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Heʻeia, Hawaii

Heʻeia is a census-designated place comprising several neighborhoods located in the City & County of Honolulu and the Koʻolaupoko District on the island of Oʻahu north of Kāneʻohe. In Hawaiian the words heʻe ʻia mean "washed away", alluding to a victory achieved by the populace against others from leeward Oʻahu, aided by a tsunami that washed the combatants off the shore. Heʻeia includes Haʻikū Valley and Heʻeia Kea. The population was 4,963 at the 2010 census.

Located at 21.4261, -157.812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Neighborhoods in Honolulu, Hawaii, Populated places on Oahu

Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii

Kailua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koʻolaupoko District of Oʻahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'olaupoko. It is 12 miles northeast of Honolulu – over Nu‘uanu Pali. The population was 38,635 at the 2010 census.

Located at 21.3975, -157.739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Honolulu, Hawaii, Census-designated places in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Populated places on Oahu

Kaneohe, Hawaii

Kāneʻohe is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and located in Hawaiʻi state District of Koʻolaupoko on the island of Oʻahu. In the Hawaiian language, kāne ʻohe means "bamboo man". According to an ancient Hawaiian story a local woman compared her husband's cruelty to the sharp edge of cutting bamboo; thus the place was named Kāneʻohe or "Bamboo man". The population was 34,597 at the 2010 census.

Located at 21.4092, -157.799 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Honolulu, Hawaii, Census-designated places in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Populated places on Oahu

Maunawili, Hawaii

Maunawili is a residential census-designated place (CDP) in the City & County of Honolulu, Koʻolaupoko District, Island of Oʻahu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a population of 2,040. Situated mauka (inland or mountain side) of Kalanianaʻole Highway between Castle Junction and Castle Hospital, Maunawili is nearly all private homes, schools, and a few churches; horse stables complete the rural setting. There are no commercial establishments.

Located at 21.3767, -157.76 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Honolulu, Hawaii, Census-designated places in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Populated places on Oahu

Kāneʻohe Bay

Kāneʻohe Bay, at 45 km², is the largest sheltered body of water in the main Hawaiian Islands. This reef-dominated embayment constitutes a significant scenic and recreational feature along the windward (northeast) coast of the Island of Oʻahu. The largest population center on Kāneʻohe Bay is the town of Kāneʻohe. The Bay is approximately 8 mi (12.8 km) long and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) broad, with a mouth opening of about 4.6 mi (7.4 km) and maximum depth of 40 ft (12 m) in the dredged channel.

Located at 21.4597, -157.804 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Landforms of Oahu, Bays of Hawaii, Lagoons of Hawaii, Submarine calderas

Kawai Nui Marsh

Kawai Nui Marsh (or Kawainui) is, at over 800 acres, the largest wetlands in the Hawaiian Islands. The marsh is located near Kailua on the windward side of O'ahu and is owned by the State of Hawaii and the City & County of Honolulu. This marsh is a Ramsar Convention wetland site. Kawai nui means "the big water" in Hawaiian and reflects the fact that this feature was a huge, possibly marine or estuarine, body of water at the time when the area was first settled by Polynesians.

Located at 21.3919, -157.758 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Marshes of Hawaii, Wetlands of Hawaii, Landforms of Oahu, Protected areas of Oahu

Byodo-In Temple

The Byodo-In Temple is a non-denominational Buddhist temple located on the island of O'ahu in Hawai'i at the Valley of the Temples. At 47-200 Kahekili Highway, the Byodo-In Temple is a replica of a 900-year-old Buddhist place of worship at Uji in Kyoto prefecture of Japan. Inside the Byodo-In Temple is a nine-foot (3 m) Lotus Buddha, a wooden Buddha. It is covered in gold and lacquer. Outside is a three-ton, brass peace bell.

Located at 21.431, -157.832 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1968, 1968 in the United States, Hawaiian architecture, Buddhist temples in Hawaii, Cemeteries in Hawaii, Japanese-American culture in Hawaii, Places of worship in Honolulu County, Hawaii

Mokolea Rock

Mōkōlea Rock is an islet in Kailua Bay along the windward coast of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi and located east of Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH). Like most of the small islets off the coastline of a major island in the Hawaiian Islands, Mōkōlea is a State Bird Sanctuary containing many types of birds. The islet is more commonly known to local residents as "Birdshit Island", "Birdshit", or simply "Bird" because its black lava rock surface is heavily coated with bird droppings.

