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Tallest buildings in Hawaii from 1990 to 1992. [24] One Waterfront Makai Tower 400 ft (120 m) 45 1990 Residential Tallest buildings in Hawaii from 1990 to 1992. [25] One Archer Lane 400 ft (120 m) 41 1998 Residential, KITV [26] Imperial Plaza 400 ft (120 m) 40 1992 Residential Mixed-use residential, commercial office and retail. [27]
Hawaiʻi Kai is the largest of several communities at the eastern end of the island. The area was largely developed by Henry J. Kaiser around the ancient Maunalua fishpond and wetlands area known as Kuapā (meaning "fishpond wall"). Hawaiʻi Kai or Koko Marina was dredged from Kuapā Pond starting around 1959.
Hawaii Kai was next to Kalama Valley, an existing community of working-class Hawaii locals. Before Kaiser's development plan, the land was a salt-water marsh , much like Waikiki before the construction of the Ala Wai canal . [ 1 ]
The name Maunalua (from Mauna = mountain and [ʻe]lua = two, in the native Hawaiian language) refers to the designation of the area what is now referred to as "Hawaii Kai." The mountains, located inland from Portlock Point, are the 645 feet (197 meters) high Koko Head , and about 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers) east thereof, close to Hanauma Bay the ...
On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaiʻi Kai. Koko Head (at 642 ft or 196 m) is an ancient tuff cone that is somewhat dwarfed by its neighboring tuff cone, Koko Crater , with its peak, Kohelepelepe (or Puʻu Mai ), rising to 1208 ft or 368 m.
The ʻŌpaekaʻa Road Bridge is a steel truss bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places located along ʻŌpaekaʻa Road in the Wailua Homesteads neighborhood of Kapaʻa, on the island of Kauaʻi, in the state of Hawaii, United States. The one-lane bridge spans ʻŌpaekaʻa Stream.
A hale (pronounced HAH-lay) [1] is a structure built using natural Hawaiian materials and designs that were prevalent during the 19th century in Hawaii. [2] Hales are constructed using rock or wood for the lower frame and grass/leaves for roof thatching. [ 2 ]
Kailua / k aɪ ˈ l uː ə / (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kɐjˈluwə]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States.It lies in the Koʻolaupoko District of the island of Oʻahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay.