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Hawaiʻi Kai is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of the Central Business District (CBD) of Honolulu. In the 2000 U.S. Census the U.S. Census Bureau defined Hawaiʻi Kai as being in the urban Honolulu census-designated place. [2] For the 2010 U.S. Census the bureau created a new census-designated place, East Honolulu. [3]
Okinawa Seidokan is a style of Okinawa classical karate and Kobudo founded in 1984 by Shian Toma. It is a synthesis of the Shorin Ryu katas, Motobu Ryu two-person open hand grappling and weapons techniques, and Kobudo katas mostly of the Ryukyu Kobudo lineages.
The name Maunalua (from Mauna = mountain and [ʻe]lua = two, in the native Hawaiian language) refers to the designation of the area what is now referred to as "Hawaii Kai." The mountains, located inland from Portlock Point, are the 645 feet (197 meters) high Koko Head , and about 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers) east thereof, close to Hanauma Bay the ...
The location of the city of Honolulu, Oahu is the most populous island in the state. There are 169 properties and districts on the island, including 16 National Historic Landmarks . Five formerly listed sites were demolished and have been removed from the Register.
To help with Okinawa's post-war recovery, the HUOA sent clothing, livestock and other essentials to the island, [3] including 550 pigs. [5] [6] When the United States military occupied Okinawa, the HUOA was recognized as the official representative of the Hawaii Okinawans. This allowed it to host official visitors from Okinawa and to ...
On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaiʻi Kai. Koko Head (at 642 ft or 196 m) is an ancient tuff cone that is somewhat dwarfed by its neighboring tuff cone, Koko Crater , with its peak, Kohelepelepe (or Puʻu Mai ), rising to 1208 ft or 368 m.
Kūkaniloko Birth Site, also known as the Kūkaniloko Birthstones State Monument, is one of the most important ancient cultural sites on the island of Oʻahu.In 1973, it was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places and its boundaries were increased in 1995, [1] after 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land which included the site became a state park in 1992. [2]
Honolulu Kamehameha IV, Queen Emma, Albert Kamehameha: Smaller royal residence flanking the east side of ʻIolani Palace; the makai side was known as Kauluhinano, and the mauka side was known as Ihikapukalani; site of the Hawaii State Archive building [14] [19] ʻIolani Palace: Honolulu