The heart of the tourist trade, Waikiki bustles with gawkers, lovers, dancers, hawkers, walkers, and the naturally curious especially at night.
It's hard to believe it used to be nothing but duck ponds. Originally, three rivers flowed into the Waikiki area.
In the 1920s the rivers were diverted into the newly constructed Ala Wai canal and Waikiki has never been the same since.