oahu's South Shore on side 2 of this
            coast past Diamond Head.                              map. There are about that many again on
                                                                  side 1 of the  map. With  all of this
            SIDE 2 of Franko's Guide Map of Oahu                  information, and  with such a fabulous
                                                                  island to explore, the map reader may find
            Side 2 is actually the original side 1 of this        it necessary to book a very, very long trip
            map, because Waikiki, which is mapped                 to  Oahu  -  like  a  year!  Oahu  is  so
            and detailed here, is such an important and           wonderful that is was not that hard to find
            huge part  of Oahu tourism and activity.              a lot to put on this map. Refining is and
            This side  of the map includes Franko's               narrowing it down was the hard part. In
            Map of Waikiki and Oahu South Shore                   the end, it appears that I've written a book
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