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  Kapiolani Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kapi'olani Park began as a development project overseen by the private Kapi'olani Park Association in 1876.
Every owner got the right to lease a beachfront house lot in the park, and as a result a number of residences were built along the park's shores during the 1880s.
The above military photograph of Kapi'olani Park was made during an Independence Day military exercise in 1921, showing the racetrack just a few years before it closed.
www.downwindproductions.com /kapiolani_park.html   (204 words)

  
 Kapiolani Park
Kapiolani Park was dedicated on July 11, 1877 as Hawaii's first public park and has steadily remained one of the most enthusiastically patronized recreational facilities on Oahu.
This beautiful 170-acre park, named for the queen consort of King Kalakaua, was landscaped by Archibald Cleghorn, father of Princess Kaiulani, and originally included a racetrack and later, a polo field.
Kapiolani Park is a favorite of Hawaii's multi-ethnic population, a popular center for running, kite flying, a variety of ball games, picnicking, concerts, cultural events, and other community and family activities.
www.honolulumarathon.org /l/Marathon_News/media/kapiolanipark.htm   (746 words)

  
 Kapiolani Park, Waikiki
This 28-hectare park, which King Kalakaua gave to the city and which now bears the name of his wife, divides Waikiki from the small residential area on the south-west side of Diamond Head.
Kapiolani Park is Honolulu's oldest public park and also the best loved.
All in all Kapiolani Park is a pleasant recreational area with a large selection of leisure activities.
www.planetware.com /waikiki/kapiolani-park-us-hi-ohwkk.htm   (232 words)

  
 Kapiolani Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The legislation provided that the park be set aside permanently as a free public park and recreation ground, forbade the sale or lease of land in the park, and prohibited charging of any entrance fees.
Since 1913, the park has been maintained by the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation.
Besides the zoo and the Shell, the park includes tennis courts, soccer fields, and an archery range.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kapiolani_Park   (232 words)

  
 Zoo History
That year, a "Kapiolani Park Association" of two hundred subscriber members assumed the administration of the three hundred-acre park.
In those days, the park's primary attractions were the exotic bird collection and horse racing, especially the running of the Rosita Cup, held annually on King Kamehameha Day.
The park was permanently established in 1896 and the City and County of Honolulu assumed administration of city parks in 1914.
www.honoluluzoo.org /history.htm   (581 words)

  
 The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel
Designed to be the grand playground for Waikiki the park contained one thousand trees, channels streams, walks, drives, a bandstand for musical concerts and a mile long track for horse races and polo games.
For several months after Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898, Kapiolani Park was briefly used by the United States Army as a military bivouac site called Camp McKinley.
Except for that brief army interlude, Kapiolani Park has a hundred years served the people of Honolulu as an area for cultural entertainment, sports, picnicking, exercising, sun tanning, kiting and family pleasures.
www.kaimana.com /activities/kapiolanipark.html   (224 words)

  
 Oahu : Walking Tours : Walking Tour 4 | Frommers.com
He asked that the park be named after his beloved wife, Queen Kapiolani, and he celebrated the opening of this vast grassy area with a free concert and "high stakes" horse races (the king loved gambling) on the new horse-racing oval he had built below Diamond Head.
The park is the site of international kite-flying contests, the finishing line for the Honolulu marathon, and the home of yearly Scottish highland games, Hawaiian cultural festivals, and about a zillion barbecues and picnics every year.
The middle section of the beach park, in front of the pavilion, is known as Queen's Beach or Queen's Surf, and is popular with the gay community.
www.frommers.com /destinations/oahu/0009020036.html   (1709 words)

  
 Kapiolani Park "The Archway to the Heavens"
The king presented the park to the people of the Kingdom on Hawaii and dedicated to the Queen in 1871.
The park's ponds were eventually filled in the 1920's with the dredging from the Ala Wai Canal project.
It is one of the most popular jogging parks with a circumference of 1.8 miles around the park itself or the extended route that includes the exterior of Honolulu Zoo is 2.2 miles.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/hawaii/24935   (483 words)

  
 02 Park Shore
From our lobby to Waikiki Beach, we are closer to the beach than most of the hotels in Waikiki, even some who charge you a "premium" for their location.
Sitting right across from Waikiki Beach and next to Kapi'olani Park and the Honolulu Zoo, you are close to everything.
Park Shore Waikiki is an excellent value at a terrific location.
www.vthioahu.com /ParkShore/ParkShore.htm   (378 words)

