Everything about The Aloha Tower totally explained
The
Aloha Tower is a lighthouse that's considered one of the premier landmarks of the state of
Hawaii in the
United States. Opened on
September 11,
1926, the
Aloha Tower is located at Pier 9 of
Honolulu Harbor. It has and continues to be a guiding beacon welcoming vessels to the
City & County of Honolulu. Just as the
Statue of Liberty greeted hundreds of thousands of immigrants each year to
New York City, the
Aloha Tower greeted hundreds of thousands of immigrants to Honolulu. At 10 stories and 184 feet (56 m) of height topped with 40 feet (12 m) of flag mast, for four decades the Aloha Tower was the tallest structure in Hawaii. It was built in
Hawaiian Gothic architecture.
Redevelopment
In
1981, the
Governor of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism established the Aloha Tower Development Corporation. The
public corporation was charged with developing the land around the Aloha Tower in such a manner as to benefit the state's commercial trade industry based at Honolulu Harbor while at the same time providing the residents of Hawaii with ample access to the downtown waterfront. The entire Aloha Tower Complex, as defined by the public corporation, was identified as Piers 5 and 6, Piers 8 through 23, and portions of Nimitz Highway and Iwilei.
Museum marketplace
In
1982, the
Hawaii Maritime Center was opened near the
Aloha Tower in an old royal pier to present the history of Honolulu Harbor and the relative industries it served. Docked at the royal pier is the
Falls of Clyde, a historic shipping vessel. In
2002, the Hawaii Maritime Center became an incorporated institution of the
Bishop Museum. In
1994, the
Aloha Tower Marketplace opened making Honolulu Harbor the only harbor in the nation to combine a visitor attraction, retail and restaurant outlets and working commercial harbor facilities at a single location.
Recent developments
The Aloha Tower Development Corporation continues its work today with plans to modernize the facilities and infrastructure in and around the Aloha Tower Complex. Its most significant hurdle is to find a way of making travel through Nimitz Highway more efficient. In
2004, a controversial proposal was made to construct an underground
highway tunnel beneath the complex. Other proposals include the establishment of
streetcars, elimination of commercial high-rises in the area and increase of high-rise residential units instead. State officials want to close the parking lot fronting the Aloha Tower and destroy the adjacent Hawaiian Electric Company
power plant, then fill the space with a park. In consideration of heightened security measures after 9/11, tourist access to the observation deck was restricted, but has since been reopened.
Gallery
Image:fallsofclydehonolulu.jpg|Docked at the Aloha Tower Complex is the Falls of Clyde, the only iron-hulled, four-masted ship in the world.
Image:Hawaii_Maritime_Center_from_Aloha_Tower.jpg|The Hawaii Maritime Center and the Falls of Clyde seen from Aloha Tower, looking east
Image:Honolulu01.JPG|Downtown Honolulu featuring the Aloha Tower, the Falls of Clyde, and First Hawaiian Center.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Aloha Tower'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://aloha_tower.totallyexplained.com">Aloha Tower Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
