(August 2022) View from Alakea Corporate Tower elevator facing Ewa or overlooking Bishop Street in Downtown Honolulu.
(August 2022) Interior lobby view looking out onto the courtyard of Alakea Corporate Tower, where our radio station and offices are located (29th floor).
These tall glass walls and doors are a nice touch separating the quiet inside the lobby from the noisy bustle of Downtown Honolulu .
(August 2022) View of Merchant Street from Richards Street in Downtown Honolulu.
(August 2022) TheBus lined up along Hotel Street in Downtown Honolulu near Fort Street Mall.
(August 2022) Sky views from Alakea Street. To the left, Bishop Square’s American Savings Bank building and parking structure. To the right, the pink or salmon and glass building, Ali’i Place.
(August 2022) View of Puowaina or as it is commonly called, Punchbowl Crater (upper right hill that is clear of buildings). The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is located within.
(August 2022) One of the outdoor walkways of the Downtown Honolulu Post Office on Merchant and Richards Streets. It’s located in the King Kalakaua Building, built in 1922.
For more: https://historichawaii.org/portfolio-items/kingkalakauabuilding/
(August 2022) View of Coast Guard ships docked along Honolulu Harbor
(August 2022) Honolulu Fire Department fire truck making its way across the Hotel Street intersection on Bishop Street in Downtown Honolulu
(August 2022) The far right lane on King Street in Downtown Honolulu is designated for TheBus only. It begins near Dillingham Boulevard and ends near Alapai / Punchbowl Street.
Source: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dts/tpd/tpd_docs/2020_TheBusLane_Flyer_Final_v2.pdf
(August 2022) Street view of Ali’i Place from Alakea Street. Most folks discover this building for its good parking rates!
I liked the blue sky and puffs of white clouds with the trees framing it on either side.
(August 2022) The former Hawaiian Electric Company building was “opened for business on July 25, 1927” [source: hawaiianelectric.com] .
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places, part of the Hawaii Capital Historic District in 1978. [source: https://poweringhawaii.medium.com/happy-91st-birthday-king-street-building-22c50b01823b]
(August 2022) The tall glass building to the rear of the photo is one of my favorites in Downtown Honolulu, the First Hawaiian Bank building. It stands on Bishop and King Streets.
(August 2022) Sky view from Alakea Street. To the left, the Central Pacific Bank Plaza; to the right, the American Savings Bank building in Downtown Honolulu.
(August 2022) 29th Floor view of Honolulu. Condos and apartment buildings on either side of H-1.
In the distance on the hillside, that’s St. Louis Heights and Tantalus, right?
It’s formerly Interstate H-1. Some still refer to it as Lunalilo Freeway
It runs between Kahala (east) and Kunia (west).
This wiki article is pretty good: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_H-1#History
(August 2022) View of Hawaii State Capitol from the 29th Floor of the Alakea Corporate Tower. To the right, the tall coconut trees line the property of Iolani Palace; just above that, the (green and white rooftop of the) Hawaii State Library rooftop
(August 2022) View of Honolulu Harbor and in the distance, Waianae Mountain range. The window view is from our business manager’s office 🙂
(August 2022) 29th Floor view of Honolulu. Condos and apartment buildings on either side of H-1.
It’s formerly Interstate H-1. Some still refer to it as Lunalilo Freeway
It runs between Kahala (east) and Kunia (west).
This wiki article is pretty good: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_H-1#History
(August 2022) Corner of United States Post Office in Downtown Honolulu, located on Merchant and Richards Streets. The King Kalakaua Building, which this is located in, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Read more: https://historichawaii.org/portfolio-items/kingkalakauabuilding/
(August 2022) Looking up from Alakea Street at the buildings of Bishop Square. To the left, the concrete texture of the American Savings Bank building; to the right (rear), with a glass and marble face, the Pauahi Tower
(August 2022) View of TheBus on Beretania Boulevard fronting the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu.
The white walled barricade is the area’s “Under Construction” notice for the water feature that surrounds the Capitol. There was a request to repair the reflecting pools in 2021 and it is an ongoing project.
(August 2022) Rooftop parking of Bishop Square building. To the left is Ali’i Place and to the right is Pauahi Tower in Downtown Honolulu.
(August 2022) Sailboat out and away from Honolulu Harbor on a weekday 🙂
