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March 11th, 2010, 07:06 AM
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Beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii (135 photos)
My company needed to send me to Honolulu to do some work last week which I was more than happy to oblige. I left a cold snowy Ohio early on Saturday, February 27th and approximately 13 hours later, which included a delay in Phoenix due to the tsunami warning issued for the Hawaiian Islands, I was basking in the warm tropical breezes of Honolulu.
 Because this was a work trip, my free time was mostly limited to Sunday and Friday afternoon (as well as each evening). As this was my first trip to Hawaii, I have quite a number of Waikiki photos in this thread since that's where I stayed. Fortunately I made it to downtown Honolulu and the old historic district on the northwest edge of downtown on Friday afternoon to take plenty of photos. So enough talk, here are my photos.Views from my balcony when I first arrived at the hotel on Saturday evening. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  The view as seen the next morning. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Sunday’s big headline… image hosted on flickr  The view northeast from Ala Wai Blvd. image hosted on flickr  Residential areas northeast of Kuhio Ave. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Heading off to breakfast. Pay attention to the street here (Kuhio Ave) because I suspect this will be the preferred route for the future elevated rail line into Waikiki (it’s only planned to reach the edge of Waikiki at this point, but future expansion plans include Waikiki and the University of Hawaii Honolulu). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  A market full of trinkets stretching from Kuhio Ave. to Kalakaua Ave. It’s a tourist trap, but oh well. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Diamond Head off in the distance with the Honolulu Zoo in the foreground. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  For someone like myself who was stuck dealing with a cold gray snowy winter, this truly was paradise. image hosted on flickr  The water currents were still somewhat messed up from the tsunami the previous day, which not only made the water a little unsafe but also a little cooler from upwelling. So the beach wasn’t overly busy on this Sunday afternoon. image hosted on flickr  Heading west along Kalakaua Ave. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  I took this photo for ColDayMan (I didn’t eat at any chains during the week except for McDonalds to try one of their banana pies). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Looking south across a park toward the Hilton Hawaiian Village (Rainbow tower). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  The Hilton Hawaiian Village. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Heading out back to catch the coverage of the US/Canada gold medal hockey match. Looks like others had the same thought as I did. image hosted on flickr  I would estimate at least 40% of the crowd was from Canada. Needless to say they were quite happy just a short while later. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Hot body alert! image hosted on flickr  And again! image hosted on flickr  Oh how I love the ocean! image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Heading back through the Hilton Hawaiian Village. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  The view from my balcony at night. image hosted on flickr  Various views from the top of the Ala Moana shopping center parking garages. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  The view from my table at dinner one evening. This is what it looked like at the start of dinner. image hosted on flickr  Near the end of dinner, this is the view I was treated to from my table. :-D image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Buckeye fans are everywhere! :-D image hosted on flickr  The view from my table during lunch on Friday afternoon. The weather could not have been more perfect: 80 degrees with a wonderfully refreshing breeze. image hosted on flickr  The Honolulu skyline as seen from H1 heading east toward downtown. image hosted on flickr  Waikiki skyline as seen from the parking garages at the Ala Moana shopping center. image hosted on flickr  The less touristy Ala Moana Park beach to the west of Waikiki. image hosted on flickr  Beautiful day for a walk all the way from Waikiki to downtown Honolulu. image hosted on flickr  Approaching downtown Honolulu. image hosted on flickr  Aloha Tower on the downtown waterfront. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Heading into downtown Honolulu. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Historic contrasted with brutalism contrasted with glassy modern. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Now for some gorgeous old buildings on the northwest edge of downtown. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Heading into the heart of what I presume to be Chinatown (I seemed to notice a fair amount of references to Hong Kong). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Heading back toward downtown. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  A plethora of brutalism. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  The addition on top isn’t anything to write home about, but damn this building is gorgeous. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  An old arcade! image hosted on flickr  Onto the grounds of the Iolani Palace and the Hawaii Capital Historic District. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  This tree was astounding! image hosted on flickr  The state seal of Hawaii hanging on the outside of the Capital building. image hosted on flickr  While it pales in comparison to the Iolani Palace and other historic buildings in the area, the midcentury modern Capital building is still kind of cool. Especially nice is the open air center with the House of Representatives on one side and the Senate on the other side. image hosted on flickr  Inside the open air center. image hosted on flickr  Gay rights advocates outside the Capital. image hosted on flickr  The Honolulu skyline as seen from the grounds of the Hawaii Capital Historic District. