Downtown Honolulu is the current historic, economic, and governmental center of Honolulu, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is bounded by Nuʻuanu Stream to the west, Ward Avenue to the east, Vineyard Boulevard to the north, and Honolulu Harbor to the south. Both modern and historic buildings and complexes are located in the area, with many of the latter declared National Historic Landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Central Business District in Hawaii, United States
The Capitol District, or Civic Center, contains most of the federal, state, and city governmental buildings and is centered on the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, ʻIolani 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:
Old Advertiser Building
Aliʻiōlani Hale
Bishop Estate Building
Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building
Hawaiʻi State Capitol
Hawaiʻi State Library
Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters
Honolulu Hale
Honolulu Police Department Headquarters
ʻIolani Barracks
ʻIolani Palace
Kakaʻako Fire Station
Kalanimoku Building
Kamehameha V Post Office
Kawaiahaʻo Church
Kawaiahaʻo Plaza
King Kalakaua Building
Kapuaiwa Building
Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building
Mission Memorial Building
The Pacific Club
Prince Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Federal Building
Territorial Building
Washington Place
Central Business District
Centered on Bishop Street and Fort Street Mall, the central business district is roughly bounded by Nuʻuanu Avenue, Nimitz Highway, Richards Street, and Vineyard Boulevard. This area contains most of the headquarters buildings of Hawaiʻi-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
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Hawaiian Electric Building
Hawaiian Telcom Building
Judd Building
Central Middle School (Honolulu, Hawaii)
McCandless Building
Melchers Building
Oʻahu 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
Chinatown
Main article: Chinatown, Honolulu
Located between Nuʻuanu Stream and Nuʻuanu Avenue, Chinatown at one time was the center of Chinese cultural contact on the island. Central to this area is the open-air Oʻahu Market. The area around Nuʻuanu Avenue has become an Arts District, thanks to the renovation of the Hawaiʻi Theatre. Buildings in this area include:
Hawaiʻi Theatre
Lum Yip Kee Building
Nippu Jiji Building
Oʻahu Market
Wo Fat Building
Waterfront
Main article: Honolulu Harbor
Honolulu's waterfront area centers on Aloha Tower, which was once the tallest building in Hawaiʻi and where cruise ships would dock before the advent of air travel between Hawaiʻi 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
Hawaiʻi Maritime Center
Honolulu Foreign Trade Zone
Government and infrastructure
The Honolulu Police Department operates the Alapai Police Headquarters and the Downtown Police Station in Downtown Honolulu.[1]
The United States Postal Service operates the Downtown Honolulu Post Office at 335 Merchant Street.[2]
See also
List of tallest buildings in Honolulu
Hawaii portal
References
"Contacting HPDArchived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine." Honolulu Police Department. Retrieved on May 19, 2010.
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