Ala Wai Canal

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The Ala Wai Canal is a man-made waterway in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in the 1920s to drain wetlands and now serving as a prominent urban landmark bordering Waikiki.

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Label Occurrences
Ala Wai Canal canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
man-made waterway
urban waterway
adjacentTo Ala Wai Golf Course NERFINISHED
Waikiki hotels NERFINISHED
Waikiki residential high-rises
borders Ala Moana NERFINISHED
Kapahulu NERFINISHED
McCully-Moiliili NERFINISHED
Waikiki NERFINISHED
builtBy Hawaiian Dredging Company NERFINISHED
constructed 1920s
constructionEnd 1928
constructionStart 1921
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Ala Moana Boulevard NERFINISHED
Date Street NERFINISHED
Kalakaua Avenue NERFINISHED
McCully Street NERFINISHED
designedBy Walter F. Dillingham NERFINISHED
emptiesInto Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
environmentalIssue pollution from urban runoff
poor water quality
sediment accumulation
feature adjacent parks
concrete-lined banks
pedestrian walkways
fedBy Makiki Stream NERFINISHED
Mānoa Stream NERFINISHED
Pālolo Stream NERFINISHED
knownFor outrigger canoe practice
recreational paddling
rowing activities
urban landmark of Waikiki
length approximately 2 miles
approximately 3.2 kilometers
locatedIn Hawaii NERFINISHED
Honolulu NERFINISHED
Oahu
managedBy City and County of Honolulu NERFINISHED
near Ala Moana Center NERFINISHED
Diamond Head NERFINISHED
Honolulu Convention Center NERFINISHED
orientation east–west
partOf Waikiki watershed NERFINISHED
purpose control flooding
drain wetlands
enable urban development of Waikiki
terminus Ala Wai Harbor NERFINISHED

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Ala Moana near Ala Wai Canal
Ala Wai Boat Harbor isNear Ala Wai Canal
Ala Wai Boat Harbor bodyOfWater Ala Wai Canal