WAIKIKI

resort area, Honolulu county, on the southern coast of Oahu Island, Hawaii, U.S. Waikiki (Hawaiian: "Spurting Water"), the southeastern section of Honolulu, is on Mamala Bay between the Ala Wai Canal (north and west) and Diamond Head crater (southeast). Its beach, a tourist's mecca, is one of the best known in the world. Lined with luxury hotels, it is the focus of water-sports facilities and has an aquarium, zoo, garden attractions, and the International Market Place. Waikiki is also the site of Fort DeRussy, a military recreation area. The area was once a favourite resort of island monarchs, with coconut groves, fishponds, and walled taro patches that extended a mile inland.