This past weekend SWMBO and I went into Waikiki for an early anniversary vacation. We usually take off during the July 4th weekend but due to her job obligations, it doesn't look like we will be able to do that.
So we stayed at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki. The hotel is in Waikiki but is not on the beach as it fronts the yacht harbor. Nonetheless it is a very nice hotel. We had a room on the 29th of 33 floors with a view extending from the the Hilton Hawaiian Village (where we stayed last year) to the Magic Island end of Ala Moana Park.
The room was recently renovated and includes high speed Ethernet access to the Internet ($8.95 USD per day extra). We had a nice time playing tourist and laying out at the pool. So much so we'll probably come back some time.
I'll try to get some pictures up as soon as I can but it may be awhile.
Aloha!