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Numerous tourists like to go to the city of Honolulu in Oahu in the state of Hawaii to see the culture, history and tourist attractions of the city. Some may want to see the beaches, and the entertainment and sports of the city. Many may want to see all of the state of Hawaii but may want to use the capital as a base while they explore the region. Some may want to use the city to see the culture and entertainment of the city. Some tourists may want a hotel to see the culture, history and tourist attractions of the region. Some tourists may want a hotel that has good access to parking and to entertainment. Some tourists may want a hotel that is large or small.
Honolulu is the capital and most populous place in the state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the City and County of Honolulu, and the city and county is designated as the entire island of Oahu. The City and County of Honolulu is the only incorporated city in Hawaii, as all other local government entities are administered at the county level.
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It
is not known when Honolulu was first settled by the original Polynesian migrants
to the archipelago. Oral histories and artifacts indicate that there was a settlement
where Honolulu now stands in the 12th century. However, after Kamehameha I conquered
Oahu in the Battle of Nuuanu at Nuuanu Pali, he moved his royal court from the
Island of Hawaii to Waiki-ki- in 1804. His court later relocated, in 1809, to
what is now downtown Honolulu.
View of the DFS Galleria in Waiki-ki-
Captain William Brown of England was the first foreigner to sail, in 1794, into what is now Honolulu Harbor. More foreign ships would follow, making the port of Honolulu a focal point for merchant ships traveling between North America and Asia.
In 1845, Kamehameha III moved the permanent capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom from Lahaina on Maui to Honolulu. He and the kings that followed him transformed Honolulu into a modern capital, erecting buildings such as St. Andrew's Cathedral, Iolani Palace, and Aliio-lani Hale. At the same time, Honolulu became the center of commerce in the Islands, with descendants of American missionaries establishing major businesses in downtown Honolulu.
Despite the turbulent history of the late 19th century and early 20th century, which saw the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, Hawaii's subsequent annexation by the United States, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Honolulu would remain the capital, largest city, and main airport and seaport of the Hawaiian Islands.
An
economic and tourism boom following statehood brought rapid economic growth to
Honolulu and Hawaii. Modern air travel would bring thousands, eventually millions
(per annum) of visitors to the Islands. Today, Honolulu is a modern city with
numerous high-rise buildings, and Waiki-ki- is the center of the tourism industry
in Hawaii, with thousands of hotel rooms.
The closest location on the mainland of the USA to Honolulu is the Point Arena, California Lighthouse, at 2,045 nautical miles (2,353 statute miles) or 3,787 kilometers.
The City and County of Honolulu is a combined city-county jurisdiction located in the USA state of Hawaii. It is also the official municipal and cultural entity of the combined urban district of Honolulu and the rest of the island of Oahu in the USA state of Hawaii, as prescribed in the city charter adopted in 1907 and accepted by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii. The City and County encompasses all of the island of Oahu and several minor outlying islands including all of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (islands beyond Niihau except Midway Atoll). It acts as a public corporation that manages various aspects of traditional municipal governance primarily in the American manner.
Communities in the region include or have included ; A-huimanu, Aiea, A-ina Haina, Barbers Point Housing, Ewa Beach, Ewa Gentry, Ewa Villages, Ha-lawa, Haleiwa, Hauula, Hawaii Kai, Heeia, Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, Iroquois Point, Kaaawa, Kahaluu, Kahuku, Kailua, Kalaeloa, Ka-neohe, Kapolei, Kawela Bay, La-ie, Ma-ili, Ma-kaha Valley, Ma-kaha, Makakilo, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Maunawili, Mililani Town, Mokule-ia, Pauoa, Na-na-kuli, Pearl City, Punaluu, Pu-pu-kea, Schofield Barracks, Village Park, Wahiawa-, Waia-hole, Waialua, Waianae, Waika-ne, Waimalu, Waima-nalo Beach, Waima-nalo, Waipahu, Waipio Acres, Waipio, Wheeler Army Airfield, Whitmore Village, , Honolulu, Kailua, Ka-neohe, Waipahu, Pearl City, Waimalu, Mililani Town, Wahiawa-, Ewa Beach, Schofield Barracks, Ha-lawa, Makakilo, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Waipio, Na-na-kuli, Waianae, Village Park, Aiea, Ahuimanu, Ma-ili, Hickam Air Force Base, Waipio Acres, Heeia, Ewa Gentry, Maunawili, Ewa Villages, La-ie, Waima-nalo Beach, Pu-pu-kea, Whitmore Village, Waialua, Waima-nalo, Hauula, Kahaluu, Wheeler Army Airfield, Iroquois Point, Haleiwa, Kahuku
Aloha Stadium is a stadium located in the Aiea community of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Currently Aloha Stadium has been home to the University of Hawaii Warriors football team.
The Honolulu District is located on the southeast coast of Oahu between Makapuu and Halawa. The District boundary follows the Koolau crestline, so Makapuu Beach is in the Koolaupoko District. On the west, the district boundary follows Halawa Stream, then crosses Red Hill and runs just west of Aliamanu Crater, so that Aloha Stadium, Pearl Harbor (with the USS Arizona Memorial), and Hickam Air Force Base are actually all located in the island's Ewa District.
Downtown Honolulu is the current and historic central part of Honolulu, bounded by Nuuanu Stream to the west, Ward Avenue to the east, Vineyard Boulevard to the north, and Honolulu Harbor to the south, situated within the larger Honolulu District. In downtown Honolulu are found both modern and historic buildings and complexes.
Kakaako is the name of a commercial and retail district of Honolulu, Hawaii between Ala Moana near Waiki-ki- to the east, downtown Honolulu and Honolulu Harbor to the west. Kakaako is situated along the southern shores of the island of Oahu.
Waiki-ki- or Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City & County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikiki and one of the best known beaches in the world. The neighborhood extends from the Ala Wai Canal (a channel dug to drain former wetlands) on the west and north, to Diamond Head (Le-ahi) on the east. The name means spouting fresh water in Hawaiian for springs and streams that fed wetlands that once separated Waikiki from the interior. Waikiki has long been a place of relaxation. In particular, the area was a retreat for Hawaiian royalty in the 1800s.
Ma-noa is a valley and a residential neighborhood of Honolulu CDP of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States; the community is approximately three miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu.
Nuuanu and Pauoa are upper-middle-class residential districts located inland of
downtown Honolulu. The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is located in
Punchbowl Crater fronting Pauoa Valley.
Palolo and Kaimuki are neighborhoods
east of Manoa and Makiki, inland from Diamond Head. Palolo Valley parallels Manoa
and is a residential neighborhood. Kaimuki is primarily a residential neighborhood
with a commercial strip centered on Waialae Avenue running behind Diamond Head.
Chaminade University is located in Kaimuki.
Waialae and Kahala have been the
upper class districts of Honolulu located directly east of Diamond Head.
East Honolulu includes the residential communities of A-ina Haina, Niu Valley,
and Hawaii Kai. These are considered upper-middle-class neighborhoods. The upscale
gated communities of Waialae iki and Hawaii Loa Ridge are also located here.
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