YWCA Building

The YWCA Building at 1040 Richards Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, popularly called the Richards Street Y, is now officially named Laniākea, which means 'open skies' or 'wide horizons' in the Hawaiian language.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Also known as: “Laniakea”, “Laniākea”, “Richards Street Y”, “YWCA O’ahu”, and “YWCA Oahu (Laniakea)”
  • Address: 1040 Richards Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iolani Palace and Capitol Modern.

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. is situated 140 metres southeast of YWCA Building.

Museum
The Museum, formerly named the Hawaii State Art Museum until 2023, is a small art gallery located on the second floor of the No. 1 Capitol District Building in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. is situated 210 metres northeast of YWCA Building.

Courthouse
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is a building located in , , 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. is situated 250 metres south of YWCA Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hawaii Capital Historic District and Arts District.

Suburb
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The in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been the center of government of Hawaii since 1845.

Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood in located west of 's and on the eastern edge of .

Photo: Alfred Adler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The capital of and its primary point of entry, is by far the state's largest city, with 980,000 people—two-thirds of the state's population—residing within the metro area as of 2018.

YWCA Building

Latitude
21.30766° or 21° 18′ 28″ north
Longitude
-157.85977° or 157° 51′ 35″ west
Levels
3
Height
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
73H4845R+33
Open­Street­Map ID
way 496123133
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q8046071
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In Other Languages

“YWCA Building” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “YWCAビルディング”

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