Waikīkī
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Waikīkī is a Honolulu neighborhood and the eponymous Waikīkī beach on its south shore, on the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
Aerial view of Waikīkī
A view of Waikīkī from the ocean
Waikīkī Beach, in 2011, looking towards Diamond Head
Waikīkī beach as seen from Diamond Head
Hawaiian Kingdom
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The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, was an archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. It was established in 179
Waikīkī
…public places including Kapiʻolani Park, Fort DeRussy, Kahanamoku Lagoon, Kūhiō Beach Park, and Ala Wai Harbor. Waikīkī was the first capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1795 to 1796. The Hawaiian language name Waikīkī means "spouting fresh water", likely in reference to springs and streams that fed wetlands that…
Hawaiian military officer, 1819 (by Jacques Arago).
King Kalākaua meeting U.S. President Grant at the White House, 1874.
King Kalākaua.
Liliʻuokalani.