ALA WAI CANAL
The Canal
The Ala Wai Canal is a beautiful waterway at the entrance to Waikiki. The canal was built in 1922 to drain the swamplands, fish ponds and duck ponds that we now call Waikiki. The canal drains 150 inches of rainwater per year that falls in the mountains above Waikiki. Soon after the canal was built, the land was relcaimed and turned into "Waikiki Beach" the most famous beach and tourist area in the world. There is a well lit walkway along either side of the canal that is great for walking or jogging. It is a great way to walk to Ala Moana Shopping Center or Ala Moana Beach Park. you will almost always see somebody kayaking on the canal or fishing along it's banks. I always walk along the canal a few times per week when I am in Oahu.
Boats on the Canal
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