Diamond Head
Diamond Head is a locality in Honolulu County, Hawaii and has about 1,280 residents. Diamond Head is situated nearby to the locality Kaʻalāwai, as well as near Waiʻalae, Hawaii.Places of Interest
Highlights include Diamond Head and Shangri La.
Diamond Head
Peak
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Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi, which is most likely derived from lae plus ʻahi because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.
Shangri La
Museum
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The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design is housed in the former home of Doris Duke near Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is now owned and operated as a public museum of the arts and cultures of the Islamic world by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Diamond Head Theatre
Theater building
The Diamond Head Theatre is the oldest performing arts center in Hawaii, opened in 1915. Locally known as the "Broadway of the Pacific", it is located on the slopes of Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kahala and Kaimuki.
Kahala
Suburb
Eastern Honolulu is an area of Honolulu, made up of several neighborhoods between the Diamond Head crater near Waikiki and Makapu'u Point, the very southeastern corner of Oahu.
Kaimuki
Suburb
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Palolo
Suburb
Photo: Rentzb0711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pālolo is the name of a valley, stream, and residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. The area lies approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu, less than a mile from Diamond Head. Palolo is situated 3½ km north of Diamond Head.
Diamond Head
- Type: Locality with 1,280 residents
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.26272° or 21° 15′ 46″ northLongitude
-157.79601° or 157° 47′ 46″ westPopulation
1,280Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
73H47673+3HGeoNames ID
13117834
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