| Downtown Honolulu is the financial, commercial, | | | | inland of downtown and Waikiki. Manoa Valley is |
| and governmental center of Hawaii. On the | | | | home to the main campus of the University of |
| waterfront is Aloha Tower, which for many years | | | | Hawaii. |
| was the tallest building in Hawaii. Currently the | | | | Nuuanu and Pauoa are middle-class to |
| tallest building is the 438-foot-tall (134 m) First | | | | upper-middle-class residential districts located inland |
| Hawaiian Center, located on King and Bishop | | | | of downtown Honolulu. The National Memorial |
| Streets ([1]). | | | | Cemetery of the Pacific is located in Punchbowl |
| The Capitol District is the eastern part of | | | | Crater fronting Pauoa Valley. |
| Downtown Honolulu. It is the current and historic | | | | Palolo and Kaimuki are neighborhoods east of |
| center of Hawaii's state government, incorporating | | | | Manoa and Makiki, inland from Diamond Head. |
| the Hawaii State Capitol, Iolani Palace, Honolulu | | | | Palolo Valley parallels Manoa and is a residential |
| Hale (City Hall), State Library, and the statue of | | | | neighborhood. Kaimuki is primarily a residential |
| King Kamehameha I, along with numerous | | | | neighborhood with a commercial strip centered on |
| government buildings. | | | | Waialae Avenue running behind Diamond Head. |
| Kakaako is a light-industrial district between | | | | Chaminade University is located in Kaimuki. |
| Downtown and Waikiki that has seen a large-scale | | | | Waialae and Kahala are the upper-class districts of |
| redevelopment effort in the past decade. It is | | | | Honolulu located directly east of Diamond Head, |
| home to two major shopping areas, Ward | | | | where there are many high-priced homes. Also |
| Warehouse and Ward Centre. The John A. Burns | | | | found in these neighborhoods are the Waialae |
| School of Medicine, part of the University of | | | | Country Club and The Kahala Hotel & Resort. |
| Hawaii at Manoa is also located there. A Memorial | | | | East Honolulu includes the residential communities |
| to the Ehime Maru Incident victims is built at | | | | of Aina Haina, Niu Valley, and Hawaii Kai. These |
| Kakaako Waterfront Park. | | | | are considered upper-middle-class neighborhoods. |
| Waikiki is the world famous tourist district of | | | | The upscale gated community Hawaii Loa Ridge is |
| Honolulu, located between the Ala Wai Canal and | | | | also located here. |
| the Pacific Ocean next to Diamond Head. | | | | Kalihi and Palama are working-class neighborhoods |
| Numerous hotels, shops, and nightlife opportunities | | | | with a number of government housing |
| are located along Kalakaua and Kuhio Avenues. | | | | developments. Lower Kalihi, toward the ocean, is |
| World-famous Waikiki Beach attracts millions of | | | | a light-industrial district. |
| visitors a year. Just west of Waikiki is Ala Moana | | | | Salt Lake and Aliamanu are (mostly) residential |
| Center, the world's largest open-air shopping | | | | areas built in extinct tuff cones along the western |
| center. A majority of the hotel rooms on Oahu | | | | end of the Honolulu District, not far from the |
| are located in Waikiki. | | | | Honolulu International Airport. |
| Downtown Honolulu as seen from the Capitol | | | | Moanalua is two neighborhoods and a valley at the |
| District | | | | western end of Honolulu, and home to Tripler |
| Honolulu HaleManoa and Makiki are residential | | | | Army Medical Center. |
| neighborhoods located in adjacent valleys just | | | | |