Ala Moana (meaning path to the sea in Hawaiian) is a commercial, retail, and residential district of Honolulu, Hawaii. It is located between Waikiki and Moiliili to the east, and Kakaʻako and Honolulu Harbor to the west. King Street, to the north, marks the border with the neighborhood of Makiki.
Ala Moana is situated along the southern shores of the island of Oʻahu and features a vast stretch of reef-protected white sandy beaches. The main roads through Ala Moana are Ala Moana Boulevard and Kapiʻolani Boulevard. Ala Moana is a major transfer point in Honolulu's bus system. Across the street from Ala Moana Center is Ala Moana Beach Park, dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s.
The civic center of Ala Moana is Ala Moana Center, once the largest shopping center in the United States and currently the largest open-air shopping center in the world.[1][2] The shopping center was developed by Don Graham and opened August 13, 1959.[3]
The area is currently experiencing residential and retail growth in addition to the shopping center.
- ^ 19 September 2007 press release Archived 15 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Press release in the 13 December 2006 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser
- ^ "Ala Moana Center: Architectural History Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.