Palm Circle
Palm Circle or the Pineapple Pentagon, is a historic portion of Fort Shafter in Honolulu, Hawaii. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987, it housed the headquarters of the commanding general and his staff, U.S. Army forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, during World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: historic military complex at Fort Shafter, Hawaiʻi, USA
- Also known as: “Palm Circle Historic District” and “Pineapple Pentagon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Elementary School.
Moanalua Gardens
Park
Moanalua Gardens is a 24-acre privately owned public park in Honolulu, Hawaii. The park is the site of the Kamehameha V Cottage which used to be the home of Prince Lot Kapuāiwa, who would later become King Kamehameha V.
Moanalua Elementary School
School
Moanalua is a valley, a stream, an ahupuaʻa, and a residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The valley extends inland from behind Āliapaʻakai crater to the crest of the Koʻolau Range. Moanalua Elementary School is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Palm Circle.
Moanalua High School
School
Moanalua High School is a public, co-educational college preparatory high school of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, located in Honolulu CDP, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Moanalua High School is situated 4,100 feet west of Palm Circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalihi and Salt Lake.
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.
Salt Lake
Suburb
Salt Lake is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of O‘ahu. The area is also known as Āliamanu after a nearby crater, although Salt Lake itself is in a crater called Ālia pa‘akai — meaning "salt pond" in the Hawaiian language. Salt Lake is situated 1½ miles west of Palm Circle.
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. Kapālama is situated 2 miles southeast of Palm Circle.
Palm Circle
- Categories: building complex, military installation, and recreation area
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.34542° or 21° 20′ 44″ northLongitude
-157.888° or 157° 53′ 17″ westOpen location code
73H484W6+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 133736100OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q2195176
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Palm Circle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Palm Circle”
- French: “Palm Circle”
- German: “Palm Circle”
- Spanish: “Círculo de palmeras”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amphitheater and Moanalua Gardens Missionary Church.
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