Waikiki

by Jim Kraus and Kai White

Book Overview

Waikiki, literally spouting water, is the name of what was once a lush wetland area where three mountain streams met the Pacific Ocean.

With changes brought by American colonialism and the expansion of the United States to the Pacific Ocean, Waikiki was transformed into one of the most popular beachfront tourist destinations in the world. With a topography featuring Diamond Head, picturesque beach spots, and the expansive Kapi'olani...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738548804
• ISBN13: 9780738548807
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Historic Waikiki

A well researched pictorial history of Waikiki Beach on O'ahu. With hundreds of archival photographs collected from dozens of sources, this book gives a wonderful perspective on the growth of what may now be a tourist hot spot, but is also 1.5 miles of land that is rich in history.