Kapolei, Hawaii

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Hawaii Outdoor Adventures, Tours and Trips in Kapolei, Hawaii

Kapolei is a master-planned community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, on the island of Oahu. It is colloquially known as the “second city” of Oahu, in relation to Honolulu.

The community takes its name from a volcanic cone, Puʻu o Kapolei. In the Hawaiian language, puʻu means “hill” and Kapo lei means “beloved Kapo”. According to legend, Kapo, Goddess of Fertility was sister to Pele, Goddess of Fire and Nāmaka, Goddess of the Sea.

Much of the land is part of the estate of industrialist, James Campbell. Kapolei’s major developer is Kapolei Property Development, a subsidiary of James Campbell Company. Kapolei sits primarily upon former sugarcane and pineapple fields.

Kapolei is quickly becoming the second urban center of Oahu, Hawaii’s most densely populated island. Much of Oahu’s future population growth is projected for the Kapolei area, ʻEwa Plain, and southern slopes of the island’s central valley, between Waipahu near Pearl Harbor and Wahiawa near the island’s center.

Kapolei is located at the southern end of the slopes of the Waiʻanae mountain near the neighborhood of Makakilo. It is located on the ʻEwa Plain approximately 25 miles (40 km) from Honolulu. The Interstate H-1 freeway divides more recently developed Kapolei from Makakilo, and traveling eastward on H-1 connects to Waipahu. In the other direction, the freeway ends about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Kapolei, merging into Farrington Highway (State Route 93) to Kahe and then to Nānākuli on the Wai‘anae Coast. Traveling eastward on Farrington Highway connects to Honouliuli. Exit 1 on H-1 is Kalaeloa Boulevard, the entrance to Barbers Point and Campbell Industrial Park. Less than 1 mile beyond (west of) the merge of H-1 and Farrington Highway is an off ramp and overcrossing to the West Oahu resort area of Ko Olina.

To the south, Renton Road connects Kapolei to Kalaeloa and, further east, to ‘Ewa Villages.

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Hawaii Outdoor Adventures in Honolulu, HI

Honolulu Hawaii at Night with City Lights on the Beach

Honolulu, Oahu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city is the main gateway to Hawai’i and a major portal into the United States. The city is also a major hub for international business, military defense, as well as famously being host to a diverse variety of east-west and Pacific culture, cuisine, and traditions.

Honolulu is the most remote city of its size in the world and is the westernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is a major financial center of the islands and of the Pacific Ocean.

Honolulu means “sheltered harbor” or “calm port.” The old name is Kou, a district roughly encompassing the area from Nu’uanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city has been the capital of the Hawaiian Islands since 1845 and gained historical recognition following the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan near the city on December 7, 1941.

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Hawaii Outdoor Adventures at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, HI

Hawaii Outdoor Adventures at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Oahu, in Hawaii

Waikiki Beach in Honolulu Hawaii at Night with City Lights on the Beach

Waikīkī or Waikiki Beach is a beachfront neighborhood of Honolulu on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The name Waikīkī means “spouting fresh water” in the Hawaiian language, for springs and streams that fed wetlands that once separated Waikīkī from the island’s interior.

Waikiki Beach in Honolulu Looking Towards Diamond Head in Oahu, Hawaii

Waikiki is most famous for Waikīkī Beach, but it is just one of six beaches in the district, the other popular beaches in the area include Queen’s Beach, Kuhio Beach, Gray’s Beach, Fort DeRussy Beach and Kahanamoku Beach.

The area is also home home to other tourism spots such as Kapiʻolani Park, Fort DeRussy, Kahanamoku Lagoon, Kūhiō Beach Park, and Ala Wai Harbor.

One of the most popular vacation spots in Hawaii, Waikiki Beach is the home to many large international resort hotels, such as the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Halekulani, Hyatt Regency Waikīkī, Marriott Waikiki, Sheraton Waikīkī, and historic hotels dating back to the early 20th century such as the Moana Surfrider Hotel and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

Each year tourists from all over the world flock here to attend surf competitions, outdoor performances, hula dancing and outrigger canoe races.

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