2 days ago1 min read

Waikiki ~100 years ago

The artist who painted this scene is not known to us, but it is a favorite of mine. Based on old photographs, it appears to be set about where the Moana Hotel is, now. If only . . . Too much has changed, even since the years of Hawaii Five-0.

When would you like to have visited Hawaii?

(a) Before the downfall of the Kingdom of Hawaii

(b) At the turn of the 20th century

(c) In the years immediately preceding World War II

(d) During the war years

(e) Between 1945 and 1959

(f) During the H50 years

(g) Since 1980

Let us know in the comments.

4 Comments

honu59

14 minutes ago

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I would also choose "e", but "b" would also be interesting. I visited during the Five-O years, in 1975. I distinctly remember our tour guide commenting (jokingly) that building any more hotels would sink the island. Now look at Oahu! It's a mess, from what I can see. Very sad. I no longer wish to go back. But never say never, I suppose.

H50 1.0 FOREVER

18 hours ago

I'm going to choose "e" -- between the end of the war and the start of statehood. I think there still would have been a nice blend of old and new during those 14-15 years.

Steve's Girl

a day ago

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That's very difficult to say. I was bitten by the Hawai'i bug when I read "Hawaii" by James Micener, for the first time, at the age of 17 and two years later Five-0 added to it. Of course I imagined what the nature, the cities etc. might look like.

On my first trip to Hawai'i about 20 years later, I went to locations the novel described, Lahaina on Maui for example and those I knew from Five-0.

My last trip took place 10 years ago. And I'm glad (and consider myself lucky) that, for example, the original International Market Place was still there, with its post office up in a tree and live music for free on Saturdays, even if…