While not known for it's stellar architectual features, here's a list of courses when you've had a little too much beach time and shopping.
Oahu
1) Turtle Bay-Palmer Course. 1 1/2 hours away from Waikiki on the North Shore but well worth the drive. Make it a day and stop by to see Surfing's mecca before or after the round.
2) Mid-Pacific CC-on the windward (east) side of the island near Lanikai Beach and Kailua town. The family will not complain once about the beach as you wind around this Raynor (Rick Smith on the 12th hole) design.
3) Waialae CC-close to The Kahala and Waikiki. Nice to say you played it.
4) Hoakalei CC-Out on the Ewa (Eh-vuh) plains 45 minutes from Waikiki, Ernie Els design where the homes never really developed as planned around the course. Lots of water and bunkers. Some really nice holes and some that force certain shots or you'll find yourself in one of those hazards. Nice effort and great conditioning.
5) Ko Olina-45 minutes west of Waikiki near the Marriott Time shares or Ihilani Resort. Fun resort course. Wide open off the tee, tough greens to hit and putt when it gets windy.
6) Leilehua (military, but publically accessible)-One of the favorites of the locals because of it's big NW like trees. Different looking than all the other Oahu courses up in the middle of the island. Greens recently got ruined by wrong fertilizer mix, but nice re-do on the layout and greens a couple of years ago.
7) Ko'olau and Royal Hawaiian (fka Luana Hills)-Both only 30 minutes over the Pali Tunnel on the windward side and a true Jungle experience. Never cared for Ko'olau that much as 1st time players really don't know that on some holes you should tee off with a shorter club than your approach. Scenery can't be beat but avoid if it's been raining recently as both ar carts only courses and with soggy fairways you get plugged lies and cart path only golf.
Kapolei Golf Course-Site of Pacific Links Champions tour tourney. Fun from the correct tees, pretty tough from the tips when it's windy. another course out on the West side in between Hoakalei and Ko Olina.
9) Ala Wai GC-$10 cab ride from Waikiki. Flat as my HS GF but very good greens for the amount of play. Twilight is great to get in 9 with the locals and is a better layouteven 18 is going to be the cheapest golf on your visit. You'll be back in time for that dinner at Roy's or Alan Wongs. Pali GC, another muni is a better layout, but over the Pali Tunnels like Ko'olau and RH and sometimes a little muddy.
10) Kahuku Golf Links-the pride of the North Shore. A 9 holer built for the sugar plantation bosses right on the ocean. You'd think you're in th British Isles except for the locals cutting across the fairways with their surfboards. Across the street from the Kahuku Fire Station/Police Department. Pickup a 6 pack from Kahuku Superette on the way in (at the entrance to the course) and some peanuts and raw fish on your way out.