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Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi ( pronounced [leːˈʔɐhi] ), which is most likely derived from lae (browridge, promontory) plus ʻahi (tuna) because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna 's dorsal fin. [ 3 ]
Fort Ruger is a fort on the island of Oʻahu that served as the first military reservation in the Territory of Hawaii.Named after Civil War General Thomas H. Ruger and built in and around Diamond Head Crater, the fort was established by the United States for the purpose of defending the harbor of its newly annexed territory. [2]
Diamond Head is a 1,700-metre (5,600 ft) (rim-to-rim) wide [40] typical tuff cone with a wide and not overly deep crater that forms a prominent promontory east of Honolulu. [38] Inland from Diamond Head lie the Kaimukī and Mauʻumae cones, [51] which appear to come from a shared fissure. [38]
"At Diamond Head State Monument, our busiest park, there used to be lines with half hour wait times just to buy entry tickets, followed by a crowded hike and further wait times to get coveted ...
RELATED PHOTO GALLERY With an aim to get Oahu’s chronically homeless off the streets and into permanent housing, the city’s new Leahi Behavioral and Medical Respite facility has officially ...
Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility located on Diamond Head in Honolulu, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The Diamond Head Lighthouse was featured on a United States postage stamp in June 2007. [2]
Jun. 26—Honolulu firefighters today responded to an emergency call for a hiker who became light-headed while hiking the Diamond Head Summit Trail this afternoon and could not make it back down.
Diamond Head, Punchbowl Crater and Honolulu from Na Pueo park. References. Further reading. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: National Memorial Cemetery of the ...