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Waikiki or Waikiki ( in English and or in Hawaiian

Hawaiian phonology

This article is a linguistic description of the phonology system of Hawaiian language based on documented experiences of the people who developed the Hawaiian alphabet during the 1820s and scholarly research on the Hawaiian language conducted by lexicographers and linguists from 1949 to present....
) is a neighborhood of Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the Capital and most populous census-designated place in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the Honolulu County, Hawaii, and the city and county is designated as the entire island....
, in the City & County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu

Oahu

'Oahu' or 'Oahu' , known as Gathering_place#Island_of_O.7B.7Bokina.7D.7Dahu_as_The_Gathering_Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the State of Hawaii....
, Hawaii

Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikiki.

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Waikiki or Waikiki ( in English and or in Hawaiian

Hawaiian phonology

Honolulu, Hawaii

Oahu

Hawaii

The neighborhood extends from the Ala Wai Canal

Ala Wai Canal

The Ala Wai Canal is an artificial waterway in Honolulu, Hawaii which serves as the northern boundary of the tourist district of Waikiki. It was created in 1928 for the purpose of draining the rice paddies and swamps which would eventually become the tourist resort of Waikiki, and today also serves as a primary drainage corridor for the nei...
(a channel dug to drain former wetlands) on the west and north, to Diamond Head

Diamond Head, Hawaii

Diamond Head is the name of a volcanic volcanic cone#ash cone on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu and known to Native Hawaiianss as Leahi, most likely from lae 'browridge, promontory' plus ahi 'tuna' because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin....
(Leahi) on the east. The name means spouting fresh water in Hawaiian

Hawaiian language

The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian languages that takes its name from Hawaii , the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed....
for springs and streams that fed wetlands that once separated Waikiki from the interior. Waikiki has long been a place of relaxation. In particular, the area was a retreat for Hawaiian royalty in the 1800s.

Today the neighborhood and beach are considered the center of the tourist industry in Hawaii, with an abundance of both high-rise resort hotels (including the Hilton Hawaiian Village

Hilton Hawaiian Village

File:Rainbow Tower.jpgThe Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, formerly the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel, is a popular hotel in the Waikiki area of the Honolulu County, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States....
, the Halekulani hotel

Halekulani hotel

Halekulani is an U.S. luxury hotel located on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. It has 455 rooms in five buildings on of property. Halekulani is a Hawaiian language word meaning "House Befitting Heaven"....
, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, and the Sheraton Waikiki

Waikiki Hotel

The Sheraton Waikiki Hotel is a major beach resort in Waikiki on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu. Located at 2255 Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, it sits on the legendary Waikiki Beach....
) and historic hotels dating back to the early 20th century (such as the Moana Surfrider Hotel

Moana Hotel

The Moana Hotel, also known as the First Lady of Waikiki, is a famous historic hotel on the island of Oahu, located at 2365 Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii....
and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Royal Hawaiian Hotel, also known as the Pink Palace of the Pacific, is a hotel located at 2259 Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu....
).

Waikiki Beach is noted for its magnificent views of the dormant volcano Diamond Head, its usually warm and cloud-free climate and its surfbreak. The frequently visited tourist beach, is actually fairly short, with half of it marked off for surfers. For some distance into the ocean the water is quite shallow, although there are numerous rocks on the bottom, so waders should watch where they put their feet. As with most ocean beaches the waves can have some force, particularly on windy days. The surf at Waikiki is known to its long rolling break, making it ideal for long boarding, tandem surfing and beginners. The beach hosts many events a year, including surf competitions

Surfing

Surfing refers to a person or boat riding down a wave and thereby gathering speed from the downward movement. Most commonly, the term is used for a surface water sports in which the person surfing is carried along the face of a breaking ocean surface wave standing on a surfboard....
, outdoor performances

Performance

A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which one group of people behave in a particular way for another group of people ....
, hula dancing

Hula

Hula is a dance form accompanied by chant or song. It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The chant or song is called a mele ....
and outrigger canoe

Outrigger canoe

The outrigger canoe is a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull ....
races.

Over time, Waikiki beach has had its problems with erosion, leading to the construction of groin

Groyne

A groyne is a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore or from a bank that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment....
s and beach replenishment projects. For example, in the 1920s and 1930s sand was imported from Manhattan Beach, California

Manhattan Beach, California

Manhattan Beach is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 33,852 at the 2000 census. The city is on the Pacific Ocean coast, to the south of El Segundo, California, and to the north of Hermosa Beach, California....
, via ship and barges to Waikiki. The importing of sand has said to have stopped in the 1970's and officials are looking to way to sustain the existing sand by eliminating loss due to tide flow.

Since 2001, there have been free movies on the beach. Many tourists from around the world can view a movie on an outdoor 30 foot screen. This particular free movie event in Waikiki is called .

Waikiki is home to public places of note, including Kapiolani Park

Kapiolani Park

Kapiolani Regional Park is the largest and oldest public park in Hawaii, located in Honolulu on the east end of Waikiki. The park, named after Queen Queen Kapiolani, the queen consort of Kalakaua, is home to the Waikiki Shell and the Honolulu Zoo....
, Fort de Russy Military Reservation, Kahanamoku Lagoon, Kuhio Beach Park, and Ali Wai Harbor.

Waikiki

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