Neighborhoods and special districts

Downtown Honolulu is the financial, commercial,inland of downtown and Waikiki. Manoa Valley is
and governmental center of Hawaii. On thehome to the main campus of the University of
waterfront is Aloha Tower, which for many yearsHawaii.
was the tallest building in Hawaii. Currently theNuuanu and Pauoa are middle-class to
tallest building is the 438-foot-tall (134 m) Firstupper-middle-class residential districts located inland
Hawaiian Center, located on King and Bishopof downtown Honolulu. The National Memorial
Streets ([1]).Cemetery of the Pacific is located in Punchbowl
The Capitol District is the eastern part ofCrater fronting Pauoa Valley.
Downtown Honolulu. It is the current and historicPalolo and Kaimuki are neighborhoods east of
center of Hawaii's state government, incorporatingManoa and Makiki, inland from Diamond Head.
the Hawaii State Capitol, Iolani Palace, HonoluluPalolo Valley parallels Manoa and is a residential
Hale (City Hall), State Library, and the statue ofneighborhood. Kaimuki is primarily a residential
King Kamehameha I, along with numerousneighborhood with a commercial strip centered on
government buildings.Waialae Avenue running behind Diamond Head.
Kakaako is a light-industrial district betweenChaminade University is located in Kaimuki.
Downtown and Waikiki that has seen a large-scaleWaialae and Kahala are the upper-class districts of
redevelopment effort in the past decade. It isHonolulu located directly east of Diamond Head,
home to two major shopping areas, Wardwhere there are many high-priced homes. Also
Warehouse and Ward Centre. The John A. Burnsfound in these neighborhoods are the Waialae
School of Medicine, part of the University ofCountry Club and The Kahala Hotel & Resort.
Hawaii at Manoa is also located there. A MemorialEast Honolulu includes the residential communities
to the Ehime Maru Incident victims is built atof Aina Haina, Niu Valley, and Hawaii Kai. These
Kakaako Waterfront Park.are considered upper-middle-class neighborhoods.
Waikiki is the world famous tourist district ofThe upscale gated community Hawaii Loa Ridge is
Honolulu, located between the Ala Wai Canal andalso located here.
the Pacific Ocean next to Diamond Head.Kalihi and Palama are working-class neighborhoods
Numerous hotels, shops, and nightlife opportunitieswith 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 ofa light-industrial district.
visitors a year. Just west of Waikiki is Ala MoanaSalt Lake and Aliamanu are (mostly) residential
Center, the world's largest open-air shoppingareas built in extinct tuff cones along the western
center. A majority of the hotel rooms on Oahuend of the Honolulu District, not far from the
are located in Waikiki.Honolulu International Airport.
Downtown Honolulu as seen from the CapitolMoanalua is two neighborhoods and a valley at the
Districtwestern end of Honolulu, and home to Tripler
Honolulu HaleManoa and Makiki are residentialArmy Medical Center.
neighborhoods located in adjacent valleys just