Chai's Island Bistro Aloha Tower Marketplace, 101 Ala Moana Blvd. Luxurious and expensive Thai restaurant, where the very best local Hawaiian musicians perform nightly 7-8.30pm.

Duke's Canoe Club   Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach , 2335 Kalakaua Ave. Smooth Hawaiian sounds can be heard at this oceanfront Waikiki cocktail bar nightly from 4pm to 6pm and 10pm to midnight - including well known "Concerts on the Beach" Fri-Sun 4-6pm. No cover charge.

Hula's Bar and Lei Stand   Waikiki Grand Hotel , 134 Kapahulu Ave. Waikiki's very popular gay venue is located in a suite of ocean-view rooms across from the Honolulu Zoo. There is a state-of-the-art dance bar equipped with huge video screens, and also a casual lounge area. Daily 10am-2am.

La Mariana Sailing Club 50 Sand Island Access Rd. Beachfront restaurant with a wonderful 1950s vintage ambiance, hidden amid Honolulu's docks, and playing live Hawaiian music on weekends. Daily 11am-11pm.

Wave Waikiki 1877 Kalakua Ave. Waikiki has an alternative rock scene, it is here, with a bar upstairs and dance floor below, and DJs rather than live bands most nights. Daily 9pm-4am.

World Café Nimitz Business Center, 1130 N Nimitz Highway. Three-level club close to Chinatown that boasts Hawaii's largest dance floor. Hip hop, house and trance music are most popluar, and as one of the few clubs to admit under-21s it tends to be filled with youngsters. Daily 9pm until late.