But you don't have to be a surfer to appreciate Waikiki Beach; just lie back on a beach towel, relax and gaze at the majestic, Le'ahi, or Diamond Head State Monument, in the distance. When you ...

What visitors -- and sometimes even locals -- tend to miss is the quieter, more intimate Gray's Beach, which is roughly half a mile away from the heart of Waikiki. You head east, in the direction ...