Located at 21.4319, -157.719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Islands of Hawaii, Geography of Honolulu County, Hawaii

Nu‘uanu Pali

Nuʻuanu Pali is a section of the windward cliff of the Koʻolau mountain located at the head of Nuʻuanu Valley on the island of Oʻahu. It has a panoramic view of the windward (northeast) coast of Oʻahu. The Pali Highway connecting Kailua/Kāneʻohe with downtown Honolulu runs through the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels bored into the cliffside. The area is also the home of the Nuʻuanu Freshwater Fish Refuge and the Nuʻuanu Reservoir in the jurisdiction of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Located at 21.3703, -157.797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Landforms of Oahu, Cliffs of the United States, Protected areas of Oahu, Visitor attractions in Honolulu County, Hawaii

Coconut Island

Coconut Island, or Moku o Loʻe, is a 28-acre (113,000 m²) island in Kāne'ohe Bay off the island of O'ahu in the state of Hawai'i, USA. It is a marine research facility of the Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) of the University of Hawai`i. In 1934–1936, Christian Holmes II, an heir to the Fleischmann yeast fortune, doubled the original 12-acre island with coral rubble, sand, and earthen landfill. He established a residence with aquaria, kennels, and aviaries for his many pets.

Located at 21.4336, -157.788 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Islands of Hawaii, Biological research institutes, Landforms of Oahu

Na Mokulua

Nā Mokulua (meaning, in Hawaiian, "the two islands") are two islets off the windward coast of O‘ahu in the Hawaiian Islands. They are also commonly known as "The Moks" (rhymes with "smokes") or the "Twin Islands". The islets are often photographed, and are located about .75 miles off Lanikai, a neighborhood of Kailua, Hawai‘i. The larger island (on the left when looking from Lanikai) is Moku Nui and the smaller, Moku Iki.

Located at 21.3889, -157.699 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Islands of Hawaii, Geography of Honolulu County, Hawaii

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden

The Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden (approximately 400 acres) is a botanical garden located at 45-680 Luluku Road, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii. It is part of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, and is open daily, without charge, except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The garden was established in 1982, and designed and built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood protection.

Located at 21.3878, -157.808 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Honolulu Botanical Gardens, Protected areas of Oahu

Bellows Air Force Station

Bellows Air Force Station (Bellows Field) is a United States military reservation located in Waimanalo, Hawaii. Once an important air field during World War II, the reservation now serves as a military training area and recreation area for active and retired military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. It is operated by Detachment 2, 18th Force Support Squadron of the 18th Mission Support Group based at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan.

Located at 21.3691, -157.711 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Stations of the United States Air Force, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Hawaii, Military facilities in Hawaii

Kalani High School

Kalani High School is a WASC-accredited four-year public high school located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA. Kalani is a part of the Hawaii Department of Education. Kalani is located on Kalanianaʻole Highway. Opened in 1958, it serves the residential areas of Niu Valley, ʻĀina Haina, ʻĀina Koa, Maunalani Heights, Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Kāhala, and portions of the Kaimukī area. The current principal is Mitchell Otani.

Located at 21.4098, -157.756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii, Public high schools in Hawaii

Moku Manu

Moku Manu, or "Bird Island" in the Hawaiian language, is an offshore islet of Oahu, three-quarters of a mile off Mokapu Peninsula. Moku Manu and an adjacent small islet are connected by an underwater dike. The island was formed from debris flung from a vent of the nearby Kailua Volcano. Its highest point is 202 feet high, bordered by near-vertical cliffs on many sides. Moku Manu is protected as a state seabird sanctuary like its neighbors to the south, Manana, Kāohikaipu, and Mōkōlea Rock.

Located at 21.47, -157.72 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Islands of Hawaii, Geography of Honolulu County, Hawaii

Hospital Rock Tunnels

The Hospital Rock Tunnels are a small pair of highway tunnels passing through a ridge on the edge of the Ko‘olau Range on the island of O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, USA. The tunnels are located on Interstate H-3, which connects Kaneohe with Interstate H-1 at Hālawa near Pearl Harbor, and are 354 feet long Kaneohe bound and 353 feet long Halawa bound. The tunnels are "cut and cover" tunnels. Also nearby are the larger Tetsuo Harano Tunnels.

