You can reach Hawaii Oahu Island by airplane and cruises, and getting around Oahu Island by car, shuttle bus and taxi. All major American and many international carriers fly to Honolulu International Airport. From Honolulu, you can further transfer to fly to other Hawaiian Islands. Most hotels have shuttle services to and from the airport, and TheBus or trolley systems can deliver you to outlying shopping malls or major attractions.

Oahu is easier to navigate than any other Hawaiian Island. A complete selection of transportation options and a fairly simple highway system give visitors many choices. Your final decision will depend on your plans for exploration.

Public. Oahu has an excellent public bus system that runs all over the Island. One of the best deals anywhere, TheBus will take you around the whole island for $1.50. In fact, on a daily basis, more than 260,000 people use the system's 68 lines and 4,000 bus stops. TheBus goes almost everywhere almost all the time. Additionally, it's fun to ride the 34-seat, open-air, motorized Waikiki Trolley, which looks like a San Francisco cable car. It loops around Waikiki and downtown Honolulu, stopping every 40 minutes at 12 key places.

Rent a car. Hawaii has some of the lowest car-rental rates in the country. Such reputed car-rental companies as Alamo (800/327-9633), Avis (800/321-3712), Budget (800/935-6878), Dollar (800/800-4000), Enterprise (800/325-8007), Hertz (800/654-3011), National (800/227-7368), and Thrifty (800/367-2277) — have rental-car operations in Oahu Island area.

Limousine service. Several companies offer limousine services around the Island of Oahu. These include — Alpha Limousine Services, Inc. (808/955-8898), Blue Hawaii Limousine (808/366-2222), 4 U Babe Limousine Service (808/422-0286), Luxury Super Limo (808/366-4147), Royal Pacific Limousine (808/223-7822).

Taxi. Of course taxi services of Oahu Island area are always at your disposal — Aloha State Cab (808/847-3566), Charley's Taxi & Tours (808/531-1333), City Taxi (808/524-2121), Royal Taxi & Tour (808/944-5513), Sida Taxi & Tours (808/836-0011), Star Taxi (808/942-7827), TheCab (808/422-2222). Coast Taxi (808/261-3755), Hawaii Kai Hui/Koko Head Taxi (808/396-6633). Oahu's taxi-cab companies offer islandwide, 24-hour radio-dispatched service, with multilingual drivers, air-conditioned cars.