Downtown Honolulu
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Downtown Honolulu is the current historic, economic, and governmental center of Honolulu, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is bounded by NuTemplate:Okinauanu Stream to the west, Ward Avenue to the east, Vineyard Boulevard to the north, and Honolulu Harbor to the south. Both modern and historic buildings and complexes are located in the area, with many of the latter declared National Historic Landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places.
Districts
Template:Unreferenced section Downtown Honolulu can be subdivided into four neighborhoods, each with its own central focus and mix of buildings. These areas are the Capitol District, the Central Business District, Chinatown, and the Waterfront.
Capitol District
Template:Main [[File:Capitol District of Honolulu.jpg|thumb|The iconic [[Aliiolani Hale|AliTemplate:Okinaiōlani Hale]] in the Capitol District of Honolulu]] The Capitol District, or Civic Center, contains most of the federal, state, and city governmental buildings and is centered on the HawaiTemplate:Okinai State Capitol, [['Iolani Palace|Template:OkinaIolani 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. Significant buildings in this area include:
- Alapai Transit Center
- Old Advertiser Building
- [[Aliiolani Hale|AliTemplate:Okinaiōlani Hale]]
- Bishop Estate Building
- Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building
- [[Hawaii State Capitol|HawaiTemplate:Okinai State Capitol]]
- [[Hawaii State Library|HawaiTemplate:Okinai State Library]]
- Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters
- Honolulu Hale
- Honolulu Police Department Headquarters
- [[Iolani Barracks|Template:OkinaIolani Barracks]]
- [['Iolani Palace|Template:OkinaIolani Palace]]
- KakaTemplate:Okinaako Fire Station
- Kalanimoku Building
- Kamehameha V Post Office
- [[Kawaiahao Church|KawaiahaTemplate:Okinao Church]]
- KawaiahaTemplate:Okinao Plaza
- King Kalakaua Building
- Kapuaiwa Building
- Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building
- Mission Memorial Building
- The Pacific Club
- The Queen's Medical Center
- [[Prince Kuhio Federal Building|Prince Kūhiō KalanianaTemplate:Okinaole Federal Building]]
- Territorial Building
- Washington Place
- Template:Stn Skyline Station (opens in 2031)
Central Business District
Centered on Bishop Street and Fort Street Mall, the central business district is roughly bounded by NuTemplate:Okinauanu Avenue, Nimitz Highway, Richards Street, and Vineyard Boulevard. This area contains most of the headquarters buildings of HawaiTemplate:Okinai-based companies and most of the skyscrapers. Buildings in this area include:
[[Image:Honolulu01.JPG|thumb|right|An aerial view of downtown [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu, HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] taken on April 7, 2007. In the foreground is Aloha Tower, a clock tower and lighthouse greeting visitors to Honolulu Harbor since 1926. In the center of the photo is [[First Hawaiian Center|First HawaiTemplate:Okinaian Center]], the second tallest building and oldest bank in HawaiTemplate:Okinai. In the lower right is the Falls of Clyde, the only surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full rigged ship, and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world. The Falls of Clyde is now a museum ship in Honolulu Harbor.]]
- 1100 Alakea Street
- 1132 Bishop Street
- Alexander & Baldwin Building
- Ali'i Place
- American Savings Building
- Arcade Building
- Armstrong Building
- Army and Navy YMCA
- Bishop Bank Building
- Bishop Square
- Cades Schutte Building
- Capitol Place
- Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace
- C. Brewer Building
- Central Fire Station
- Central Pacific Plaza (Central Pacific Bank)
- Century Square
- City Financial Tower
- Davies Pacific Center
- Dillingham Transportation Building
- Executive Center
- Financial Plaza of the Pacific (Bank of Hawaii)
- Finance Factors Center
- First Hawaiian Center
- Fort Street Mall
- Harbor Court
- [[Hawaii Pacific University|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Pacific University]]
- Hawaiian Electric Building
- Hawaiian Telcom Building
- Judd Building
- Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani Middle School
- McCandless Building
- Melchers Building
- [[Oahu Railway and Land Terminal|OTemplate:Okinaahu Railway and Land Terminal]]
- Oceanit Center
- Pacific Guardian Center
- Pinnacle Honolulu
- Pioneer Plaza
- Royal Brewery
- Stangenwald Building
- Theo H. Davies Building
- TOPA Financial Tower
- Yokohama Specie Bank
- YWCA Building
- Template:Stn Skyline Station (opens in 2031)
Chinatown
Template:Main Located between NuTemplate:Okinauanu Stream and NuTemplate:Okinauanu Avenue, Chinatown at one time was the center of Chinese cultural contact on the island. Central to this area is the open-air [[Oahu Market|OTemplate:Okinaahu Market]]. The area around NuTemplate:Okinauanu Avenue has become an Arts District, thanks to the renovation of the [[Hawaii Theatre|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Theatre]]. Buildings in this area include:
- [[Hawaii Theatre|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Theatre]]
- Lum Yip Kee Building
- Nippu Jiji Building
- [[Oahu Market|OTemplate:Okinaahu Market]]
- Wo Fat Building
- Template:Stn Skyline Station (opens in 2031)
Waterfront
Template:Main Honolulu's waterfront area centers on Aloha Tower, which was once the tallest building in HawaiTemplate:Okinai and where cruise ships would dock before the advent of air travel between HawaiTemplate:Okinai and the U.S. Mainland. Recently, cruise ships between the Hawaiian Islands now dock at Honolulu Harbor. Buildings in this area include:
- Aloha Tower
- Falls of Clyde
- [[Hawaii Maritime Center|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Maritime Center]]
- Honolulu Foreign Trade Zone
- Template:Stn Skyline Station (opens in 2031)
Government and infrastructure
The Honolulu Police Department operates the Alapai Police Headquarters and the Downtown Police Station in Downtown Honolulu.<ref>"Contacting HPD Template:Webarchive." Honolulu Police Department. Retrieved on May 19, 2010.</ref>
The United States Postal Service operates the Downtown Honolulu Post Office at 335 Merchant Street.<ref>"Post Office Location - Downtown Honolulu." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.</ref>
The Skyline rail system is planning to connect Downtown Honolulu with a Chinatown station, a Downtown station near the Aloha Tower, and a Civic Center station in the Capitol District. These stations are planned to open in 2031.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
List of tallest buildings in Honolulu Template:Portal