Kalakaua is the long curve of avenue that runs the length of Waikiki, from the Hilton lagoon to the foot of Diamond Head. It has two sidewalks. The mauka (inland) side is the one with the storefronts and the people; the makai (sea) side runs along Kuhio Beach Park, the seawall, and the open channel. On any given afternoon they are two different walks. The sea side catches the trade wind coming in from the northeast across the reef, and even at noon the moving air keeps it ten degrees cooler than the inland side.
The picks below are all on the sea side, walking toward Diamond Head — which puts the trade wind on your face and the building shade off the high-rises behind you. A quick caveat: the wind dies on a Kona day (when the prevailing flow reverses). On those days the geometry breaks and you want the mauka side, in the awnings.