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Waikīkī (/ ˌ w aɪ k ɪ ˈ k iː /; [1] [2] Hawaiian: [wɐjˈkiːkiː, vɐjˈtiːtiː]) is a Honolulu [3] neighborhood and the eponymous Waikīkī beach on its south shore, on the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
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. [160] [161] Hawaii has a de facto population of over 1.4 million, due in part to a large number of military personnel and tourist residents.
The group of islands did not have a single name, and each island was ruled separately. [9] The names of the islands recorded by Captain Cook reflect this fact. [21] Kamehameha I, as ruler of the island of Hawaii, imposed the name Hawaiʻi on the whole island group when he unified them as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. [22]
Kaimukī, Honolulu: Kuilei Cliffs Beach Park Kaimukī, Honolulu: Diamond Head Beach Park Kaimukī, Honolulu: Lēʻahi Beach Park Kaimukī, Honolulu: Mākālei Beach Park Kaimukī, Honolulu: Outrigger Canoe Beach Kapahulu, Honolulu: Kaimana Beach (Sans Souci Beach) Kapahulu, Honolulu: Queen's Surf Beach Park Kapahulu, Honolulu: Waikiki Beach ...
The tradition of Kapaemahu, like all pre-contact Hawaiian knowledge, was orally transmitted. [11] The first written account of the story is attributed to James Harbottle Boyd, and was published by Thomas G. Thrum under the title “Tradition of the Wizard Stones Ka-Pae-Mahu” in the Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1907, [1] and reprinted in 1923 under the title “The Wizard Stones of Ka-Pae ...
The island of Oʻahu and the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [2] constitute the City and County of Honolulu. In 2021, Oʻahu had a population of 995,638, [3] up from 953,207 in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the Hawaiian Islands, [4] with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area).
Many travelers pack incorrectly, mispronounce Hawaiian words, and don't buy local while visiting places like the Big Island, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu. I was born and raised in Hawaii. Here are the 14 ...
Ala Moana Beach Park is a free public park on the island of Oahu, U.S. state of Hawaii, located between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. This 100-acre (0.40 km 2 ) park has a wide gold-sand beach that is over a half-mile (800 m) long.