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The Beaches of Waikiki
Marker 1 on the Waikiki Historic Trail
The first marker on the Waikiki Historic Trail is
located on Kalakaua Avenue on the Diamond Head end of Waikiki.
It was installed in 1998 and it is called "The Beaches of Waikiki"
Copyright © Kathleen Walling Fry
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Description of Marker 1
The first marker on the Waikiki Historic Trail
has information about writer Robert Louis Stevenson's
visits to
San Souci Beach,
the Outrigger Canoe Club that was founded in 1908, the 1927
War Memorial Natatorium
and swimming pool, the history of
Kapiolani Park, the
Kapiolani Horse Racing Track once located in the park,
Queen's Surf Beach and the popular nightclub that once stood there.
The marker also includes information about three Hawaiian temples
that were once located in this area, Kupalaha at Queen's Surf
Beach, Makahuna near the foot of Diamond Head Crater, and the
Papaenaena heiau, and
Photographs on Marker 1
Princess Liliuokalani with Robert Lewis Stevenson (1889)
Kuekaunahi Stream (1886)
War Memorial Natatorium (1940)
Queen's Surf Restaurant
Shirahama Beach in Japan
Sponsor of Marker 1
The "Beaches of Waikiki" marker was paid for by the
Shirahama Tourism Association, Shirahama Beach, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Shirahama is a beach resort area about 200 kilometers from Osaka.
In 2000 Shirahama and Waikiki established a good will sister beach
relationship.
Location of Marker 1
Marker #1 is located on the Diamond Head end of
Waikiki Beach, near the spot where Kalakaua Avenue
and Monsarrat Avenue come together. It is on
the Kapiolani Park side of Queen's Surf Beach,
near the huge outdoor movie screen frame that usually
sits on one side of that beach (free outdoor movies are often
shown on weekends at Queen's Surf Beach at an event called
"Sunset on the Beach").
Attractions Near Marker 1
The Kapahulu Groin
Queen's Surf Beach
Kuhio Beach Park
Kapiolani Park
Honolulu Zoo
Waikiki Aquarium
See also:
Other Sites on the Waikiki Historic Trail
Introduction to the Waikiki Historic Trail
Downtown Honolulu Historic Tour
Other Attractions on Oahu
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