Gay Nightlife Honolulu: Bt Bars, Clubs, & More

Contents:

• GAY HONOLULU TRAVEL GUI
• GAY MI TRAVEL GUI
• HONOLULU, WAIKIKI, AND OAHU GAY GUI AND PHOTO GALLERY
• BT GAY RORTS HAWAII
• WELE TO GAY IENDLY HAWAI’I ISLAND!
• MOVG TO GAY HAWAII? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
• WELE TO THE GAY IENDLY ISLAND OF O’AHU!
• GAY NIGHTLIFE HONOLULU: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

GAY HONOLULU TRAVEL GUI

As the smopolan pal of Oahu, the Hawaiian island that receiv the ln’s share of tourism viss, Honolulu is a legend among gay travelers who don’t want to have to choose between urban adventur and beach vatns. In terms of scenery, Honolulu is nothg ls than a knockout, but wh s bevy of ternatnal cuis, gay-iendly nightlife spots, and tucked-away natural assets, there’s more than meets the eye here.

At tim, n be hard for gay travelers to zero on exotic beach statns where they n tly be themselv whout worry sce many of the world’s most betiful plac are loted untri that don’t necsarily have the most progrsive laws or cultur. Same-sex relatnships have been terwoven to the fabric of Hawaiian life gog back to pre-lonial society, when homosexual and bisexual relatnships, as well as non-bary genr inti, weren’t nsired anythg out of the ordary.

As a rult, gay upl flocked to the islands to fulfill their dreams of betiful LGBT statn weddgs, and has remaed a popular weddg and honeymoon spot ever sce. Luckily for gay travelers, there are a few optns nearby that provi a night of tradnal mic, dance, and cuise, not to mentn those betiful leis ma of h flowers. Head to the followg gay-iendly bars Waikiki, where the drks flow and the mood is always welg and ftive.

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This gay mastay Waikiki boasts everythg you want a gay bar — excellent drks, amazg food, dancg, DJs, and live performanc, cludg drag shows. Every night of the week, this unassumg gay bar wel travelers wh iendly service, a charmg dive bar vibe, and ocsnal events like themed fetish parti.

LGBT travelers won't have to worry much about beg weled here — Honolulu has long been known as a gay-iendly statn. While Honolulu is one of the saft ci the Uned Stat, there is always a chance of gettg pickpocketed or robbed on a gay vatn.

Freaky Friday has all, cludg a shirts optnal gay dance party, gut mols, drag performanc, prize giveaways, and more. Beg a predomantly uple-centric island away om the htle and btle of the bigger ci on Oahu means Mi don’t have any gay-specific clubs or bars.

HONOLULU, WAIKIKI, AND OAHU GAY GUI AND PHOTO GALLERY

South of Wailea, Makena State Beach, there's a nu beach that's popular wh gay lols and tourists lled "Ltle Beach. " Mi also has a Pri celebratn June, and make sure to check out Both Sis Now’s and Mi Gay Pri’s s to see if there are any schled events for when you might be visg! Check out the scene and get the sops on Hawaiʻi's hottt gay bars, dance clubs, drag shows, and most Instagrammable rtrants.

And the pal cy of Honolulu, wh s vibrant though rather heavily veloped Waikiki beachont, ntas the heart of the state's gay scene. This dramatilly suated cy on the island of Oahu has several gay bars, a great dg scene, and proximy to many notable attractns. By far the most popular gay beach Hawaii, and one of the most scenic and well-known the world, Queen's Surf Beach is a relatively seclud stretch of sand the heart of Waikiki, but along a sectn wh no direct hotel ontage - this acunts for the fact there's more privacy and fewer fai here than to the north or south.

The beach here draws a mostly gay-male crowd, although certaly not exclively so, as plenty of lbians and straights seekg secln tan their his here, too.

