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Hans L'Orange Field began as a recreation area for Oahu Sugar Co. workers. Originally known as Oahu Sugar Co. Field, it was later named after the manager who, in 1924, convinced the company to give up several acres of cane field, to create the recreation area. [3] [4] The park was refurbished for Hawaii Winter Baseball in 1995. [4]
The Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) is a 269-acre (1.09 km 2) public park operated by the City and County of Honolulu. It held its grand opening on July 21, 2001 and it is located in Waipio , Oahu just off the Kamehameha Highway .
View of Bellows from ridge above Lanikai. Bellows Air Force Station (Bellows Field) is a United States military reservation located in Waimanalo, Hawaii.Once an important air field during World War II, the reservation now serves as a military training area and recreation area for active and retired military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
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Enlargeable, detailed map of Oʻahu. Like all other Hawaiian Islands, Oʻahu was formed from the volcanism associated with the Hawaii hotspot; it started to grow from the sea floor 4 million years ago. [19]
Kaʻaʻawa is located at (21.557050, -157.855148 Kaʻaʻawa is north of Kualoa and directly southeast of Kahana Bay. The next place beyond Kahana is Punaluʻu.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km 2). 0.81 square miles (2.1 km 2) of it is land, and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km 2) of it is water.
The area of 108,863 acres (440.55 km 2) is the largest United States Department of Defense installation in the state of Hawaii, or anywhere in the Pacific.The region was used for live fire exercises in 1943 during World War II when Camp Tarawa temporarily held troops on Parker Ranch. [2]
In the east is the suburb of Hawaii Kai, built by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser after World War II. Hawaii Kai has a marina, shopping centers, including a Costco, Walgreens, Longs, and Safeway, and numerous restaurants such as the well-known Roy's and Kona Brewing Co. pub. On the headland leading to Koko Head is the suburb of Portlock, which is ...