The whole world knows the city of Honolulu, but not many people know what it means. No one knows for certain - because even the Hawaiian people aren’t completely positive. They’re fairly certain that it comes from two words “Hono” and “Lulu” but the uncertainty comes with the me...
Artist's depiction of Honolulu Harbor, late 1800's. Old timers are likely to tell you that it means ‘sheltered hollow’ and refers to the rich district of farmland that existed between the mountains and the sea in what is now downtown Honolulu and Kakaako, but later sailers decided it meant...
Newspaper article and aerial photograph of Honolulu Harbor from 1938. Prior to Western Contact, Honolulu was a forgotten piece of country land. In these days, all the hustle and hubub of warriors and kingdoms took place in what is now Ewa and Kapolei...
Modern day Honolulu Harbor and Downtown Honolulu. Another version of the origin of the name Honolulu says that it was named after a chief who resided there at the time of contact - his name was Honolulu. It was described at that time as ‘a fat land with flowing streams and springs of wate...