Waikiki (HI) (Images of America)

Charleston, South Carolina, USA: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. First Edition. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Edition. Trade Paperback As New. Clean and illustrated wraps, tight, solid and square binding. Internals As New. The Images of America Series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today, helping to preserve the local heritage. Waikiki, meaning "spouting water", is the name of what was once a lush wetland area where three mountain streams met the Pacific Ocean. It was once a place of rich, sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, when under the care of Native Hawaiians, a place of small neighborhoods, family-owned shops, a rural environment. , Changes brought about by Western settlement transformed it into an urban environment and one of the most popular beachfront tourist destinations in the world. More than 200 images from such places as the Hawaii State Archives, the Iniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, and the U.S.Army Archives illustrate the story of Waikiki. 127 pages. 6.5 x 9.25 inches. 2007, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, USA