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Hawaiʻi Kai, Hawaii. Coordinates: 21.288°N 157.704°W. Aerial view of Maunalua (Hawaii Kai) and Koko Head. Hawaiʻi Kai. Hawaiʻi Kai at Sunrise. Hawaiʻi Kai, also known as Maunalua or Koko Marina, is a largely residential area located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the East Honolulu CDP, on the island of Oʻahu.
A heiau (/ ˈheɪ.aʊ /) is a Hawaiian temple. Made in different architectural styles depending upon their purpose and location, they range from simple earth terraces, to elaborately constructed stone platforms. There are heiau to treat the sick (heiau hōʻola), offer first fruits, offer first catch, start rain, stop rain, increase the ...
Music of Hawaii. The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Styles like slack-key guitar are well known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a frequent part of Hollywood soundtracks.
Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, 2020 [28] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Kai Kahele : 171,517 : 63.01 : Republican: Joe Akana 84,027 30.87 Libertarian: Michelle Rose Tippens 6,785 2.49 Aloha ʻĀina: Jonathan Hoomanawanui 6,453 2.37 Nonpartisan: Ron Burrus 2,659 0.98 American Shopping John Giuffre 661 0.24 Total votes 272,192 : 100.0 ...
Philanthropy. Kai was the organizer and namesake of the first bed race in Hawaii, the Carole Kai Bed Race[6] (later the Honolulu International Bed Race). It became an annual event benefiting the Variety Schools, a local school for children with special needs. Later, in 1985, after ending her affiliation with the bed race, she partnered with ...
Hanauma Bay. Coordinates: 21°16′17″N 157°41′40″W. Aerial view of Hanauma Bay. Hanauma (/ ˌhɑːnəˈuːmə /; Hawaiian: [həˈnɔumə]) [1] is a marine embayment formed within a tuff ring and located along the southeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu in the Hawaii Kai neighborhood of East Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands. [2]
Kalama Valley was rezoned from agricultural to urban land in 1968. Bishop Trust told the residents to leave the valley before July 1970 because they had given Kaiser permission to develop the land. The Trust began demolishing buildings in early July, but some families had not yet left the valley. They refused to leave and three protesters were ...
Kapu (Hawaiian culture) "Kapu" used on a "no trespassing" sign. Kapu is the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations. The kapu system was universal in lifestyle, gender roles, politics and religion. An offense that was kapu was often a capital offense, but also often denoted a threat to spiritual power, or theft of mana.