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Magic Island is a small man-made peninsula in Honolulu, Hawaii, adjacent to Ala Moana Beach Park and the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor. [1] It was created in 1964 as the site of a resort complex, but was subsequently converted to a park. [2] The name was changed to "Aina Moana," but the new name is used infrequently. [3]
Magic Island may refer to: Magic Island (Hawaii), a peninsula and neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii; Magic Island (West Virginia), an island in the Kanawha River; The Magic Island, a 1929 book by William Seabrook; Magic Island, a 1995 American film; Magic Island (radio series), a radio program that aired in the 1930s and 1940s
The city of Honolulu has proposed an improvement plan for Ala Moana Beach Park and Magic Island. [23] The proposal includes changes to parking, replenishment of the beach sand, renovations to canals, ponds, McCoy Pavilion, the lawn bowling and canoe halau areas, repairs to the canal bridge and park entrances, improved pedestrian access near Piikoi and Queen streets, and the addition of a dog ...
The 1868 Hawaiʻi earthquake was the largest recorded in the history of Hawaiʻi island, [3] with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 M fa [1] and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The earthquake occurred at 4 p.m. local time on April 2, 1868, and caused a landslide and tsunami that led to 77 deaths.
The history of Hawaii is the story of human settlements in the Hawaiian Islands beginning with their discovery and settlement by Polynesian people between 940 and 1200 AD. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first recorded and sustained contact with Europeans occurred by chance when British explorer James Cook sighted the islands in January 1778 during his third ...
La'aloa Bay, also known as Magic Sands Beach, on Christmas night, 2015 La'aloa Bay on a very calm day After a storm the sand all washes out, exposing lava rocks Ruins of an old temple, with scuba diving cove in the background. Laʻaloa Bay is a popular recreation area in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
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The center of population of Hawaii is located on the island of O'ahu. Large numbers of Native Hawaiians have moved to Las Vegas, which has been called the "ninth island" of Hawaii. [162] [163] Hawaii has a de facto population of over 1.4 million, due in part to a large number of military personnel and tourist residents.