Waimea, Sunset Beach, and 'Ehukai Beach (aka the Banzai Pipeline) play host to some of Hawaii's top surfing competitions, like the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Stay at the nearby Ritz-Carlton ...

Hawaii is known for sun ... Waimea Bay Beach Park, Sunset Beach Park, and Ehukai Beach Park — home of the famous Banzai Pipeline surf break — are all beaches with lifeguards on duty.

Just before sunset, the lānai at Hau Tree restaurant fills with diners clinking glasses of rosé and frozen piña coladas. Each ...