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Duke's Lagoon with Diamond Head in the background. Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Lagoon is a small, man-made wading pool in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu near the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor and Fort DeRussy Military Reservation. The Hilton Hawaiian Village is adjacent to the lagoon.
There is a chain of restaurants named after him in California, Florida and Hawaii called Duke's. On August 24, 2002, the 112th anniversary of Kahanamoku's birth, the U.S. Postal Service issued a first-class commemorative stamp with Duke's picture on it. The First Day Ceremony was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki and was attended ...
The Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship [5] was developed by Kimo McVay in 1965, in part to help publicize the newly opened Duke Kahanamoku's nightclub McVay operated in the International Market Place in Waikiki. In the early 1960s, Kimo accompanied Duke Kahanamoku to see the up-and-coming Don Ho at Honey's in Kaneohe. [6]
Duke's influence made Waikīkī beach a surfing hotspot. [11] "Dukes", a club in Waikīkī named for Kahanamoku, helped Don Ho produce music and hosted the longest-running show in Waikīkī. [12] The first high-rise hotels on Waikīkī were built in 1955, including the Waikiki Biltmore and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel.
Honolulu, Hawaii By the Numbers: 2,860 rooms and suites, 20 restaurants and lounges, 22 acres Five towers make up this resort along Waikiki Beach , where you’ll find five pools and 20 ...
The Harbor View Plaza building is a residential condominium building in the Waikiki precinct of Honolulu, Hawai'i. It was constructed from c. 1965–1968, designed by architect Edwin L. Bauer in a blend of Tropical Modern and Postmodern architectural styles, and built by Dillingham Development, [3] a prolific construction company known for many notable buildings in the vicinity.
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Kuhio Beach Park is the site of three well-known statues and public artworks: the statue of Duke Kahanamoku by Jan Gordon Fisher (1990), [3] the statue of Prince Jonah Kūhiō by Sean Browne (2001), [4] and the monument the Stones of Life (1997), [5] (in Hawaiian: Nā Pōhaku Ola O Kapaemahu A Me Kapuni), a sculpture incorporating ancient ...