Touring ‘Ālewa Heights
‘Ālewa Heights in Honolulu County (Hawaii) is a town located in United States about 4,827 mi (or 7,768 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
Time in ‘Ālewa Heights is now 02:58 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Honolulu with an UTC offset of -10 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby ‘Ālewa Heights, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in United States is Honolulu International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 2 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Honolulu, Waimanalo, Wailuku, Lihue and Hilo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info. Let's start with some photos from the area.
Hotels and Places to Stay
PRINCE WAIKIKI
Grand Waikikian by Hilton Grand Vacations
DoubleTree by Hilton Alana - Waikiki Beach
WAIKIKI MARINA RESORT
ALA MOANA HOTEL
The Grand Islander by Hilton Grand Vacations
Hilton Grand Vacations at Hilton Hawaiian Village
Ilikai Hotel & Luxury Suites
PRIORITY SUITES OF HAWAII
ExecuStay at Ilikai
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (locally known as Punchbowl) is a cemetery located in Honolulu, Hawaii that serves a memorial to those men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. It is administered by the National Cemetery Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Millions of visitors visit the cemetery each year, and it is one of the more popular tourist attractions in Hawaii.
Kamehameha Schools
Kamehameha Schools, formerly called Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate (KSBE), is a private college-preparatory school in Hawaiʻi serving students from preschool to grade 12. It operates 31 preschools statewide and three grade K–12 campuses in Kapālama, Oʻahu, Pukalani, Maui, and Keaʻau, Hawaiʻi. Kamehameha was founded under the terms of the will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a direct descendant of Kamehameha the Great and the last living member of the House of Kamehameha.
Farrington High School
Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in the Kalihi district of Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. The school is named after the late Wallace Rider Farrington, the sixth governor of the Territory of Hawaiʻi, who served from 1921 to 1929. Farrington is an urban high school that serves an ethnically diverse community of mostly lower socio-economic families and a smaller number of middle-class families.
Punchbowl Crater
Punchbowl Crater is an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is the location of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The crater was formed some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago during the Honolulu period of secondary volcanic activity. A crater resulted from the ejection of hot lava through cracks in the old coral reefs which, at the time, extended to the foot of the Koolau Mountain Range.
Pauoa, Hawaii
Pauoa Valley is an unincorporated town on the island of Oahu in north-central Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. Pauoa Elementary School is located in this area along with the neighboring schools of Kawananakoa Middle and Roosevelt High School. Pauoa Valley is the birthplace of Hawaiian music legend John Kameaaloha Almeida.
Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church in Honolulu
Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church in Honolulu is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii in the United States. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Honolulu and its bishop. Located in the Kalihi Valley neighborhood community, it once served the immigrant Portuguese pineapple and sugarcane plantation laborers of the early 1900s. They dedicated their church to Nossa Sanhora do Monte or Our Lady of the Mount, in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Liliuokalani Botanical Garden
The Liliʻuokalani Botanical Garden (7.5 acres) is a city park and young botanical garden located on North Kuakini Street, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It is one of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, and open daily without charge. The garden's site was given to the City and County of Honolulu by Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hawaiʻi's last reigning monarch, and contains the Nuʻuanu Stream and Waikahalulu waterfall. It is under development to feature native Hawaiian plants exclusively.
Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii
Located in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, the Izumo Taishakyo Mission is one of the few Shinto shrines in the United States. The wooden A-frame structure was inspired by Shimane Prefecture's classical Japanese shrine Taisha Machi. It was designed by architect Hego Fuchino and built by master carpenter Ichisaburo Takata. The primary kami of this shrine is Ōkuninushi, and the Hiroshima Peace Bell is on view. Seized by the city at the outset of World War II, the shrine did not reopen until 1968.
