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If you’re looking for a high caliber menu and hand-crafted beverages paired with an epic sunset, Pa’akai is the place for you.

Turtle Bay Resort’s Pa’akai restaurant launched a brand new menu that features local fresh seafood, mouthwatering steaks, and a raw bar.

Simple is sometimes the best way to go, and that was Pa’akai Executive Chef Joe Rose’s approach to the brand new menu.

“We simplified our offerings by focusing on high-quality meats, fish and produce. It’s still a higher end experience but it’s also fun,” explained Rose.

Everything on the menu is new. From cocktails to appetizers, main courses and sides.

“My favorite dishes would be the raw bar, tuna tartar, onion soup and of course the charbroiled oyster for starters,” said Rose. “Then the Prime New York Strip or Tomahawk for the steak, gratin potatoes and Brussel Sprout for sides and the whole fish is amazing!! “

Surfing and Ohana (family) are both highly important when it comes to the Hawaiian culture. For a limited time you can experience an intimate exhibit that highlights the stories of Hawaiian surf families. The display titled:Great Hawaiian Surf Families is curated by the California Surf Museum. It is a celebration of Ohana and what it means to the Hawaiian culture.

“Ohana is a primary idea in Hawaiian culture” says Jim Kempton, the President of the California Surf Museum, and curator of the exhibit. “The families presented in this exhibit have passed the traditions of their culture down to the descendants – and their surfing prowess as well. They are perhaps the greatest collection of multi-generational surf families in the history of the sport.”

Tis the season of Christmas cheer! We’ve partnered with our friends at HydroFlask to gift you with an amazing limited edition Hydroflask when you complete our first ever Kalikimaka Cocktail Crawl.

Kalikimaka Cocktail Crawl: December 1 - 30

The world famous North Shore of Oahu comes alive in the winter with monstrous waves, professional surfers and thousands of excited wave watchers. Turtle Bay Resort is located at the end of what’s known as the “Seven Mile Miracle,” referring to seven miles of epic surf breaks. The seven mile miracle begins in Haleiwa and ends at Turtle Bay Resort, the official sponsor of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

If you plan on visiting us during prime surf season, here’s some tips you need to know before you head out to watch all the action.

The results are in and for the fifth year in a row you have voted Turtle Bay as a top Hawaii resort in the Condé Nast Traveler Reader's Choice Awards!

More than 429,000 readers submitted millions of ratings and tens of thousands of comments, sharing their recent travel experiences of the world’s cities, islands, hotels, resorts, cruise lines, airlines, and airports—good or bad.

Your votes earned us a ranking in the TOP 3 for Hawaii Resorts! We are dancing the hula, we are that excited!

We couldn't have become the best resort in Oahu without you!

So what do you love about Turtle Bay? We scanned our #TurtleBayResort feed and smiled looking back at some of your amazing Turtle Bay memories.