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===Neighborhoods, boroughs, and districts=== [[File:Honolulu - NASA.jpg|thumb|Honolulu as seen from the [[International Space Station]]]] [[File:Bishop Square Hawaii.jpg|thumb|Downtown at Bishop and King streets, with [[First Hawaiian Center]] (left) and [[Bank of Hawaii|Bank of Hawaii Center]] (right)]] * [[Downtown Honolulu]] is Hawaii's financial, commercial, and governmental center. On the waterfront is [[Aloha Tower]], for many years Hawaii's tallest building. The tallest building is now the {{convert|438|ft|m|0|adj=on}} [[First Hawaiian Center]], on King and Bishop Streets. The downtown campus of [[Hawaii Pacific University|Hawaiʻi Pacific University]] is also there. * [[The Arts District Honolulu]], both downtown and in Chinatown, is on Chinatown's eastern edge. It is a 12-block area bounded by Bethel & Smith Streets and Nimitz Highway and Beretania Street—home to numerous arts and cultural institutions. It is within the [[Chinatown, Honolulu|Chinatown Historic District]], which includes the former Hotel Street Vice District.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artsdistricthonolulu.com/ |title=Artsdistricthonolulu.com |publisher=Artsdistricthonolulu.com |access-date=May 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520232338/http://www.artsdistricthonolulu.com/ |archive-date=May 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *The [[Hawaii Capital Historic District|Capitol District]] is the eastern part of Downtown Honolulu. It is the current and historic center of Hawaii's state government, incorporating the [[Hawaii State Capitol|State Capitol]], [[{{okina}}Iolani Palace]], [[Honolulu Hale]] (City Hall), State Library, and the statue of King [[Kamehameha I]], along with numerous government buildings. *[[Kakaako|Kakaʻako]] is a light-industrial district between Downtown and Waikiki that has seen a large-scale redevelopment effort in the past decade. It is home to two major shopping areas, [[Ward Centers|Ward Warehouse]] and [[Ward Centers|Ward Center]]. [[The Howard Hughes Corporation]] plans to transform Ward Centers into [[Ward Village]] over the next decade. The [[John A. Burns School of Medicine]], part of the [[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]], is also there. A memorial to the [[Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision|''Ehime Maru'' Incident]] victims is at the [[Kaka'ako Waterfront Park|Kakaʻako Waterfront Park]]. *[[Ala Moana]] is a district between [[Kakaako|Kakaʻako]] and [[Waikiki]] and the home of [[Ala Moana Center]], the "world's largest open-air shopping center" and Hawaii's largest shopping mall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alamoanacenter.com/ |title=Hawaii's Premier Shopping, Entertainment, and Dining Destination |publisher=Ala Moana Center |access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> Ala Moana Center has over 300 tenants and is very popular with tourists. Also in Ala Moana is the Honolulu Design Center and [[Ala Moana Beach Park]], Honolulu's second-largest park. *[[Waikiki]] is Honolulu's tourist district, between the [[Ala Wai Canal]] and the Pacific Ocean next to [[Diamond Head, Hawaii|Diamond Head]]. Numerous hotels, shops, and nightlife opportunities are along Kalākaua and Kūhiō Avenues. It is a popular location for visitors and locals alike and attracts millions of visitors every year. Most of Oʻahu's hotel rooms are in Waikiki. *[[Manoa|Mānoa]], [[Moiliili, Hawaii|Mōʻiliʻili]], and [[Makiki]] are residential neighborhoods in adjacent areas just inland of downtown and Waikiki. Mānoa Valley is home to the main campus of the [[University of Hawaiʻi]]. *Nuʻuanu and [[Pauoa, Hawaii|Pauoa]] are upper-middle-class residential districts inland of downtown Honolulu. The [[National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific]] is in [[Punchbowl Crater]], fronting Pauoa Valley. *[[Palolo, Hawaii|Pālolo]] and [[Kaimuki|Kaimukī]] are neighborhoods east of Mānoa and Makiki, inland from Diamond Head. Pālolo Valley parallels Mānoa and is a residential neighborhood. Kaimukī is primarily a residential neighborhood with a commercial strip centered on Waiʻalae Avenue running behind Diamond Head. [[Chaminade University]] is in Kaimukī. *[[Waialae, Hawaii|Waiʻalae]] and [[Kāhala, Hawaii|Kāhala]] are upper-class districts of Honolulu directly east of Diamond Head, with many high-priced homes. Also in these neighborhoods are the [[Waialae Country Club]] and the five-star [[Kahala Hotel & Resort]]. *[[East Honolulu, Hawaii|East Honolulu]] includes the residential communities of [[Aina Haina, Hawaii|ʻĀina Haina]], Niu Valley, and [[Hawaii Kai, Hawaii|Hawaiʻi Kai]]. These are considered upper-middle-class neighborhoods. The upscale gated communities of Waiʻalae ʻIki and Hawaiʻi Loa Ridge are also there. *[[Kalihi|Kalihi and Pālama]] are working-class neighborhoods with a number of government housing developments. Lower Kalihi, toward the ocean, is a light-industrial district. *[[Salt Lake, Hawaii|Salt Lake]] and Āliamanu are (mostly) residential areas built in extinct [[volcanic cone|tuff cones]] along the western end of the Honolulu District, not far from [[Honolulu International Airport]]. *[[Moanalua]] is two neighborhoods and a valley at the western end of Honolulu, and home to [[Tripler Army Medical Center]]. *[[Kamehameha Heights, Hawaii|Kamehameha Heights]] is a northern suburb.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hawaii Life: Kamehameha Heights, Honolulu Oahu Real Estate for Sale – Just Listed Kamehameha Heights Homes, Kamehameha Heights Condos, Kamehameha Heights Land |url=https://www.hawaiilife.com/listings/oahu/honolulu/kamehameha-heights |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Hawaii Life: Kamehameha Heights, Honolulu Oahu Real Estate for Sale – Just Listed Kamehameha Heights Homes, Kamehameha Heights Condos, Kamehameha Heights Land |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[McCully, Hawaii|McCully]] is an eastern suburb.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mccully Honolulu, HI 96826, Neighborhood Profile - NeighborhoodScout |url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/hi/honolulu/mccully |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.neighborhoodscout.com}}</ref>
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