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Kapiolani Park
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In 1877, King David Kalakaua gave 130 acres of land to the people
of Hawaii and named it after his beloved wife, Queen Kapiolani. This truly royal park has
something for just about everyone: tennis courts, soccer and rugby fields, archery, picnic areas,
wide-open spaces for kite flying and Frisbee throwing, and a jogging path with aerobic exer-
cise stations. On Sundays in the summer, the Royal Hawaiian Band plays in the bandstand,
just as they did during Kalakaua's reign. The Waikiki Shell, located in the park, is host to a
variety of musical events, from old Hawaiian songs to rock and roll.
Bordered by Kalakaua Ave. on the ocean side, Monsarrat Ave. on the Ewa side, and Paki Ave. on the mountain side.
Bus: 2.
Soccer with a view at Kapiolani Park.
KawaiahaoChurch
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In 1842, Kawaiahao Church stood complete at last, the crowning achieve-
ment of missionaries and Hawaiians working together for the first time on a common project.
Designed by Rev. Hiram Bingham and supervised by Kamehameha III, who ordered his
people to help build it, the project took 5 years. Workers quarried 14,000 coral blocks weighing
1,000 pounds each from the offshore reefs and cut timber in the forests for the beams.
This proud stone church, complete with bell tower and colonial colonnade, was the first
permanent Western house of worship in the islands. It became the church of the Hawaiian
royalty and remains in use today. Some fine portraits of Hawaiian royalty hang inside. We re-
