There’s more to Oahu than - beaches YOU can’t blame the tourists who sit on the beach at Waikiki. It’s famous, without equal for swimming and surfing, and if you sit and look straight out as if with blinkers, you can imagine there’s nobody else there. But there’s more to do on Oahu, and it can be just as tranquil and beautiful as almost anything to be found on the neighboring islands. For cxample, it’s possible to sleep just 15 minutes from bustling Waikiki yet be ona quiet beach, beside a park and a tew min- utes’ walk from free tennis. It’s also a starting point to explore a remarkable chapter of Hawaiian history including the overthrow of the monarchy by pro-U.S. _ annexationists. The beach, Sans Souci, used to front a bungalow where a regular guest was Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island. He arrived tor the first time in 1889 and travelled the islands for five months. When in Oahu, the Scotsman was a regular guest of King Kalakaua at the Tolani Palace and also spent “The palace is beautiful and tragic. Here the monarchy bloomed and died.” time under a banyan tree in Waikiki with the half: Hawaiian, half-Scottish Princess Kaiulani. Near that spot there isa street nanied Tusitata, meaning teller of tales in Samoan. Foday the guest house on Sans Souci beach is gone, but in its place is the New Orani with just 124 rooms, the world’s first “boutique hotel,” so deseribed by gen- eral manager Steve Boyle, whose other claim to fame is founder of the Diamond Head Climbing Club. Equipped with a rental car, the Diamond Head vol- canic bow! is minutes from the hotel. I carried on to Hanauma Bay with its curv- ing, sandy beach, and looked in ac Sea Lite Park, where fascinated guests learn the signals thar tell dolphins to turn som- ersaults, sing and do the hula. The beaches at Lanikai and Kailua are long and glorious and the traffic is light all the way up the windward coast to the Hilton resort at Kuilima. Golfers should stop here for one of the best courses in Hawaii. Coming down the north shore there’s Sunset Beach where surfers take on giant waves, lunch at Jameson’s on the water at the old town of Haleiwa, then che must-see of Waimea Falls Park, a superb gathering place for Hawaiian and Pacitic botany. A freeway skirts the air- port and Honolulu also allowing easy access to two more top-class golf courses, Ko Olina at the elegant Planning $a Seattle getaway? Taking a flight out <)of SeaTac? oN Is shopping on e your list? Holiday Inn Express hotels in dawntawn Seattle and at SeaTac International Airport are your perfect choice. Our special low rate of $59.00*Us includes deluxe continental breakfast, indoor pool and health club privileges. And, at our SeaTac hotel, this rate includes up to 10 days parking. Kids stay free at both hotels! 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It was King Kalakaua’s resi- dence from 1882 until his death in 1891 and of his sis- ter, Queen Lifiuokalani until the overthrow of the monar- chy in 1893. At one time an indepen- dent Hawaii had 100 consuls around the world, but the kingdom was undermined by American missionaries and merchants who shamefully connived to have the queen tried, then imprisoned in oj, one of the palace rooms for eight months. It was a colo- nial grab matched only by the French takeover of Tahiti. Ifyou don’t mind a little French influence, at least on your plate, don’t miss Michel's restaurant almost next door to the New Orani Hotel. A long-established place that used to cater to Jack Lord and Tom Selleck, it now has a new owner and decor, bur the same sensa- tional facation on the beach and with the best view of the lights of Waikiki. It's one of many good places to eat in and around Waikiki. 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