
Chapter 1 / Honolulu
Downtown Honolulu.
Start with Downtown Honolulu. Let a detail decide which thread you follow next.
Pause here. What detail would you keep from this place?
Outdoor walks and façade observations. Interior admission is not included.
The full story
Downtown Honolulu is the current and historic central part of Honolulu bounded by Nuʻuanu Stream to the west Ward Avenue to the east Vineyard Boulevard to the north and Honolulu.
At Downtown Honolulu, Harbor to the south situated within the larger Honolulu District Both modern and historic buildings and complexes many of the latter declared National Historic Landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places are located in the area Districts Downtown Honolulu can be subdivided into four neighborhoods each with its own central focus and mix of buildings These areas are the.
Downtown Honolulu provides a durable historical lens. Capitol District the Central Business District Chinatown and the Waterfront Capitol District The Capitol District or Civic Center contains most of the federal state and city governmental buildings and is centered on the Hawaiʻi State Capitol ʻIolani Palace and Honolulu Hale city hall It is roughly bounded by Richards Street on the west Ward Avenue on the east Vineyard Boulevard to the north and Nimitz Highway to the south Central Business District Centered on Bishop Street and Fort Street Mall the central business district is roughly bounded by Nuʻuanu Avenue Nimitz Highway Richards Street and Vineyard Boulevard This area contains most of the headquarters buildings of Hawaiʻi-based companies and most of the skyscrapers Chinatown Located between Nuʻuanu Stream and Nuʻuanu Avenue Honolulu's Chinatown at one time was the center of Chinese cultural contact on the island Central to this area is the open-air Oʻahu Market The area around Nuʻuanu Avenue.
- Notice how Downtown Honolulu relates to nearby streets, shoreline, and landscape.
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