WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow)- It's not uncommon to see hundreds of people on the beach in Waikiki during the day, but a crowd of that size playing in the sand into the early hours of the morning could certainly be considered a rare occurrence.

NBC's popular Today Show descended upon the Royal Hawaiian Hotel overnight, broadcasting live between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. just feet from the crashing waves of a lingering south swell that kept hundreds of fans on their toes—and even wet, at times.

Despite receiving grief from members of the crowd for wearing their shoes in the sand, anchors Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales and Willie Geist were in no short supply of island culture during the three hour show, receiving hula lessons from local performers and an ukulele performance from Jake Shimabukuro.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)- The Annual Honolulu Triathlon will take place Sunday, May 19, 2013, and will start at Ala Moana Beach Park at 5:45 a.m.

Participants will begin with a 1500 meter swim, followed by a 25 mile bike ride along Ala Moana Boulevard, Nimitz Highway, and Lagood Drive, and finally will run 6.2 miles back to Ala Moana Beach Park.

The following traffic restrictions will be in place:

The Bike Course will be held on the Makai (ocean) side of Ala Mona Blvd from Ala Moana Beach Park, Ewa bound, to Nimitz under the viaduct, past the airport to the turnaround at Arizona and Nimitz - Halawa Gate (the intersection just before the Arizona Memorial). The bikes will make a 180 U-turn and return to Nimitz under the viaduct, making a right on Lagoon Drive, riding on the Diamond Head Side to the end, and then back to Nimitz, making a right and back onto Nimitz and Ala Moana Blvd, to Ala Moana Beach Park.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)- The cast and crew of NBC's TODAY show are leaving New York and going on ‘American Adventure,' and the first stop for Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Company involves sun, sand and surf… Right here in Hawaii.

On Monday, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki will play host to the show as they broadcast live between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Hawaii time, in order to account for the time difference between Honolulu and the East Coast.

Complete details on how to attend the live broadcast in Waikiki can be found here on the TODAY show's Facebook event page.

Special guests for the three hour broadcast are scheduled to include musicians Jack Johnson and Jake Shimabukuro, and the crew plans on filming excursions to places like Pearl Harbor that will air live during the show.