Kuakini Medical Center
Kuakini Medical Center is a private hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Damien Memorial School
Damien Memorial School is a private Roman Catholic prep-school for grades 6-12 located in Kalihi, Oahu, a section of Honolulu, Hawaii. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, the school is sponsored by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
KXRG-LP
KXRG-LP, also known as My 95.9 FM, is a non-commercial FM Dance Top 40 outlet serving the Honolulu, HI area. The station, which is owned by Ohana Broadcasters Corporation and whose COL is Honolulu, HI, USA, broadcasts at 95.9;MHz with an ERP of 100 W.
'Aiea High School
'Aiea High School is a public, co-educational college preparatory high school of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1961, 'Aiea High School is located in the 'Aiea CDP in the City and County of Honolulu of the state of Hawaiʻi. It is situated on a former sugar cane plantation overlooking Pearl Harbor at 98-1276 Ulune St. The campus boasts the sculpture Early Spring by Satoru Abe.
Alewa Heights
‘Ālewa Heights is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. It is located on Kapālama Ridge, above Nu‘uanu Valley. "‘Ālewa" means "suspended. " ‘Ālewa Drive is the main road in the neighborhood. Near the top of the heights, ‘Ālewa Drive is one of the steepest streets in Honolulu. ‘Ālewa Heights is the home of Natsunoya Tea House, a popular local banqueting hall. The Academy of the Pacific is also located on lower ‘Ālewa Heights.
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii is a district of the Nishi (West) Hongwanji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, a school of Mahayana Pure Land Buddhism.
First Unitarian Church of Honolulu
The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu is the only Hawaii-based congregation within the Unitarian Universalist Association. It is located at 2500 Pali Highway in the Nu'uanu Valley. The congregation was founded in 1952 as a lay fellowship.
Dole Middle School
Dole Middle School (previously called Sanford Ballard Dole Intermediate) is a school located in Kalihi Valley on the island of Oʻahu in Honolulu, Hawaii and was named after Sanford Ballard Dole in 1956. Dole Middle School provides education for students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Students and teachers work in Teams.
Kapālama
Kapālama, now often called Pālama, is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Japanese Consulate-General, Honolulu
Japanese Consulate-General, Honolulu is Japan's diplomatic facility in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The facility is located at 1742 Nuuanu Avenue. The facility's jurisdiction includes Hawaii and American Samoa. As of August 31, 2009, the consul general is Yoshihiko Kamo (加茂 佳彦 Kamo Yoshihiko).
Charles Montague Cooke, Jr
Charles Montague Cooke, Jr. (1874–1948) was an American malacologist who published under the name of C. Montague Cooke or C.M. Cooke.
Academy of the Pacific
Academy of The Pacific is a private, nonsectarian co-educational high school in Honolulu County of Hawai’i . The Academy of The Pacific, known as "A Village for Learning", was first established to fulfill the need to have a small school environment for young men and women.
Temple Emanu-El (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Temple Emanu-El is a Reform Jewish congregation in Honolulu that was established in 1938, and joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1952. The synagogue building at 2550 Pali Highway{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:21|19|50|N|157|50|40|W|type:landmark_region:US-HI |primary |name= }} was consecrated in 1960 under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Roy A. Rosenberg. The architect was Edward Sullam, and the builder was T. Takahashi.
Oahu Cemetery
The Oʻahu Cemetery is the resting place of many notable early residents of the Honolulu area. They range from missionaries and politicians to sports pioneers and philosophers. Over time it was expanded to become an area known as the Nuʻuanu Cemetery.
Pacific Buddhist Academy
The Pacific Buddhist Academy is a private, co-educational college preparatory high school in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The school’s stated mission is "To prepare students for college through academic excellence, enrich their lives with Buddhist values, and develop their courage to nurture peace. " Students of all beliefs and religious backgrounds are welcome; conversion to Buddhism is not part of the school’s mission.
Charles T. Gulick
Charles Thomas Gulick (1841–1897) was a politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was one of the few members of missionary families to side with the monarchy in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
John Edward Bush
John Edward Bush (1842–1906) was a politician and newspaper publisher in the Kingdom of Hawaii.