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96815. Area code. 808. Waikiki ( / ˌwaɪkɪˈkiː /; [1] [2] Hawaiian: Waikīkī; Hawaiian: [vɐjˈtiːtiː, wɐjˈkiːkiː]) is a Honolulu neighborhood and its eponymous beach on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii . Waikiki Beach is one of six beaches in the district, along with Queen's Beach, Kuhio Beach ...
The Hawaiian monk seal ( Neomonachus schauinslandi) is an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. [2] The Hawaiian monk seal is one of two extant monk seal species; the other is the Mediterranean monk seal. A third species, the Caribbean monk seal, is extinct. [3]
Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi ( pronounced [leːˈʔɐhi] ), which is most likely derived from lae (browridge, promontory) plus ʻahi (tuna) because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna 's dorsal fin. [3]
Waikiki Beach, Oʻahu. No conversation about the best beaches in Hawaii can begin without mentioning Waikiki Beach. Spanning across two miles, Waikiki Beach is actually made up of a bunch of ...
Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born to a minor noble family less than three years before the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Stronger swells and rising sea levels mean waves crash onto walkways and into seawalls, like at this beach on the eastern end of Waikiki. Hawaii's beaches are disappearing, with about 13 of the ...
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Budget. $2.5 million. Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite is a concert starring Elvis Presley that took place at the Honolulu International Center and was broadcast live via satellite to audiences in Asia and Oceania on January 14, 1973. The show was presented with a delay in Europe. In the United States, to avoid a programming conflict with Super ...