Honolulu Skyline (American's Underrated City) - Page 5

hubzilla · November 18th, 2007, 02:03 PM

Besides downtown and Waikiki, here are the other skylines. I took these from an interisland flight.

Aiea: A cluster of condos around Pearlridge Mall near Pearl Harbor. Aloha Stadium is on the right.

Salt Lake: Another condo cluster. Strange zoning laws allowed this area to rise a good way from downtown.

From Punchbowl, here's the capitol (with the pillars) and downtown

StevenW · November 18th, 2007, 08:39 PM

very nice!!

GrecoByzan · November 21st, 2007, 06:27 AM

Those are some strange zoning regulations they have there? any idea as to why they would allow such buildings in such random spots?

Jai · December 18th, 2007, 03:50 AM

Honolulu from Aiea, yesterday:

icracked · December 20th, 2007, 01:28 AM

wow, thanks a lot!!!! This is one of a kind shot of Honolulu, I never seen Honolulu from this angle before.

Jim856796 · December 29th, 2007, 11:39 AM

I saw a number of residential towers in Honolulu that have ceilings shorter than 9 feet. That would mean I also saw one building whose ceilings are only 7 feet 10 inches tall: "Ohana Maile Sky Court". Th at building has 44 floors, but is only 350 feet high. Other skyscrapers that have the same height and floor count as this building are The Windsor Senior Apartments and Island Colony.

Jai · January 14th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Thanks icracked

I also posted a bunch of pics I took of Honolulu in a thread in the Urban Showcase forum:

Jai's HONOLULU, Hawai'i photothread: ...showing off the Jewel of the Pacific!

Cheers
Jai

BarbaricManchurian · January 14th, 2008, 05:22 PM

Wow, looks amazing. Great HDR and the last pic shows the great contrast between the low-rise and high-rise zones, and the lush vegetation of Hawaii (looks like from the Phillipines)! Honolulu is really the Pacific's skyscraper city!

icracked · January 16th, 2008, 05:48 AM

Honolulu photos are rare and Jai's photos of Honolulu are a treat!

amazing

VmR · January 17th, 2008, 09:31 AM

¿como se llaman estos edificios?
name of buildings?

pic from USS Missouri:

Intoxication · January 17th, 2008, 10:38 PM

I wanna go Hawaii

kevinkagy · February 2nd, 2008, 09:19 AM

Very nice photos. Never realized how Asian and South American Honolulu looks like, it's interesting.

E-L-E-O-S · February 6th, 2008, 05:55 AM

I am thinking of visiting Honolulu this summer. I was wondering, how safe is it? How do prices compare to other major US cities? How's the city transportation system?

Excellent pics btw!

icracked · February 6th, 2008, 06:09 AM

Honolulu is a very safe for a large city. Yes it does have its bad neighborhoods but its unlikely that you'll be visiting it since 90% of the tourist hang in Waikiki (Tourist District) of the city. When you say you're visiting Hawaii you mean Oahu -Honolulu right I assume. Honolulu has the best public transportation in the United States, bar none. There's over 550 buses that makes the fleet, all air condition and very modern (almost half now are hybrid). There's over 70+ routes and they pretty much cover the entire island of Oahu. www.thebus.org Honolulu's bus page. For the other islands, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Kauai, Lanai, bus service are nonexistent or very poor (much like LA's system) so I would rent a car on those islands.
The state of Hawaii (including all islands and cities) can sum up in one word, EXPENSIVE. Gallon of milk is around 6-8 dollars, sometime I see 10 bucks. Half a gallon of ice cream? 8 dollars. Everything is expensive here since everything is shipped. Hotel rooms are expensive too, averages from 80-300 dollars per night. You thought living in New York is expensive, come to Honolulu and see for yourself what is expensive.

