Aloha Beach
is really Waikīkī Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The busy beach on the south side of the game's Honolulu, lined with hotel towers, with a volcanic crater rising at the end of the bay. The official site calls it one of the island's most popular spots, where you can surf, unwind and swim with your party members. Game Rant identifies it as Waikīkī Beach.
The real place
Waikīkī Beach runs along Honolulu's south shore in front of the hotels of Kalākaua Avenue, with the volcanic cone of Diamond Head (Lēʻahi) at its eastern end. Much of its sand is not natural: it has been brought in and topped up since the early 20th century to fight erosion.
Visiting
Take a surf lesson at the beach stands near the Duke Kahanamoku statue, where the waves are gentle. For the view in the game, hike the Diamond Head summit trail early in the morning; visitors from outside Hawaii need to reserve a time slot online.
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