We've added some photos from our April, '09 trip!
We've been covering the re-construction since the beginning!
<look below - MOANA SURFRIDER HOTEL -and See Royal Hawaiian Center>

Lewers Street is finished and beautiful!
A "must-see" on your next trip!!!
<photo taken from second floor at top of escalators>
 

From ALOHA JOE TV.com
Aloha Joe's Waikiki Adventure!!
we walk all around Waikiki


MOANA HOTEL - APRIL '09

	Street Entrance	The Front Veranda
Lobby Interior	The long Hall	The Rear Veranda
The Giant Banyan Tree	The Rear Courtyard	The Pool Area
Quilts on Display	Beach Access	Many Quilts
Traditional Designs		Beautiful Work

PHOTOS FROM KATHY BOAST
Shot on Lewers Street in Waikiki
@ TheHilton Hawaiian Village!!

UPDATE - PHOTOS from AUGUST, 2005 - BELOW
UPDATE - MARCH 2006
UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2006

JIM & PAT STOCKMAN - Glendale, CA
Shot some Waikiki photos during Christmas '06
WAIKIKI NOW - UPDATE

Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii- 3/19/06
Green and sparkling with waterfalls!
<Photo by Kathy Boast>
THIS PHOTO is "real" and has NOT been re-touched!
In March, 2006, we were in Waikiki for the 9th Annual
Hawaii Music Awards! Kathy Boast took this "unreal" shot of
Diamond Head from the dining area of The Royal Hawaiian Hotel! 
The famous landmark was green and lush and
there are waterfalls too!  Proving that March, 2006
was the wettest month anyone can remember!  It really rained!

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Now, let's take a walk down Lewers Street

(These photos were taken by long-time listener to Aloha Joe Radio )
Peter Sanderson!!! (11/06) Mahalo!

Photos by Peter Sanderson
NOTE IT SAYS...GRAND OPENING FALL 2006!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  - THEY MADE IT!!!
 

Sidewalk closed!!!

Where are all the people?
Waikiki - April, 2005
The face of Waikiki is always changing. 
Since I only get to visit Hawaii once a year,
I really notice what's new, remodeled, or gone!
Some of the changes are good, and some are just impossible to relate to.

If you've stayed in Waikiki you most-likely know these streets,
Lewers, Beachwalk and Saratoga Road.

This is where many "Ohana" Hotels were located, a showroom or two
and some famous restaurants, shopping and don't forget the ABC Stores.

When I was there, it was a "ghost town." 
Like being in a SCI-FI film...
where did all the people go?

COMING SOON - WAIKIKI BEACHWALK
This is an multi-million dollar Outrigger Hotel development which will transform
this area into a "thing of beauty."  "Roy's Restaurant" was the first tenant to sign. 
They promise exceptional shopping, entertainment,
food & of course, new Outrigger Hotels.


Shortly after our visit, the wrecking ball came down
hard on this area of Waikiki.  The construction will continue for quite a while,
so on your next trip, drop by and take a few shots of the construction. 
(Send them to us...and we'll "update" our story")

Let's continue our stroll down memory lane.....

At the end of Lewers street you find two
"classic" hotels that aren't going anywhere.

Please do send us a photo of the area so we can
all follow the progress of the Waikiki Beachwalk!

Mahalo for walking with us...
<photos by: Kathy Boast - www.kathyboast.com>

These photos are from Chuck Pipe -
Guelph, Ontario, Canada - Shot August, 2005