Waikīkī seen from the top of Diamond Head or Lēʻahi. Green area below is the lawn at Kapiʻolani Park.

Waikīkī (IPA: [wɑikiːkiː]) is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City & County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the Island of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Waikīkī extends from the Ala Wai Canal (a channel dug to drain former wetlands) on the west and north, to Diamond Head or Lēʻahi on the east. The name means fetched water in Hawaiian for springs that fed wetlands that once separated Waikīkī from the interior. Waikīkī has long been a place of relaxation. In particular, the area was a retreat for Hawaiian royalty in the 1800s. Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 2645 KB)Honolulu and Waikiki from top of Diamond Head. ... Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 2645 KB)Honolulu and Waikiki from top of Diamond Head. ... Diamond Head is the name of a tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and known to Hawaiians as LÄ“ahi (photograph at right). ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... Honolulu is the capital and largest community of the U.S. State of Hawaii. ... Mayor of Honolulu Jeremy Harris gives the annual State of the City address from Honolulu Hale on January 25, 2001. ... Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaii. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Official languages Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² 41. ... Diamond Head is the name of a tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and known to Hawaiians as Leahi (photograph at right). ... Hawaiian is the ancestral language of the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiians, a Polynesian people. ...

Today it is considered the center of the tourist industry in Hawaiʻi, with an abundance of both high-rise resort hotels (including the Hilton Hawaiian Village, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, and the Sheraton Waikiki) and historic hotels dating back to the early 20th century (such as the Moana Surfrider Hotel and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel). The Hawaiian Village Hotel Rainbow Tower is one of the most photographed of the towers. ... The Moana Hotel opened in 1901. ... Royal Hawaiian Hotel is also known as the Pink Palace of the Pacific. ...

Waikīkī Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikīkī and one of the best known beaches in the world. The beach has had its problems because of groynes built out from the shore. This has led to beach replenishment projects in the past. In the 1920s and 1930s sand was obtained from Manhattan Beach, California and transported via ship and barges to Waikīkī (source?). One disastrous sand replenishment project involved a man-made sand that the gentle surf turned into a concrete-like surface. 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... A groyne on the East coast of England Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Groyne A groyne (groin in the United States) is a method of coastal defense against erosion. ... Manhattan Beach is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 33,852. ...

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Local
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Local
• Photos of Waikīkī - Terra Galleria
• WaikikiWiki