Jai · February 17th, 2008, 03:19 PM

I updated my photo thread of Honolulu with some new pics

here's a handful:

festiboi · February 19th, 2008, 02:26 AM

These photos are amazing! The last time I was there in Honolulu was in 1992 when I was 10 years old. Even then there was lots of construction going on. I've been thinking about visiting this year and these photos have convinced me. I'll be checking with my travel agent tomorrow! Keep the great photos coming!

MasonsInquiries · February 19th, 2008, 02:35 AM

honolulu is really a beauiful place. i love it!! can't wait to come back!!

icracked · February 20th, 2008, 10:16 AM

Photo I took recently, not good quality but its decent. The Waikiki skyline, I couldn't get the Ala Moana-Maikiki-Downtown skylines in this picture because that house on the right was blocking the way.

JuanPaulo · February 28th, 2008, 11:02 PM

A few downtown pics I took on a recent hike.....i think this is also a rare angle of the HNL skyline

image hosted on flickr

VmR · March 1st, 2008, 10:31 AM

Pearl Harbor

November 18th, 2007, 02:03 PM	#81
hubzilla Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 140 Likes (Received): 0	Besides downtown and Waikiki, here are the other skylines. I took these from an interisland flight. Aiea: A cluster of condos around Pearlridge Mall near Pearl Harbor. Aloha Stadium is on the right. Salt Lake: Another condo cluster. Strange zoning laws allowed this area to rise a good way from downtown. From Punchbowl, here's the capitol (with the pillars) and downtown __________________ My Trip to Asia (with maps!): Tokyo: http://picasaweb.google.com/grantjap/ Philippines: http://picasaweb.google.com/anyaflip/

November 18th, 2007, 08:39 PM	#82
StevenW Born in Baltimore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Newberry, SC Posts: 10,639 Likes (Received): 12	very nice!! __________________ Baltimore, my hometown.

December 20th, 2007, 01:28 AM	#85
icracked Kulia I Ka Nu'u Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beijing (for school) Posts: 952 Likes (Received): 4	wow, thanks a lot!!!! This is one of a kind shot of Honolulu, I never seen Honolulu from this angle before. __________________ H o n o l u l u* Hawaii

January 14th, 2008, 05:22 PM	#88
BarbaricManchurian future of the world Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 天津 Tianjin Posts: 3,576 Likes (Received): 219	Wow, looks amazing. Great HDR and the last pic shows the great contrast between the low-rise and high-rise zones, and the lush vegetation of Hawaii (looks like from the Phillipines)! Honolulu is really the Pacific's skyscraper city! __________________ TIANJIN PROJECTS \| Under Construction: Goldin Finance 117 - 597.00m \| Four Seasons Tower - 339.00m \| Yujiapu Administrative Services Center - 299.45m \| Powerlong Center - 289.00m \| Bohai Bank Tower - 270.00m \| 5 Taian Dao - 253.40m

January 16th, 2008, 05:48 AM	#89
icracked Kulia I Ka Nu'u Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beijing (for school) Posts: 952 Likes (Received): 4	Honolulu photos are rare and Jai's photos of Honolulu are a treat! amazing __________________ H o n o l u l u* Hawaii

November 21st, 2007, 06:27 AM	#83
GrecoByzan BANNED Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	Those are some strange zoning regulations they have there? any idea as to why they would allow such buildings in such random spots?

December 18th, 2007, 03:50 AM	#84
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,856 Likes (Received): 15	Honolulu from Aiea, yesterday:

December 29th, 2007, 11:39 AM	#86
Jim856796 The Q&A Guy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Citizen of the World Posts: 6,751 Likes (Received): 8	I saw a number of residential towers in Honolulu that have ceilings shorter than 9 feet. That would mean I also saw one building whose ceilings are only 7 feet 10 inches tall: "Ohana Maile Sky Court". Th at building has 44 floors, but is only 350 feet high. Other skyscrapers that have the same height and floor count as this building are The Windsor Senior Apartments and Island Colony.

