Makiki
Makiki is an area of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, northeast of downtown Honolulu, stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway.
Makiki is an area of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, northeast of downtown Honolulu, stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway. Punchbowl, an extinct tuff cone, and Tantalus overlook the Makiki.
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Worth seeing in and around Makiki
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Hawaiʻi System
The University of Hawaiʻi System is the public higher education system of the state of Hawaii. The system confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through three universities, seven community colleges, an employment training center, three university centers, four education centers, and various other research facilities distributed across six islands throughout the state of Hawaii.
1.7 km · college and university system in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi · Wikipedia - 02University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is a public land-grant research university in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi system and houses the main offices of the system.
1.7 km · public co-educational research university and flagship University of Hawaiʻi system · Wikipedia - 03Honolulu Museum of Art
The Honolulu Museum of Art is an art museum in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The museum is the largest of its kind in the state, and was founded in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke.
1.9 km · art museum in Honolulu, Hawaii · Wikipedia - 04Diocese of Honolulu
The Diocese of Honolulu is a Catholic diocese for the state of Hawaii in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco.
600 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia - 05First Hawaiian Center
First Hawaiian Center is the third-tallest building in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi and the city of Honolulu, the largest city in the state. It is the world corporate headquarters of First Hawaiian Bank, the oldest and largest bank based in Hawaiʻi.
3.3 km · Second tallest building in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi · Wikipedia - 06Hawaii State Capitol
The Hawaii State Capitol is the official statehouse or capitol building of the U.S. state of Hawaii. From its chambers, the executive and legislative branches perform the duties involved in governing the state.
2.8 km · state capitol building of the U.S. state of Hawaii · Wikipedia - 07Hawaii House of Representatives
The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members, each elected in a single member district.
2.8 km · Lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature · Wikipedia - 08Hawaii Senate
The Hawaii State Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membership of the body, currently Ron Kouchi.
2.8 km · upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature · Wikipedia - 09Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is the mother church and cathedral of the Diocese of Honolulu.
3.1 km · cathedral in Honolulu, Hawaii · Wikipedia - 10Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaiʻi Pacific University is a private university in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States. The Oceanic Institute of HPU, an aquaculture research facility, is at Makapuʻu Point on the island of Oʻahu.
3.1 km · university · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Liliuokalani Botanical Garden
123 N Kuakini St (just north of Foster Botanical Garden).
- 02Honolulu Museum of Art
- 03The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Situated in the middle of Punchbowl, an extinct crater, this is the final resting place for over 38,000 personnel from WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam.
- 04Queen Emma Summer Palace
In the Nu'uanu valley is this restored historic building, built in 1847 as the summer retreat of Queen Emma, wife of King Kamehameha IV.
- 05Punahou Circle Apartments
- 06Central Union Church
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Things to do
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wāhine. The southern end of the UH campus is home to most of the university's sports facilities. The baseball team plays at
- 01Les Murakami Stadium
- 02Stan Sheriff Center
- 03Ching Athletics Complex
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Where to eat
Bangkok Chef. As good and as cheap that an amazing delicious Thai meal can get. The place started as a Thai market, but has grown as a local favorite. The high quality of the food, associated with fresh ingredients and low prices make this spot a must try while in Honolulu.
- 01Bangkok Chef Manoa
2955 E Manoa Rd,.
- 02Bangkok Chef Nuuana
1627 Nuuanu Ave,.
- 03Chiang Mai Thai Restaurant
While there are many Thai restaurants on Oahu, this is one of the best and most reasonably priced.
- 04Eastern Paradise Restaurant
Basic, decent Korean food at a budget price.
- 05Honolulu Museum of Art Cafe
Honolulu Museum of Art, 900 South Beretania St,.
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Getting to Makiki
- Airports
- Daniel K. Inouye (HNL), 10 km · Kahului (OGG), 152 km · Lihue (LIH), 173 km
- Stations
- Aloha Tower, 3.7 km
- Kahului → MakikiTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Lihue, Kauai → MakikiTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Kailua-Kona → Makiki267 km · quickest by air, 4h 18m · $150–220
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Makiki
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Makiki. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAs of Jan 2023, there is no regular interisland ferry service.
- Get aroundLarger groups may want to tour the city via charter bus; there are several chartering companies available on the island.
- Go nextMost of the island's major attractions can be seen in a day trip, or spread out over several days.
From Wikivoyage: Honolulu, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Makiki is 3 km from Honolulu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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