Hawaii beaches dominated Dr. Beach's 2025 list of the country's top 10 beaches, with four beaches featured: Wailea, Poipu, ...

Duke Kahanamoku was a real-life American ... New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii. Duke's statue on Waikiki Beach is both a physical and cultural landmark of Hawaiian tradition.

Source: Go Hawaii Waikiki Beach is one of the most popular beaches ... Adjacent to this beach area was the 5-acre, manufactured Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon. It's part of the Hilton but open to the ...

This year’s top beach is none other than Hawaii’s Kahanamoku Beach on Oahu. Named after legendary Olympic swimmer Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, this serene bay features Waikiki’s widest stretch of ...

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Visitors wade and swim in the waters of Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki on Tuesday. Hawaii’s travel industry may have more to celebrate in the New Year ...

then make like “The Brady Bunch” and pack your bags for Hawaii. Duke Kahanamoku Beach on the island of Oahu crowns the list of the 10 best US beaches put out annually by “Dr. Beach,” aka ...

Long before Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Caeleb Dressel, there was Duke Kahanamoku ... towers over Waikiki Beach. “Waikiki is the [home] of modern surfing, and surfing is Hawaii’s gift ...

Topping out the list was Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Oahu, Hawaii. Hawaii had three beaches on this year’s list while Florida and New York each had two. Dr. Beach, better known as Stephen ...

Duke Kahanamoku statue in front of Kuhio Beach ... How to fly Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort, Oahu, Hawaii. National carrier Hawaiian Airlines had its own team at the Duke’s Ocean Festival ...

Kahanamoku’s legendary exploits began splashing through Hawaii ... Duke, was a police officer; his mother, Julia, was described as a faithful Christian. The family moved to Waikiki, its beach ...