Oahu Travel Planner 2008 - (Page 14) -WAIK IK I 1 Known in Hawaiian as “spouting waters,” Waikı kı was once the playground for Hawaiian royalty and ¯¯ today is a rich and complex blend of history, natural beauty, and contemporary comforts. Picturesque at every turn, Waikı kı sits beneath the stately gaze of Diamond Head, framed by rustling palms, ¯¯ sparkling shoreline and gracious parks. 2 KING DAVID KALAKAUA’S SUMMER RETREAT During his reign as King from 1874-1891, King David Kalakaua lived on the 3 grounds of “Uluniu.” King David Kalakaua’s memory is celebrated for his 4 role in reviving ancient hula and traditional storytelling, which had been 5 banned by Christian missionaries. 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 WAIKI KI AQUARIUM II I¯¯ Discover the unique aquatic life of Hawai‘i and 6 the tropical Pacific at the Waikıkı Aquarium. ¯¯ 7 1 DUKE’S 11 12 CANOE CLUB 2 Capture the 3 legendary sounds 4 of the slack key and 5 steel guitar at Duke’s 6 Canoe Club at the 7 Outrigger Waikıkı ¯¯ 8 Hotel. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 13 2 14 3 II I¯¯ 15 WAIKIKI BEACH BOYS 4 Directly behind the Duke Kahanamoku 16 5 statue look for the Waikıkı Beach Boys and ¯¯ 17 experience the thrill of surfing as you join 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 ANCIENT POHAKU Gaze at more than 350 species of aquatic — 8 animals and plants, including Hawai‘i’s State 9 Fish, the humuhumunukunukuapuaa. 10 808-923-9741 11 12 13 14 them 18 for a surfing lesson, or ride the waves 7 in an outrigger canoe. 8 19 9 20 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 (WIZARD STONES) 7 1 1 2 20 3 4 DISCOVER WAIKIKI OF YESTERYEAR II I¯¯ Hawaii’s royal family enjoyed private estate living in Waikıkı for more ¯¯ 5 than 500 years before the arrival of outsiders in 1792. Royal estates 6 were replaced with luxury hotels and the landscape forever changed 7 with the building of the Ala Wai Canal diverting rain-fed streams that 8 ¯¯ once filled fishponds and pools in Waikıkı, a wetland area of taro, 9 sweet potato and banana farms. 10 11 On the Kalakaua Avenue side of Kuhio Beach, 8 15 2 visit the four ancient Pohaku (stones). For 9 3 16 hundreds of years, the rocks have provided 10 4 17 spiritual healing and stand today as symbols of 11 5 the island’s spiritual heritage. 18 6 12 1 19 7 13 DIAMOND HEAD THEATRE 2 20 8 Hawai‘i’s oldest performing arts center is five 14 3 minutes from central Waikıkı at Diamond Head. ¯¯ 9 4 15 The Diamond Head Theatre presents popular 10 5 16 plays and musicals from October through August. 11 6 808-733-0274 17 12 7 18 13 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HONOLULU ZOO 10 11 12 CATAMARAN SAILING 9 II OFF WAIKIKI BEACH I¯¯ 8 10 swept away on one of the Get On the grounds of the park on Monsarrat Avenue, visit the 40 acre many catamarans resting on 11 Waikıkı Beach and enjoy a ¯¯ 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 Honolulu Zoo, home to 14 2,000 animals. over pleasurable 45 minute sail toward Diamond Head. On 15 weekends, enjoy 16 17 Waikıkı’s rich history is revealed through walking tours conducted ¯¯ by Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort, Sheraton Waikıkı’s Journey ¯¯ 12 Through Historic Waikıkı and The Waikıkı Historic Trail. ¯¯ ¯¯ 13 14 15 16 THE ISLAND OF O‘AHU 17 18 the works of local contemporary artists and craftspeople at the 808-971-7171 19 20 18 Honolulu Zoo Art Mart. 19 14 20
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