57K views · 2.2K reactions | A day in Hawaii at Ala Moana Beach Park  | Gracita Sia-Verceluz | Facebook

ALA MOANA PARK/BEACHLess than a decade before this beach was created along the then-newly built shoreline as it was mostly reef prior, the name Moana Park was changed to Ala Moana Park in 1947. Ala meaning “road or pathway” and moana referring to the dark blue ocean. Hence, Ala Moana meaning “Ocean Road.” A channel was dredged parallel to the new shoreline allowing boats to traverse from the Ala Wai Canal to Kewalo Basin. By 1955, a mile of sand was brought in from the Waiʻanae coast to create t

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