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OHANA Hotels

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photo courtesy of Outrigger Resorts

Tide pools, Outrigger Keauhou Beach, Big Island.

OHANA Hotels and Outrigger Resorts - background:

OHANA is a brand of Outrigger Resorts and Hotels that offers non-beachfront properties at good price point.

Outrigger is a family-owned company, local to Hawaii, with over 50 properties in Hawaii, the South Pacific, and Australia. The OHANA brand has over a dozen properties on 3 Hawaiian islands (and two on Guam) ; most are on Oahu near Waikiki Beach.

Waikiki is lots of fun for families-- take a photo tour.

As anyone who's seen Lilo and Stich will know, "Ohana" means "family". Don't think, though, that OHANA is Outrigger's family brand; both Outrigger and OHANA have family-friendly properties.
A flagship property is the Outrigger Reef, on Waikiki Beach: kids 17 and under stay free with parents. Kids will enjoy "Aloha" activities such as stringing a flower lei (small charge), trying a ukelele, performances of hula and Hawaiian song; interactive Humpback Whale Information Kiosk is a fun learning tool.
"Catch a Wave" promotion :

Book 5 nights or more at any Outrigger or OHANA hotel in Waikiki, and at check-in you'll receive a Catch A Wave voucher to choose from these activities:

  • Surf Lesson and Surfboard Rental: 15-minute surf lesson on land plus 2-hr. surfboard rental; by Hans Hedemann Surf School (which teaches kids too.)
  • Outrigger Canoe Ride
  • Outrigger Catamaran Ride: 90-minutes to view Oahu's southern coast, and (possibly) spinner and bottlenose dolphins off Diamond Head, maybe even humpback whales during winter months.
Read about this promotion at the OHANA Resorts site.
More deals:

There are typically a number of other promotions running at Outrigger and OHANA hotels and resorts: check the Outrigger Specials page, and the OHANA site's Specials page for promotions such as "First Nights Free".

Find out more about OHANA Hotels and Outrigger Resorts:

This brief profile is meant to introduce these resorts to family vacationers; please note that the writer has not stayed at OHANA or Outrigger resorts, and always check property web sites for updates.

*photo courtesy of Outrigger Resorts

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