Alewa Heights
ʻĀlewa Heights is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. It is located on Kapālama Ridge, above Nuʻuanu Valley. "ʻĀlewa" means "to float." ʻĀlewa Drive is the main road in the neighborhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 2,310 residents
- Description: neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Also known as: “‘Alewa Heights” and “ʻĀlewa Heights”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Queen Emma Museum and Kamehameha Schools.
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.
Kamehameha Schools
School
Kamehameha Schools, formerly called Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate, is a private school system in Hawaiʻi established by the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, under the terms of the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who was a formal member of the House of Kamehameha.
Daijingu Temple of Hawaii
Shinto shrine
Photo: Bittercup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Daijingu Temple of Hawaii is a Shinto Shinmei shrine located in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. It is also known as the Honolulu Grand Shrine and is the oldest Shinto shrine on Oahu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manoa-Makiki and Kapālama.
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…
Kapālama
Suburb
Kapālama, now often called Pālama, is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. It is often combined with the adjacent Kalihi and referred to as a single entity, Kalihi–Pālama.
Kalihi
Suburb
Kalihi is a neighborhood of Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi, United States. Split by Likelike Highway, it is flanked by Liliha, Chinatown, and Downtown Honolulu to the east and Mapunapuna, Moanalua, and Salt Lake to the west. Kalihi is situated 1½ miles west of Alewa Heights.
Alewa Heights
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hawaiian—“Alewa Heights” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Alewa Heights”
- French: “Alewa Heights”
- Hawaiian: “‘Ālewa Heights”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kapalama Heights and Pu‘unui.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nuuanu Nursing Home and Puʻunui Community Park.
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