The Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) is a public park operated by the
City and County of Honolulu
Honolulu County (officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, formerly Oahu County) is a consolidated city–county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city–county includes both the city of Honolulu (the state's capital and largest cit ...
. It held its grand opening on July 21, 2001 and it is located in
Waipio, Oahu just off the
Kamehameha Highway
Kamehameha Highway is one of the main highways serving suburban and rural O‘ahu in the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. Informally known as Kam Highway, it begins at Nimitz Highway near Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, serves the ...
.
The Central Oahu Regional Park complex currently includes a 20-court tennis center, which opened in 2003; the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, four youth
baseball diamonds, four regulation size baseball diamonds, a four diamond
softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
complex, as well as other multipurpose fields, and a 20-lane
archery range.
CORP plays host to many different sporting events including
swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
,
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...
,
soccer,
football etc. It is also the home field for the
Hawaii Pacific University Sea Warrior baseball team, the
Chaminade University
Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private Marianist university in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1955 by the Society of Mary, Chaminade is located in Kaimuki, Honolulu at the base of St. Louis Heights. Chaminade offers bachelor's degrees in ...
Silversword softball team as well as being the home of the 2007
Hawaii High School Athletic Association
Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) is made up of 95 public and private high schools in the state of Hawaii. HHSAA was founded in 1956. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations.
The HHSAA comprises sc ...
(HHSAA)
Softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
Tournament.
The
Hanwha Eagles
The Hanwha Eagles ( ko, 한화 이글스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon. They are a member of the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium. The Eagles have won the Korean Series on ...
(Korea Baseball Organization) uses the baseball field annually during spring training.
The park was renamed after U.S. Representative
Patsy Mink
Patsy Matsu Mink (née Takemoto; December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Mink was a third-generation Japanese American, having been born and raised on the island of Maui. ...
in 2007.
Current facilities
*4 Youth Baseball Fields
*4 Regulation Baseball Fields
*4 Regulation Softball Fields
*20 Tennis Courts
*
Olympic Size Swimming Pool
An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large enough for international competition. This type of swimming pool is used in the Olympic Games, where the race course is in length, typically referred to as "long co ...
*1 meter and 3 meter
Springboard
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Springboards are commonly fixed by a hinge at one end (so they can be flipped up when not in use), and ...
s (Diving Boards)
*Multipurpose Fields
*Archery Range
Planned facilities
*Tennis Stadium
*A Basketball Court is rumored
*Equestrian Center
Notable events
*
Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985.[2012
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,
2022
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"Charter Nations Announce Addition of Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships to 2022 International Events Calendar"
''USA Swimming
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams that officially represent the United States, as well as the overal ...
''. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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Chaminade Silverswords
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Hawaii Pacific Sharks
Parks in Hawaii
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Protected areas established in 2001
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