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Until the Europeans came, HONOLULU
was insignificant; soon so many foreign ships were
frequenting its waters that it had become Kamehameha's
capital, and it remains the economic center of the
island. The city covers a long (if narrow) strip of
southern Oahu, but downtown is a manageable size,
and a lot quieter than its glamorous image might suggest.
The tourist hotels, and most of Honolulu's hustle, are
concentrated among the skyscrapers of very distinct WAIKIKI
, a couple of miles east.
The setting is beautiful, right on the Pacific and
backed by dramatic cliffs and the extinct volcanoes of Punchbowl
(a military cemetery) and Diamond Head ; but then
beauty is not so rare a commodity on Hawaii, and you can
see this sort of scenery in plenty of other places
without a city in the middle of it. What attracts most
visitors to stay in Honolulu, and especially Waikiki, is
the sheer hedonism of shopping, eating and
generally hanging out in the sun. It's also the center
of an exemplary public transportation system,
facilitating exploration of the whole island.
The City
Downtown Honolulu is surprisingly small, set back a
little from the sea and centering around a spacious
plaza on King Street that includes Iolani Palace and the
state capitol . The palace was built for King David
Kalakaua in...
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