Na Mokulua are two islets off the windward coast of O‘ahu in the Hawaiian Islands. They are also commonly known as “The Moks” or the “Twin Islands”. The islets are located a short distance off Lanikai, a neighborhood of Kailua, Hawai‘i and are often photographed. Moku lua means “two islands” in Hawaiian; N? is a [...]

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‘Iolani Palace was the official state residence for the Hawaiian Kingdom Monarchy. It is the the only official state residence of royalty in the United States. The palace is located in the capitol district of Honolulu, and was the official residence for King Kalakaua and Queen Lili’uokalani.
The ‘Iolani Palace structure that exists today is actually [...]

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The official state flower of Hawaii is the yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei), also know as the pua aloalo. The hibiscus, all colors and varieties, was the official Territorial Flower, adopted in the early 1920s. At statehood in 1959, the first state legislature adopted many of Hawaii’s symbols as part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS, [...]

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Ma’ili Beach Park is located on the Leeward Coast of O’ahu. Ma`ili Beach Park is in the area which got its name from a contracted form of ma`ili`ili, meaning “lots of little pebbles.” The beach at Ma’ili Beach Park is over a mile long with a grassy lawn lined with palm trees. Camping is [...]

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Surfing was more than just riding waves to the early Hawaiians. Surfing was the center of social and ritual activities that began with the selection of the tree from which the board would be carved. These boards were then used in legendary surfing contests for ali’i.
Surfers today are still enchanted with the sport. When [...]

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Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City & County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikiki and one of the best known beaches in the world.
The neighborhood extends from the Ala Wai Canal on the west and north, to Diamond [...]

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The Byodo-In Temple is a non-denominational Buddhist temple located on the island of O’ahu in Hawai’i at the Valley of the Temples. At 47-200 Kahekili Highway, the Byodo-In Temple is a replica of a 900-year-old Buddhist place of worship at Uji in Kyoto prefecture of Japan.

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