They call O‘ahu “The Gathering Place,” and it certainly earns that name. Here, everyone is welcome, and it has the most social vibe of all the Hawaiian Islands. It’s where surfboards and hula skirts ...

There’s one road going east from Honolulu to popular Oahu beaches like Makapuu and Waimanalo, and on a sunny Saturday morning between Christmas and New Year’s, it was jam-packed. One particular ...