Kapiolani Park

Kapiʻolani Regional Park is a City park in Waikiki, which the City calls a gift from a king, named after his queen. Through legislation it was set aside as a free public park, with entrance fees prohibited, and it is still held as a free and open public park. It takes in the Honolulu Zoo and the Waikīkī Shell, and the Royal Hawaiian Band still plays at its Bandstand, near a sculpture of Queen Kapiʻolani along Kalākaua Avenue. Banyan trees shade the picnic areas, and the double row of ironwood trees laid out by Archibald Scott Cleghorn, the first Parks Commissioner, is still growing. The tennis center sits at the base of Lēʻahi (Diamond Head), and an art installation at the former archery range lies just below the historic Papaʻenaʻena Heiau. People use the park for picnics and games as well as marathons, parades and cultural events, and event permits come from the City. The park is closed overnight, from midnight until early morning.