Oahu hotel offering island living 10 minutes from the beach 11 minutes to waikiki overlooking fort derussy park towards the southern tip of oahu luana waikiki is 10 minutes stroll from waikiki beach and 10 minutes drive from downtown honolulu diamond head monument a short steep hike with amazing views of the island and ocean is 10 minutes drive iolani palace you can visit iolani palace 10 minutes drive in historic downtown honolulu to see what life was like for hawaiian royalty in