Makiki
Makiki is a locality in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Makiki is situated nearby to the locality Tantalus, as well as near Pauoa Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iolani Palace and Mount Tantalus.
Iolani Palace
Museum
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The ʻIolani Palace was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani under the Kalākaua Dynasty. Iolani Palace is situated 2½ miles southwest of Makiki.
Mount Tantalus
Peak
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
Mount Tantalus is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Koʻolau Volcano, during a time of rejuvenated-stage volcanism in southeastern Oʻahu that also formed Punchbowl Crater, Diamond Head and Koko Head as part of the Honolulu Volcanics.
Queen Emma Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hānaiakamalama or Queen Emma Summer Palace, served as a retreat for Queen Emma of Hawaii from 1857 to 1885, as well as for her husband King Kamehameha IV, and their son, Prince Albert Edward.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manoa-Makiki and Honolulu.
Manoa-Makiki
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
Manoa and Makiki are two prominent neighborhoods of Honolulu situated in the foothills of the Ko'olau Mountains north of Downtown Honolulu. Along with Nu'uanu, these neighborhoods sit within valleys which extend into the Ko'olau Range, varying in character…
Honolulu
Photo: Alfred Adler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The capital of Hawaii and its primary point of entry, Honolulu is by far the state's largest city, with 980,000 people—two-thirds of the state's population—residing within the metro area as of 2018.
Downtown Honolulu
Photo: Sullynyflhi, Public domain.
Downtown Honolulu is the commercial and governmental center of the Hawaiian Islands, with a number of cultural attractions for visitors to enjoy. Unlike many cities in the United States, Honolulu's downtown has few hotels, with the city's major concentration of hotels located in the tourist center of Waikiki.
Makiki
- Type: Locality
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.3264° or 21° 19′ 35″ northLongitude
-157.8306° or 157° 49′ 50″ westElevation
820 feet (250 metres)Open location code
73H485G9+HQGeoNames ID
5850643
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