  
 HawaiiWeb.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kapiolani Park was created by King Kalakaua in the 1870's.
This beautiful 500-acre park is listed on the State's Historic Register as many of its exceptional trees date back over 100 years.
Meter and free parking available along the street and in two lots located beside the Honolulu Zoo and Waikiki Shell.
www.hawaiiweb.com.cob-web.org:8888 /oahu/sites_to_see/kapiolani_park.htm   (108 words)

  
 Diamond Head Condo Map, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Kapiolani Park is on the right and Honolulu is on the far right.
Diamond Head is only about a ten minute drive from Downtown, but is nicely removed from the Hustle and bustle of the city by the expansive open acreage of Kapiolani Park.
A beautiful 500 acre park at the base of diamondhead.
www.hicondos.com /neighborhoods-CondosHawaiiRealEstate/DiamondHead.asp   (144 words)

  
 Kapiolani Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kapiolani Park was just 1 block from my hotel so I walked to all of this stuff you'll see.
The park was named after Queen Kapiolani, seen here in statue form.
One of the first things you'll see when entering Kapiolani Park is the Honolulu Zoo.
www.angelfire.com /va/Walker3/hawaii7b.html   (343 words)

  
 They'll be strumming and humming at Kapiolani Park - Honolulu, Hawaii Sunset - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
They'll be strumming and humming at Kapiolani Park - Honolulu, Hawaii
Today, on balmy summer evenings, swarms of locals and visitors unfurl their beach mats on the grass, perhaps spread out a picnic, and enjoy performances (often free) by entertainers ranging from Waikiki's most popular nightclub stars to dance troupes from the prestigious hula halau (schools).
Kapiolani Bandstand, near the zoo, is usually the home of the Royal Hawaiian Band, which plays here most Sundays at 2.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n6_v182/ai_7605339   (709 words)

  
 Kapiolani Park First Anniversary, City and County of Honolulu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The bandstand, the fourth built in the park, is patterned after the original built more than 100 years ago.
With a Victorian-era design and decorative ponds next to the structure, it is reminiscent of the lily ponds that were part of the architecture of the 1890's.
We feel an annual Picnic In The Park celebration is appropriate for the bandstand, which we designed to be a focal point in Waikiki for both families and visitors, according to Mayor Jeremy Harris.
www.co.honolulu.hi.us /csd/publiccom/honnews01/picnicpk.htm   (356 words)

  
 Queen Kapiolani Hotel Reviews, Features, and Discounts from Travel Hawaii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Queen Kapiolani Hotel is ideally situated at the edge of Kapiolani Park and just a block away from Kuhio Beach, one of the finest swimming, sunning and surfing sections of Waikiki beach.
Kapiolani Park is the site of the site of the historic Diamond Head, the world renowned Honolulu Zoo, the Waikiki Shell...
The Queen Kapiolani is a good choice for a budget hotel close to famous Waikiki Beach, the Zoo and Park.
travel-hawaii.com /Queen_Kapiolani_Hotel.html   (816 words)

  
 Queen Kapiolani Hotel - 1/2 block from Waikiki Beach.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Rooms at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel are being newly renovated and will carry out the Hawaiian Monarchy theme in their decor.
Kapiolani Park is in front of the hotel and is recognized as one of our nation's finest recreational parks.
Strolling out of the hotel away from the park is the broad stretch of Kalakaua Avenue, the "heartbeat" of Waikiki.
hawaiiguide.com /queenk   (371 words)

  
 VIA Online: The Rejuvenation of Hawaii's Waikiki Beach
Sure, the park was riddled with trash, and sure, the seedy characters we'd seen lurking beneath the banyan trees were perhaps waiting in the bathrooms to snatch up my younger sibling.
But, as I stand beneath the banyans of Kapiolani Park once again, it seems that the tide is turning.
Brunch at Kapiolani Park Food and festivities are usually held the second Sunday of every month in Kapiolani Park; admission is free.
www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/waikiki_awakens02.asp   (2126 words)

  
 TravelJet | Queen Kapiolani Hotel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Overlooking Kapiolani Park and Diamond Head, this hotel is just a block from Waikiki Beach.
In addition, the hotel overlooks the 500-acre Kapiolani Park, which offers tennis courts, a soccer field, an archery range, ancient trees and fountains, and a 3-mile-long jogging path (the entrance to the park is 1 block away).
The Queen Kapiolani Hotel overlooks Kapiolani Park, across the street from Honolulu Zoo and a block from Waikiki Beach.
www.traveljet.com /oahu/queen-kapiolani-hotel-tj234.htm   (361 words)

  
 H4 Embedded Vr's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This day (Dec 4th, 1996) we find the park pretty much empty at 1:45 in the afternoon.
There will be upwards of forty thousand in the park this weekend for that event.
Working on this VR, I finally discovered how to lick a problem known as "banding" where radically different exposures or light values from one frame to another leads to graying and banding of that graying, in a section of the vr.
hotspots.hawaii.com /mac5alias/embeddery/embed20.html   (311 words)