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Queen's Surf is easy to reach - 's jt a short walk along the beachont south of where Kapaluhu Avenue tersects wh Kalaka Avenue at the beach (not far om Hula's gay bar).

As the day progrs and the sun sets, many of the beachgoers here walk over to nearby Hula's gay bar for some post-beach socializg and hobnobbg. Although 's neher as popular nor as gay-intified as Queen's Surf Beach at the southeast end of Waikiki, the seclud Diamond Head Beach (jt off 3300 Diamond Head Road, below the lighthoe, and requirg a b of a hike down to the sand) do have a b of a gay followg.

5-e walk om the more central tersectn of Kapahulu Avenue and Kalaka (near Hula's gay bar and Queen's Surf Beach).

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A view of Waikiki beach and s strg of high-rise hotels at night, om the gro (jetty) that extends om the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel ('s to the left of the Halekulani Hotel, the property pictured here on the very left - the Reef is one of the most luxur of the several Waikiki hotels that make up the gay-iendly Outrigger cha). One of the most tertg aspects of stayg at Oahu's gay-iendly JW Marrtt Ihilani Rort is the chance to teract wh mare life, cludg the hammerhead sharks (as shown here) that swim around the rort's mare pools. Jt a short drive or slightly longer walk northeast om Honolulu's ltle gay epicenter around Kapahulu and Kalaka avenu, you'll fd a slew of expensive, funky eateri that form somethg of an offbeat Rtrant Row along Kapahulu, wh Wala Shave Ice (3113 Mokihana St., jt off of Kapahulu Ave., 808-735-8886) one of this area's five mt-tast.

MOVG TO GAY HAWAII? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.

The ABC Store pictured here is at the rner of Lemon Road and Paoakalani Avenue, right by the fab Hotel Renew and a block om Hula's gay bar. So while there certaly aren't any ABC Stor wh a specifilly gay missn, this one arguably draws more "fay", bee of s lotn, than any other ABC Store Hawaii.

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This part of the beach, which is onted by numero high-rise rorts, tends to be que crowd - gays and lbians tend to ngregate farther southeast (toward Diamond Head), at Queen's Surf Beach, and also well around the pot at Diamond Head Beach. Havg pleted a multi-ln renovatn 2009 that took several years and cludg a top-to-bottom overhl, the Reef on the Beach (2169 Kalia Rd., 808-923-3111) hotel now ranks among the gay-iendly Outrigger brand's most allurg and appealg acmodatns - ed, 's safe to ll this the Outrigger's flagship hotel (although the nearby Outrigger Waikiki is also very imprsive). Next to Kaplani Park, and across om two of Waikiki's most proment gay hangouts - Queen's Surf Beach and Hula's gay bar, the Honolulu Zoo (151 Kapahulu Ave., 808-971-7171) is a popular and easily accsed attractn.

On a relatively quiet street rner jt a block om Waikiki's goln-sand beach and also a very short walk om Hula's gay bar and Queen's Surf gay beach, the hip and trendy Hotel Renew (129 Paoakalani Ave., 808-687-7715) don't look all that snazzy om the outsi. Guts at this very gay-iendly hotel are greeted wh plimentary beverag and scented ld towels on arrival.

GAY NIGHTLIFE HONOLULU: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

There's a particularly gay-popular ABC Store next door, if you're short on batteri, sundri, or madamia nuts. A stylish and hip member of Honolulu's gay-iendly Aqua Hotels brand, the Bamboo Hotel & Spa (2425 Kuh Ave., 866-971-2782) is jt a five-mute walk om Waikiki Beach and very close to the gay bars Angl and Fn. The hotel is close to the gay-popular sectn of Diamond Head Beach, and also to Doris De's Shangri La.

Followg a massively amb renovatn by the gay-iendly Starwood hotel group, Waikiki's vnted (and uber-pk) Royal Hawaiian Rort (2259 Kalaka Ave., 808-923-7311) reopened January 2009 as part a Starwood Luxury Collectn property.