About r/VisitingHawaii
In its own words:
Aloha - this is a subreddit for visitors looking for advice to plan their vacation, or to share their own experiences on the Hawaiian islands. Please note the subreddit rules before posting. Serving the communities of Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Big Island, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, and Lanai.
Community guide
r/VisitingHawaii (#973, about 1.1 million) helps visitors plan or recap trips across Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, the Big Island, Maui, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai—not a general travel dump or destination-vlog feed.
What belongs
Itineraries and trip questions (about 12 posts/day; mostly text). Rules cap image or video posts at one per trip, and they cut low-effort posts, trolling, misinformation, direct ads, unapproved surveys, vlogs, blogs, affiliate sites, illegal-activity posts and eruption-related threads.
Versus other destination travel rooms
Broader destination rooms such as ThailandTourism mix many kinds of trip content. This one is Hawaii-visitor advice with a hard limit on promo and extra photo dumps.
Practical pointers
Ask a specific island or itinerary question; keep extra trip photos to a single post.
The community was created on Apr 10, 2022, which makes it 4 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 497 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/LiveFromNewYork (#973) and ahead of r/OffMyChestPH (#975) in our ranking.
What sets r/VisitingHawaii apart
r/VisitingHawaii is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 92% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/VisitingHawaii climbed from 1,090,142 to 1,092,721 subscribers (+2.6K, +0.24%). That is about 51 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/VisitingHawaii this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Well this happened todayu/Chordata1 · Nov 6 · video
- Kīlauea episode 56u/threetenfour · Nov 6 · gallery
- Four Seasons Lana’i Reviewu/97vv · Nov 5 · gallery
- Unforgettable trip. 3rd time to Hawaii. Once on Maui, once on Oahu, and now Kauai for our forst time. Definitely my favorite.u/Equal-Drama-7095 · Nov 3 · gallery
- Arriving Thurs leaving Tuesu/dovepiee · Nov 2 · image
- Clothes shopping while on trip worth it/bad idea on O’ahu?u/Wide-Lettuce-8771 · Nov 7 · text post
- Coffee recommendations in Waikikiu/Pale-Anything1347 · Nov 4 · text post
- 8 days in Oahu … is it crazy to switch hotels multiple times?u/Dry_Particular_5770 · Nov 7 · text post
- Best way to get around Honolulu, public transit or driving?u/Wide-Lettuce-8771 · Nov 5 · text post
- Kailua Beach Adventures Day Pass!u/ShimmerJim · Nov 5 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/VisitingHawaii, from 2024 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Anyone know who this is so we can make sure he's never allowed back?u/LegacyGdnsLumberjack · May 6, 2026 · video
- O’ahu is mind blowingly beautifulu/sericito_ · Jan 15, 2026 · image
- Well this happened todayu/Chordata1 · Nov 6, 2026 · video
- Woke up and cried.u/mbarker1012 · Jun 14, 2026 · image
- Federal agents arrest visitor accused of throwing rock at Hawaiian monk sealu/ahoveringhummingbird · May 14, 2026 · link
- Ho’omaluhia Botanical Gardenu/olga563 · Jul 31, 2025 · image
- Waikiki Beach at nightu/Equivalent-Rush5563 · Mar 11, 2025 · image
- Big Island -- one of my favorite sunset photos I've ever taken!u/Background-Owl-7843 · Feb 19, 2025 · image
- Found a piece of obsidian in Hilo!u/No-Conclusion-6552 · Jun 29, 2026 · gallery
- O'ahu Was Not What I Expectedu/Jelenybeany · Nov 29, 2025 · image
What r/VisitingHawaii talks about
Across 59 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “island”, “hawaii”, “oahu”, “trip” and “maui”. Other frequent themes are village, looking, recommendations, itinerary, honeymoon and april. Recurring phrases include “manta ray” and “gift card”. By format, 92% are text posts, 5% are images and 3% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: O'ahu (Honolulu/Waikiki) (24), Hawai'i (Big Island) (12), Maui (8), Choosing an Island (5), Kaua'i (5), Multiple Islands (4).
Activity and best time to post
r/VisitingHawaii gets about 12 new posts a day. The public archive holds 26,105 posts and 345,513 comments in total, about 13.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (12 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (6). Posting peaks around 21:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/VisitingHawaii
The moderators of r/VisitingHawaii list 11 rules. In short:
- Inappropriate for this sub
- One image/video post per trip
- Illegal activity
- Low-effort post
- Trolls
- Misinformation
- Direct Advertising
- Surveys w/o Moderator Approval
- No Vlogs, Blogs, or Affiliate Link Sites
- Don't be an asshole.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/VisitingHawaii and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/VisitingHawaii have?
r/VisitingHawaii has 1,092,721 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #974 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,579 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/VisitingHawaii created?
r/VisitingHawaii was created on Apr 10, 2022, so it has been around for 4 years.
Is r/VisitingHawaii still active?
Yes. r/VisitingHawaii gets about 12 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 26,105 posts and 345,513 comments. In a sample of 59 recent posts we counted 52 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/VisitingHawaii?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 21:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/VisitingHawaii?
The community describes itself as: “Aloha - this is a subreddit for visitors looking for advice to plan their vacation, or to share their own experiences on the Hawaiian islands. Please note the subreddit rules before posting. Serving the communities of W…” Recent post titles often mention island, hawaii, oahu, trip and maui. Most posts are text posts (92%).
Is r/VisitingHawaii SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/VisitingHawaii as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/VisitingHawaii?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/VisitingHawaii accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Inappropriate for this sub”; “One image/video post per trip”; “Illegal activity”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/VisitingHawaii?
Communities with similar topics include r/canada (4.3M) and r/Advice (3.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/VisitingHawaii.