Waikiki Shell
The Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell is a venue for outdoor concerts and other large gatherings in the Waikiki area of Honolulu, Hawaii. Built in 1956, the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell seats 2,400 persons and the lawn area has capacity for an additional 6,000 persons.Photo: Michael Whalen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: outdoor concert venue in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Also known as: “Waikīkī Shell”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Honolulu Zoo and Waikīkī Aquarium.
Honolulu Zoo
Zoo
The Honolulu Zoo is a 42-acre zoo in Queen Kapiʻolani Park in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It is the only zoo in the United States to be established by grants made by a sovereign monarch and is built on part of the 300-acre royal Queen Kapiʻolani Park. Honolulu Zoo is situated 330 metres north of Waikiki Shell.
Waikīkī Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Meowmeow10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Waikīkī Aquarium is an aquarium in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It was founded in 1904 and has been an institution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 1919. Waikīkī Aquarium is situated 440 metres southwest of Waikiki Shell.
Diamond Head
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikiki and Kaimuki.
Waikiki
Photo: Luis Argerich, CC BY 2.0.
One of the best-known beaches in the world, Waikiki is a famous district of the city of Honolulu, on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. Sandwiched between the Ala Wai Canal and the ocean in the shadow of the towering Diamond Head crater, Waikiki is noted for being the tourist center of the Hawaiian Islands.
Kaimuki
Suburb
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Moiliili
Neighborhood
Mōʻiliʻili, Hawaii is a neighborhood of Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. Its name means “pebble lizard” in Hawaiian. Moiliili is situated 3 km north of Waikiki Shell.
Waikiki Shell
- Categories: sylvan theater, outdoor concert venue, park, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.26819° or 21° 16′ 6″ northLongitude
-157.81848° or 157° 49′ 7″ westOpen location code
73H4759J+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 116792767OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q7960024
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Waikiki Shell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waikīkī Shell”
- Japanese: “ワイキキ・シェル”
- Japanese: “ワイキキシェル”
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