January 14th, 2008, 03:30 PM	#87
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,856 Likes (Received): 15	Thanks icracked I also posted a bunch of pics I took of Honolulu in a thread in the Urban Showcase forum: Jai's HONOLULU, Hawai'i photothread: ...showing off the Jewel of the Pacific! Cheers Jai

January 17th, 2008, 09:31 AM	#90
VmR In the brig Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,722 Likes (Received): 24	¿como se llaman estos edificios? name of buildings? pic from USS Missouri:

January 17th, 2008, 10:38 PM	#91
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February 2nd, 2008, 09:19 AM	#92
kevinkagy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,552 Likes (Received): 0	Very nice photos. Never realized how Asian and South American Honolulu looks like, it's interesting. __________________ Florida International University GOLDEN PANTHERS!

February 6th, 2008, 05:55 AM	#93
E-L-E-O-S G-Trotter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 73 Likes (Received): 20	I am thinking of visiting Honolulu this summer. I was wondering, how safe is it? How do prices compare to other major US cities? How's the city transportation system? Excellent pics btw! __________________ My Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29044442@N08/sets/

February 6th, 2008, 06:09 AM	#94
icracked Kulia I Ka Nu'u Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beijing (for school) Posts: 952 Likes (Received): 4	Honolulu is a very safe for a large city. Yes it does have its bad neighborhoods but its unlikely that you'll be visiting it since 90% of the tourist hang in Waikiki (Tourist District) of the city. When you say you're visiting Hawaii you mean Oahu -Honolulu right I assume. Honolulu has the best public transportation in the United States, bar none. There's over 550 buses that makes the fleet, all air condition and very modern (almost half now are hybrid). There's over 70+ routes and they pretty much cover the entire island of Oahu. www.thebus.org Honolulu's bus page. For the other islands, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Kauai, Lanai, bus service are nonexistent or very poor (much like LA's system) so I would rent a car on those islands. The state of Hawaii (including all islands and cities) can sum up in one word, EXPENSIVE. Gallon of milk is around 6-8 dollars, sometime I see 10 bucks. Half a gallon of ice cream? 8 dollars. Everything is expensive here since everything is shipped. Hotel rooms are expensive too, averages from 80-300 dollars per night. You thought living in New York is expensive, come to Honolulu and see for yourself what is expensive. __________________ H o n o l u l u* Hawaii

February 17th, 2008, 03:19 PM	#95
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,856 Likes (Received): 15	I updated my photo thread of Honolulu with some new pics here's a handful:

February 19th, 2008, 02:26 AM	#96
festiboi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne-Los Angeles Posts: 262 Likes (Received): 0	These photos are amazing! The last time I was there in Honolulu was in 1992 when I was 10 years old. Even then there was lots of construction going on. I've been thinking about visiting this year and these photos have convinced me. I'll be checking with my travel agent tomorrow! Keep the great photos coming!

February 19th, 2008, 02:35 AM	#97
MasonsInquiries B-MORE than u strive for! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Baltimore/Columbia, Md. Posts: 2,259 Likes (Received): 0	honolulu is really a beauiful place. i love it!! can't wait to come back!!

February 20th, 2008, 10:16 AM	#98
icracked Kulia I Ka Nu'u Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beijing (for school) Posts: 952 Likes (Received): 4	Photo I took recently, not good quality but its decent. The Waikiki skyline, I couldn't get the Ala Moana-Maikiki-Downtown skylines in this picture because that house on the right was blocking the way. __________________ H o n o l u l u* Hawaii

February 28th, 2008, 11:02 PM	#99
JuanPaulo Guayaquil Vive Por Ti! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i Posts: 9,198 Likes (Received): 292	A few downtown pics I took on a recent hike.....i think this is also a rare angle of the HNL skyline image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

March 1st, 2008, 10:31 AM	#100
VmR In the brig Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,722 Likes (Received): 24	Pearl Harbor

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