For centuries Waikīkī was the playground of Hawaiian royals, surfers, Hollywood stars and everyone in between. Waikīkī was once rich with agricultural fields and plentiful fish from the reefs. The name “Waikīkī” translates as the “spouting waters” because of the many streams that flowed from the mountains through the valleys to provide fresh water which fed the low land crops.
Here is what you will see and learn about:
Audio Samples
Listen to clips from a few of the chapters
Chapters
Each chapter corresponds to a location on the map below. Each chapter is 1-5min.
King Kalākaua Statue
Princess Victoria Kaʻiulani
Nā Pohaku Ola Kapaemāhū/Wizard Stones
Duke Kahanamoku Statue
Prince Jonah Kūhīo Kalanianaʻole Statue
Hamohamo
Queen’s Beach
Kahi Haliʻa Aloha Memorial
Queen Kapiʻolani Statue
Kapiʻolani Park
Lēʻahi
About this walking tour
Starts at Kalākaua statue on the corner of Kalākaua then Kūhiō.
Ends at Queen Kapiʻolani Park
Distance is about 1.5 mile (4 miles if you go to Leʻahi, aka Diamond Head).
Street parking available as indicated by city signs
11 points of interest on this tour
Donʻt forget sun protection and water
Why Download our Walking Tour
Audio Tour
Plays automatically, you can pause, skip ahead, rewind 30 sec, 2x speed.
Available online and offline
Download via wifi if you don’t have cell connection.
Authentic stories
Narrated and written by those closest to the original culture of these tours
$1.99
Versus $4.99 like other tours. All proceeds go to sustaining this non profit and the creation of more available audio stories.