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Place Name
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Waikiki
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Pronunciation
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WEI-KEE-KEE
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Place Status (Type)
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district
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Location
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Honolulu County, Hawaii (HI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Waikiki
(WEI-KEE-KEE), district, famous beach and resort center
4 mi/6.4 km SE of downtown Honolulu on SE Oahu
isl., Honolulu co., Hawaii (HI). Tourism is the economic mainstay; Waikiki
is known the world over for its beach and recreational facilities, esp.
surfing. Lined with luxury hotels, Waikiki has the Honolulu zoo, an
aquarium, shopping malls, Internatl. Market Place; partly residential.
Fort DeRussy is located here. Extinct Diamond Head volcano is
to SE.
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