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Other historic Punchbowl buildings. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  One final view looking back toward downtown. image hosted on flickr  Mission Houses museum and grounds. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Relaxing on the pool deck at my hotel before meeting up with my coworkers for dinner late Friday afternoon. I think the weather gods or Mother Nature are gay rights supporters considering the many many rainbows I saw during my 6.5 days in Honolulu. I saw more during that time than during my entire life combined. image hosted on flickr  We headed off to the Hilton Hawaiian Village for dinner & drinks and also to take in the weekly Friday night fireworks display along the waterfront. This marked the end of my trip to Honolulu. I departed at 11:50pm on Friday night and arrived back in Ohio around 4pm on Saturday afternoon. image hosted on flickr  Hope you enjoyed the photos. I certainly enjoyed being there! 
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March 11th, 2010, 10:36 AM
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Thanks for pics. It looks absolutely beautiful.
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March 11th, 2010, 01:52 PM
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Amazing pics , very impressive !
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March 11th, 2010, 03:26 PM
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It looks awesome.
A lot better than what I imagined. |
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March 11th, 2010, 04:00 PM
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Wonderful city and you presented it very well!
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March 11th, 2010, 06:27 PM
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Awesome view of Honolulu city, really amazing Aaron...
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March 11th, 2010, 06:50 PM
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Awesome scenery!! I wish Rotterdam was so green! But the maintanance costs are to luxurieus in these economics depths
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April 3rd, 2010, 07:39 AM
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pleasant city, yummy bodies.
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April 3rd, 2010, 10:06 AM
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^ Thanks for the beautiful pictures.
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April 3rd, 2010, 05:16 PM
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I'm impressive with density of Honolulu...specially coming from a nature paradise. Great mix between nature and urbanization.
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April 6th, 2010, 05:41 PM
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Really appreciate these Honolulu pics. Some classy towers and nice historic buildings with lots of urban life. I am a bit disappointed to see not one convertible, but way too many pickup trucks and boxy SUVs. Come on people, you're not in Alaska, but Hawaii!!!
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April 6th, 2010, 06:37 PM
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AWESOME photos! Well done And GOOOOO Bucks!!!!
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April 7th, 2010, 01:57 AM
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GREAT PHOTOS
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April 7th, 2010, 02:28 AM
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Great pics, very nice place!
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April 7th, 2010, 03:16 PM
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The architecture and especially the highrises are certainly nothing special (with exceptions of course) but the overall tropical feel makes it good again. Wouldn't mind doing work there.
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April 8th, 2010, 12:37 AM
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Very nice place and pictures.. thanks
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April 20th, 2010, 04:26 AM
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Thanks for the positive comments everyone!
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November 22nd, 2010, 02:13 PM
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Thanks
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May 13th, 2011, 04:29 AM
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Honolulu is by far my most favorite American city. I love how varied it is. The highrises change to parks and areas of lower buildings, than back to highrises, than you get rivers, wide boulevards... Downtown (which I call area somewhere from Pearl Harbor to east Waikiki) street layout is not grid-like like in most other big cities. I stayed there for 2 weeks, and I loved driving around the city in convertible on a warm night... and despite low population it's so spread out it feels like much bigger city, so you can drive around and not come back to the same streets. The lights, the diversity of landscapes, the laid back and cozy atmosphere... and it's so clean, and modern. And I love the density, you don't get a mess of building, lots of high rises stand out, and make much better skyline at night too. Absolutely love this city and can't wait to go back...
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May 13th, 2011, 05:07 AM
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Man, I want to visit so badly. Amazing photos!
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