Oahu

Doug McConnell in the Molokai Channel where he swam for 16 hours 3 minutes over 49.3 km in turbulent conditions between Molokai Island and Oahu Island

Manana Island in the background and Makapu'u Beach in the foreground off the eastern coast of Oahu. Photo by Colin Capelle

Steve Haumschild (paddler) with Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González on 22 March 2016 after a 23 hour 18 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel and paddler Jeff Kozlovich on Sandy Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

Ion Lazarenco Tiron completed the Molokai Channel on Sandy Beach on Oahu in 18 hours 11 minutes in October 2016

Ion Lazarenco Tiron walking onshore on Sandy Beach on Oahu after his 18 hour 11 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel in October 2016

The Channel of Bones, a documentary film about Toni Enderli's crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai Island to Oahu on 1-2 September 2017 in 20 hours 35 minutes, escorted by Ivan Shigaki

O‘ahu is an island in the State of Hawaii. It is the most populous and capital of the state. It is 71 km long by 48 km wide with more than 180 km of coastline and at least 100 white-sand beaches. It is site of many triathlons, lifeguard competitions and open water swims including the North Shore Challenge and the Waikiki Roughwater Swim as well as the traditional finish of the Molokai Channel crossings.

O‘ahu has more than 800,000 residents, and each day O‘ahu hosts an average of nearly 70,000 tourists. Hotel rooms and vacation accommodations number more than 36,000 rooms.

Channel Swimming

O'ahu is either the starting or finishing point of channel swims across the Ka'iwi Channel across the 26-mile (41.8 km) Kaiwi Channel and the starting point of channel swims in the 72-mile (115.8 km) Kaieiewaho Channel between Oahu and Kauai.

Videos

The OCC Invitational Swim on Kaimana Beach on Oahu

Big Wave Video of Team Grom by Issac Sokol

Tiger Shark Tracking in Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Tiger Shark Tracking provided by PacIOOS or the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System.

Oahu Circumnavigation Swim

Dr. Steven Minaglia and Marek Lehocky finished the Oahu Circumnavigation Swim on 6 November 2022 after swimming 24 stage swims around Oahu totaling 206.4 km.

External links

• Increased Shark Encounters, Shark Attacks During Moonless Night Sky Channel Crossings
• Cameron Keith, Edie Markovich, Maya Merhige - all of 15 with 42 to Go
• Minaglia, Marek Lehocky Complete 206 km Circumnavigation Swim Around Oahu
• Minaglia, Marek Lehocky Near Culmination of An Unprecedented Adventure Around Oahu
• Chris Gardner Inducted in the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame
• Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2021
• The Story of René Martínez Saenz’s Molokai Channel Crossing
• René Martínez Saenz Swims Through the Night Across the Molokai Channel
• Jaime Lomelin Breaks the Record for Moloka’i Channel for a Mexican Swimmer
• Daniel Vivero Swims Through The Night
• Mark Makes Molokai
• Molokai for Marcia
• The History and Future of the Kaiwi Channel Association
• Around And Around And Across Goes John Batchelder
• Hawaiian Channel Swimming, A View By Dr. Steven Minaglia
• Cheers To Jonathan Ratcliffe, Warrior Of The Waves
• Kings And Queens Of The Hawaiian Island Channels
• Swim Alternatives To Cross Kealaikahiki Channel and Alalakeiki Channel In Hawaii
• Penny Palfrey Across The Kaieiewaho Channel
• Diary Of A Double With Antonio Argüelles - Week 2
• A Race For All Ages: Aqua Sphere North Shore 5K/10K Swim
• Say Aloha To This Year’s Waikiki Roughwater Swim
• Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
• Adam Walker Talks About The Guiding Light Of Linda Kaiser
• Matt & Manoa Buckman, Heroes In The Ocean
• Molokai Channel Race Is On, Mano-a-Womano
• World’s Most Unique Hobby – Discarded Fishing Weight Collection
• The Molokai Channel Archives
• The Friendly Isle Says Aloha To Oliver Wilkinson
• Man O Man It Was Horrendously Tough For Kim Chambers
• Beth French Swims Through The Night And Vog to Oahu
• French Goes Hawaii
• The Friendly Isle Says Aloha To Oliver Wilkinson
• Molokai Channel Swim
• Pipeline Principles
• Guardians Of The Sea, From Tower 26 And Beyond
• Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
• The Protective Cocoon Of An Escort Crew
• Fight-or-Flight Response When Sharks Are Spotted In The Ocean
• Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
• Ka'iwi Channel Swim
• 28 or 45, Either Way Channel Of Bones Is Extremely Tough
• Aloha! Kaiwi Channel Swim Underway
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Wikiwiki Swimming At The Inaugural Ka'iwi Channel Swim
• Katie Benoit Is A Heroine In The Water
• 2013 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
• Everything That Could Go So Wrong Went So Right
• Alooooha, Honolulu. No Kai Oi In The Open Water
• Kaiwi Channel Association
• Kaiwi Channel Association blog
• Kaiwi Channel Association Rules and Ratings
• Kaiwi Channel Association Kayaks and Escorts
• Ka’iwi Channel Swim 2.0, Insanely Interesting
• The Party Is Starting…Kaiwi Channel Invitations Are Out
• Swimming In Hawaii From Point To Point
• Catalina/ To The Mainland Or Mainland To Catalina?
• Open Water Swimmers Who Dream Big
• Highlights And History Of the Ka'iwi Channel
• Maintaining The Mission Of The Waikiki Roughwater Swim
• What Happens In The Channel When The Surf Is Huge?
• Cameron Keith Crosses Molokai With A Thunderous Finish
• Cameron Keith Crushes Ka'iwi
• Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
• One Million Reasons To Swim Around Oahu
• Rohans More Doing The Oceans Seven
• Communicating From The Channel
• When Conditions Get Dangerous In The Pacific
• What Is The Fairest Channel Of Them All?
• What If...In The Molokai Channel?
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Meredith Novack Moves Her Swim Around Oahu To 2016
• When Whales Eggbeater
• Shark Encounters Of The Closest Kind
• Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 2
• Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 1
• Shark Spawning Season In September
• Adrian Sarchet Is Punished Across The Molokai Channel
• Open Water Swimming
• ll's Well That Ends Well In The Open Water
• Stephen Junk Completes Sixth Channel Of Oceans Seven
• Hawaii Tiger Shark Tracking
• Findings Of Hawaii Tiger Shark Tracking
• Swimmer’s Communion With the Wild Ocean
• Ocean Education
• The Channel Of Bones To Be Released On October 26th
• Linda Kaiser Honored By Hall Of Fame
• Open Water Swimming Worth Its Weight In Lead
• Diving Down For Surprises
• Rick Heltzel's 29 Years Of The Double Roughwater