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Kewalo Basin is a commercial boat harbor that serves as home to some of Honolulu's commercial fishing fleet, and charter and excursion vessels that serve the Hawaii tourist market. Pre-European contact, the area was historically used for human sacrifice. The land was given to Ihu by
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yacht charters from Kewalo Basin
Port Hawaii - A Guide to Port Hawaii
* [http://www.royalhawaiiancatamaran.com See an historic catamaran designed by Rudy Choy, the founder of CSK Catamarans. Woodbridge "Woody" Brown, Alfred Kumalae and Rudy Choy are considered the godfathers of modern oceangoing catamaran design.]
Kewalo Basin is a commercial boat harbor that serves as home to some of Honolulu's commercial fishing fleet, and charter and excursion vessels that serve the Hawaii tourist market. Pre-European contact, the area was historically used for human sacrifice. The land was given to Ihu by Kamehameha I
Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Th ...
and inherited by his daughter Kamakeʻe and her husband Jonah Piikoi. On the ocean side of the harbor is a small beach park on the Honolulu waterfront, located adjacent to the larger Ala Moana Beach Park
Ala Moana Beach Park is a free public park on the island of Oahu, U.S. state of Hawaii, located between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. This park has a wide gold-sand beach that is over a half-mile (800 m) long.
Protected by a shallow reef offsho ...
. This park is good for swimming, picnicking and sightseeing. It can be accessed from the corners of Ala Moana Boulevard and Ward Avenue.
See also
* Official Websit*
List of Hawaiian state parks
The following 18 or more state parks, monuments, and recreation areas are
managed by the Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources:
Hawaii (island)
* ʻAkaka Falls State Park
* Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area
* Huliheʻe Palace ...
yacht charters from Kewalo Basin
Port Hawaii - A Guide to Port Hawaii
* [http://www.royalhawaiiancatamaran.com See an historic catamaran designed by Rudy Choy, the founder of CSK Catamarans. Woodbridge "Woody" Brown, Alfred Kumalae and Rudy Choy are considered the godfathers of modern oceangoing catamaran design.]
References
Ports and harbors of Hawaii Geography of Honolulu {{Honolulu-stub