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Ala Moana, Honolulu

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convinced the developer, the Hawaiian Land Company, a newly formed subsidiary company of the Hawaiian Dredging Company headed by Walter Dillingham's son Lowell, to request a change in zoning in order to develop the property into a shopping center. The study, prior to the construction of most of the
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which put the parcel up for sale around the time of Bernice Pauahi Bishop's death in 1884. It was sold to Walter F. Dillingham in 1912 for $ 30,000. Dillingham established the Hawaiian Dredging Company in 1902 to build harbors along his father's OR&L Co.’s lines and, shortly thereafter, won the
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name for the area was Kâlia. It originally included many fishponds, taro fields, swamps, and residences for the fishermen. The land was held as Hawaiian Government property and sold in 1861 to
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and features a vast stretch of reef-protected white sandy beaches. The main roads through Ala Moana are Ala Moana Boulevard and Kapiʻolani Boulevard. Ala Moana is a major transfer point in
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island's shopping centers, had found that urban Honolulu was underserved by retail outlets and that parking had become difficult in the downtown shopping area.
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Honolulu's 1939-1944 master plan had zoned the property for hotels and apartments with a street grid through the site. A 1949 feasibility survey by
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The area is currently experiencing residential and retail growth in addition to the shopping center.
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The Like Like Drive Inn, a staple of Ala Moana neighborhood since 1953 closed in 2020 (during the
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to the west. King Street, to the north, marks the border with the neighborhood of
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Ala Moana stretches from Honolulu Harbor to Waikiki and is home to
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Ala Moana is situated along the southern shores of the island of
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New high rise buildings tower over Ala Moana Beach Park
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Press release in the 13 December 2006 edition of the
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Shopping districts and streets in the United States
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Index


Ala Moana Center
Hawaiian
Honolulu, Hawaii
Waikiki
Moiliili
Kakaʻako
Honolulu Harbor
Makiki
Oʻahu
Honolulu's bus system
Ala Moana Beach Park
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
civic center
Ala Moana Center
ancient Hawaiian
Lot Kamehameha
Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Bishop Estate
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
The Like Like Drive Inn, a staple of Ala Moana neighborhood since 1953 closed in 2020 (during the COVID-19 Pandemic)
COVID-19 Pandemic
New high rise buildings tower over Ala Moana Beach Park
19 September 2007 press release
Archived
Wayback Machine
Press release in the 13 December 2006 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser

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