Downtown Honolulu

Districts

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

Main article: Hawaii Capital Historic District

The Capitol District, or Civic Center, contains most of the federal, state, and city governmental buildings and is centered on the Hawaii State Capitol, Iolani 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
• Aliiōlani Hale
• Bishop Estate Building
• Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building
• Hawaii State Capitol
• Hawaii State Library
• Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters
• Honolulu Hale
• Honolulu Police Department Headquarters
• Iolani Barracks
• Iolani Palace
• Kakaako Fire Station
• Kalanimoku Building
• Kamehameha V Post Office
• Kawaiahao Church
• Kawaiahao Plaza
• King Kalakaua Building
• Kapuaiwa Building
• Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building
• Mission Memorial Building
• The Pacific Club
• The Queen's Medical Center
• Prince Kūhiō Kalanianaole Federal Building
• Territorial Building
• Washington Place
• Skyline Station (opens in 2031)

Central Business District

Centered on Bishop Street and Fort Street Mall, the central business district is roughly bounded by Nuuanu Avenue, Nimitz Highway, Richards Street, and Vineyard Boulevard. This area contains most of the headquarters buildings of Hawaii-based companies and most of the skyscrapers. Buildings in this area include:

• 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
• Hawaiian Electric Building
• Hawaiian Telcom Building
• Judd Building
• Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani Middle School
• McCandless Building
• Melchers Building
• Oahu 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
• Skyline Station (opens in 2031)

Chinatown

Main article: Chinatown, Honolulu

Located between Nuuanu Stream and Nuuanu 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. The area around Nuuanu Avenue has become an Arts District, thanks to the renovation of the Hawaii Theatre. Buildings in this area include:

• Hawaii Theatre
• Lum Yip Kee Building
• Nippu Jiji Building
• Oahu Market
• Wo Fat Building
• Skyline Station (opens in 2031)

Waterfront

Main article: Honolulu Harbor

Honolulu's waterfront area centers on Aloha Tower, which was once the tallest building in Hawaii and where cruise ships would dock before the advent of air travel between Hawaii 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
• Honolulu Foreign Trade Zone
• 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.

The United States Postal Service operates the Downtown Honolulu Post Office at 335 Merchant Street.

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.

References

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