  
 Queen Kapiolani Hotel
Named for Hawaii’s beloved Queen Kapiolani, the hotel is located near the foot of majestic Diamond Head and just steps from famous Waikiki Beach.
The 108-acre Kapiolani Park, Honolulu Zoo, Waikiki Aquarium, shopping, dining and great entertainment are all also within walking distance of the hotel.
For your comfort, protection and in compliance with the state of Hawaii's no smoking law, the Queen Kapiolani Hotel is a 100% smoke-free facility.
www.queenkapiolani.com /cgi-bin/ebiz/crown.pl?page=hotelhome   (113 words)

  
 TravelJet | Park Shore Waikiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Park Shore Waikiki has a large outdoor splash pool with sundeck.
The hotel is also across from Kapiolani Park, with tennis courts, jogging paths, the Honolulu Zoo, and the Waikiki Aquarium.
The two-tower Park Shore stands at the quiet end of Waikiki’s main street, across from Kuhio Beach and Kapiolani Park.
www.traveljet.com /oahu/park-shore-waikiki-tj13853.htm   (499 words)

  
 Kapiolani Park | Museum/Attraction Review | Oahu | Frommers.com
In 1877, King David Kalakaua gave 130 acres of land to the people of Hawaii and named it after his beloved wife, Queen Kapiolani.
This truly royal park has something for just about everyone: tennis courts, soccer and rugby fields, archery, picnic areas, wide-open spaces for kite flying and Frisbee throwing, and a jogging path with aerobic exercise stations.
The Waikiki Shell, located in the park, is host to a variety of musical events, from old Hawaiian songs to rock and roll.
www.frommers.com /destinations/oahu/A30168.html   (195 words)

  
 Oasis in Waikiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Located across from the zoo, on the Diamond Head side of Waikiki where Kapiolani Park, Ala Wai Golf Course, the Honolulu Aquarium, Waikiki Shell Amphitheater, Kapiolani Bandstand, the Honoluilu Zoo, Diamond Head Crater Park, and the "Sunset on the Beach" movies are your neighbors.
Each room overlooks Kapiolani Park, a 200-acre greenway, in the middle of Honolulu that King Kalakaua named after his beloved wife, Kapiolani.
This is where the residents of the Waikiki and Diamond Head neighborhoods come to exercise and relax.
www.dudden.com /waikiki   (172 words)

  
 Waikiki Park Heights Oahu Vacation Rentals
Waikiki Park Heights is toward the eastern end of Kuhio Ave., almost directly in line with the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the lush Kuhio Beach section of world-famous Waikiki Beach..
Although reserved parking space can be arranged with the rental, you certainly don't need to have a car when you stay at Waikiki Park Heights.
The Park Heights lobby is light and spacious.
www.waikikiparkheights.com   (485 words)

  
 Waikiki Vacation Condominium Rental Page
Waikiki Park Heights is located at the "quiet" end of the world-famous Waikiki Beach.
The Waikiki Park Heights Building is located about four minutes on foot from the beach and less than 10 minutes from the Honolulu Zoo and the beautiful Kapiolani Park.
An additional benefit of the Waikiki Park Heights Building is that it is home to Hy's, one of the finest steakhouses in all of Honolulu (reservations are certainly recommended).
www.geocities.com /waikikicondo   (687 words)

  
 Queen Kapiolani Hotel - Panda Travel
Named after the Consort of the last king of Hawaii, David Kalakaua, Queen Kapiolani was a beloved figure in Hawaiian history.
In the lobby of the Queen Kapiolani Hotel note the museum-quality paintings of both the King and Queen along with her beautiful niece, Princess Kaiulani.
The location of the Queen Kapiolani Hotel is ideal for exploring the Park and the quieter end of Waikiki Beach.
www.pandaonline.com /travelspecials/hotels/queenkapiolanihotel.html   (203 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
The city's Independence Day celebration at Kapiolani Park will be without the Christian nuances of last year as a result of a court settlement reached with the American Civil Liberties Union.
The deal underscores separation between the city-sponsored Picnic in the Park on July 3 and the Hawaii Christian Coalition's Kids Parade through Waikiki the same day.
The suit on behalf of several individuals, including two ministers, was later expanded to include the park celebration and a Christian Coalition February Family Day event at Aala Park, claiming city funds were used "to improperly promote evangelical Christian fundamentalist views."
starbulletin.com /2004/06/23/news/story7.html   (513 words)

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