Located at 21.4018, -157.815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Tunnels in Hawaii, Transportation in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Buildings and structures in Honolulu County, Hawaii

Lanikai Beach

Lanikai Beach is located in Lanikai, a neighborhood within Kailua, on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. This small 0.5 mile beach has been constantly ranked among the best beaches in the world. Adjacent to Lanikai Beach is a primarily upper-class residential area, because of this it is only accessible through public beach access paths. Although the beach itself is public property, it is not state land and is not a county beach park like many beaches in Hawaii.

Located at 21.3922, -157.715 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Beaches of Oahu

Kailua High School

Kailua High School is a four-year public high school located in the Maunawili CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States on the island of O‘ahu, adjacent to the Kailua CDP. The school serves students grades 9 through 12.

Located at 21.385, -157.752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Schools in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Public high schools in Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology

The Hawai`i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) is a marine biology laboratory located on the state-owned Coconut Island in Kāne'ohe Bay. Coconut Island is approximately 29 acres, including 6 acres of enclosed lagoons used to keep organisms being studied in captivity. Surrounding it are 64 acres of coral reef, designated by the state of Hawai‘i as the Hawai‘i Marine Laboratory Refuge. It is part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Located at 21.4327, -157.788 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Biological research institutes, Protected areas of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Research institutes in Hawaii, Education in Honolulu County, Hawaii

Hawaii Loa College

Hawaiʻi Loa College was a private, four-year, liberal arts college in Honolulu, Hawaii, founded in 1963 as Christian College of the Pacific by a consortium of four Protestant church denominations in Hawaii, with land deeded by Harold K.L. Castle on which to build a campus. The idea originated with Rev. Harry S. Komuro, then superintendent of the Methodist Mission in Hawaii, and the founding trustees were Dr. Joseph Bevilacqua, general secretary of the United Church of Christ; Rev. Frank E.

Located at 21.3795, -157.784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Hawaii, Educational institutions established in 1963, William Pereira buildings, Buildings and structures in Honolulu, Hawaii, Education in Honolulu, Hawaii

Kalaheo High School

Kalaheo High School is a public high school in Kailua CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States on the island of Oahu. The school building opened as an intermediate school in 1966, but was repurposed as a high school in 1973. The school mascot is the Mustang, and the school colors are blue and orange. Some graduating classes have had all blue or all orange graduation gowns and caps. The campus has the glazed ceramic tile sculpture Spirit of the Koolaus by Claude Horan.

Located at 21.4098, -157.756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Public high schools in Hawaii

Castle Medical Center

Castle Medical Center is a 160-bed medical center located in Windward Oahu. It provides a full range of services, including: acute care, 24-hour emergency services, outpatient and home care, wellness and lifestyle medicine, chemotherapy clinic, Surgical Weight Loss Institute, Hawaii Muscular Dystrophy Clinic, Joint Care Center, birth center and interventional cardiology.

Located at 21.3814, -157.757 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Hospitals in Hawaii, Buildings and structures in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Adventist Health

Olomana (mountain)

Mount Olomana or simply Olomana is a set of three mountainous peaks on the windward side of Oahu near Kailua and Waimanalo. While historically only the first peak was called Olomana and the second and third Paku'i and Ahiki (the least pointed peak) respectively, most people call the entire section Olomana. Geologically speaking, Olomana is an erosional remnant from within the caldera of the Koʻolau Volcano.

Located at 21.3642, -157.754 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Mountains of Hawaii

Plantation Estate

Plantation Estate is a single-story wood frame 5,000-square-foot Pacific Ocean-front house at 55 Kailuana Place in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii that Barack Obama rented to be used as a Winter White House during Christmas break vacations in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. The house is less than a mile south of the Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Obama works out at the Semper Fit Center at the base and attends dinners there during his visits. He also swims in the ocean at the base at Pyramid Rock.

Located at 21.423, -157.744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Presidential homes in the United States, Houses completed in 1946, Houses in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Barack Obama

Windward Mall

Windward Mall is a enclosed shopping center located in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi anchored by Macy's, Sears, Sports Authority, and Regal Cinemas. The 530,000-square-foot mall, owned by Kamehameha Schools, was managed by General Growth Properties until 2011 when General Growth Properties and Jones Lang LaSalle entered an agreement to transfer managership to Jones Lang LaSalle. The mall underwent a significant $23 million renovation in 2006 to improve the interior and add new retail tenants.

Located at 21.4205, -157.805 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jones Lang LaSalle, Shopping malls in Hawaii, Visitor attractions in Honolulu, Hawaii