Downtown Honolulu
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.Photo: Hawkins Biggins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Sullynyflhi, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iolani Palace and Hawaii State Department of Education.
Iolani Palace
Museum
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Hawaii State Department of Education
Government office
The Hawaii State Department of Education is a statewide public education system in the United States. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states.
Aliʻiōlani Hale
Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aliʻiōlani Hale is a building located in downtown Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, currently used as the home of the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court. It is the former seat of government of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and the Republic of Hawaiʻi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ala Moana and Chinatown.
Ala Moana
Suburb
Photo: public domain, Public domain.
Ala Moana is a commercial, retail, and residential district of Honolulu, Hawaii. It is located between Waikīkī and Mōʻiliʻili to the east, and Kakaʻako and Honolulu Harbor to the west.
Chinatown
Suburb
Photo: Joel Bradshaw, Public domain.
The Chinatown Historic District is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, known for its Chinese American community. It is one of the oldest Chinatowns in the United States.
Downtown Honolulu
- Type: central business district
- Description: neighborhood and central business district in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States of America
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Honolulu, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.30333° or 21° 18′ 12″ northLongitude
-157.85722° or 157° 51′ 26″ westOpen location code
73H4843V+84Wikidata ID
Q5303462
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Downtown Honolulu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “檀香山市中心”
- Esperanto: “centra kvartalo de Honoluluo”
- German: “Downtown Honolulu”
- Hebrew: “דאונטאון הונולולו”
- Hebrew: “הונולולו/מרכז העיר”
- Italian: “Centro di Honolulu”
- Japanese: “ダウンタウン・ホノルル”
- Persian: “داونتاون هونولولو”
- Spanish: “Centro de Honolulú”
- Urdu: “ڈاؤن ٹاؤن ہونولولو”
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