Salt Lake, Hawaii

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Coordinates: 21°21′18″N 157°54′28″W / 21.35500°N 157.90778°W / 21.35500; -157.90778
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Salt Lake
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Salt Lake is located in Hawaii
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Salt Lake
Location of Salt Lake on Oʻahu
Coordinates: 21°21′18″N 157°54′28″W / 21.35500°N 157.90778°W / 21.35500; -157.90778
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
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Salt Lake is a neighborhood of

Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of O‘ahu. The area is also known as Āliamanu after a nearby crater, although Salt Lake itself is in a crater called Ālia pa‘akai — meaning "salt pond" in the Hawaiian language. The Salt Lake community was developed in the 1960s during a construction boom, providing residents with an expansive view of downtown Honolulu and the sugarcane plantations of the central plain of O‘ahu. It is a community of high-rise condominiums, mid-rise town-dwellings, and houses snaking around the remnants of a now freshwater lake
.

The U.S. Postal Code for Salt Lake is 96818. Salt Lake is a part of the 15th District of the

City and County of Honolulu, currently represented by Radiant Cordero
.

Geography and history

The Salt Lake community is built in the larger and easternmost of three overlapping, low profile,

artesian well was dug to bring the water level higher (and salt content lower) for use as a mullet
fish pond; a tunnel, dug through the southeast rim of the crater, controlled the water level and provided an outlet (Macdonald, Abbott, and Peterson. 1983). This act, and later construction of a larger drainage outlet, eventually removed the salt from Salt Lake.

An

philanthropist Charles Reed Bishop. The Damon estate sold some of the land to commercial and residential developers in 1956. After statehood, Governor of Hawaii John A. Burns promoted the development as a modernization project.[citation needed
] In 1966 the lake was filled in except for a pond in the Honolulu Country Club golf course at 21°21′18″N 157°54′28″W / 21.35500°N 157.90778°W / 21.35500; -157.90778.[1]

Roadways

Salt Lake's growth was mainly attributed to the ease (in those days) with which residents could travel to and from downtown Honolulu and Waikīkī, where many worked. Salt Lake's main street is Salt Lake Boulevard, running the length of the community, from Moanalua High School to Aloha Stadium, connecting Puuloa Road (State Route 66) and Kamehameha Highway (State Route 99). Its major arteries are Ala Ilima Street, Likini Street, Ala Lilikoi Street and Ala Napunani Street. Most of Salt Lake's residential streets are named after native flora and fauna. For example, the ‘ilima is the official flower of the City & County of Honolulu.[citation needed]

Highways and freeways passing close by Salt Lake include the Queen Lili'uokalani Freeway (no exits or entrances), Moanalua Freeway (Exit 2 – Ala Napunani; Exit 3 – Puuloa

Salt Lake is home to officers of the military and their families. The community is surrounded by various military installations including the headquarters of the United States Pacific Command.

Road), and Nimitz Highway (State Rte. 92).

Military

Salt Lake is almost surrounded by military installations. Nearby

Pacific Basin.[citation needed
] Coast Artillery Battery Tiernon, which mounted 2 X 3" guns, was located at Salt Lake for the protection of Pearl Harbor.

Airport

Although not regarded as part of Salt Lake, the

Honolulu International Airport is very close, just to the south. The area surrounding the airport is often referred to as the airport district, a commercial and retail region built up along Nimitz Highway. Located there are office buildings, the main United States Postal Service
center in the state, and Ke'ehi Lagoon.

Community

A 2003 special feature of the

University of Hawaii, residents are composed of mostly Honolulu professionals and military officers choosing to live off base. The neighborhood community is home to the families of officers and enlisted servicemen from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard and Navy.[citation needed
]

According to the 2000 report of the United States Census Bureau, Salt Lake ranked eighth of all the neighborhood communities in Hawai‘i in terms of median annual household income. It ranked second in median home values, then $875,000. Waikīkī was highest.[citation needed]

Education

Saint Philomena Church.[citation needed
]

Commercial center

The commercial center of Salt Lake is Salt Lake Shopping Center, bound by Ala Ilima Street, Ala Lilikoi Street and Salt Lake Boulevard. Its anchor tenants are a

Safeway grocery store, a Longs Drugs store and the only McDonald's in the region. In the 1980s, Mayor of Honolulu Frank Fasi established a mobile satellite city hall at Salt Lake Shopping Center to provide city services for residents without having to travel into City Hall. Salt Lake Shopping Center at one time was home to the Salt Lake Moanalua branch of the Hawaii State Public Library System
until it moved to the campus of Aliamanu Elementary and Middle Schools.

Parks

Salt Lake is considered a green neighborhood community, endowed with large stretches of park lands. The largest of the parks is Salt Lake District Park renovated in 2003. The park has hiking trails around the slopes of Āliamanu and Āliapa‘akai craters. Salt Lake District Park has playing fields, basketball and tennis courts, multipurpose buildings and a gymnasium operated by the City & County of Honolulu. A 50-meter swimming pool is the newest addition.

Smaller parks in the midst of high-rise condominiums include Salt Lake Municipal Park, which hosts the People's Market each Saturday morning. Established by former Mayor Frank Fasi, the People's Market allows Salt Lake residents to purchase fresh produce and fish from independent local producers. Hoa Aloha Park on Ala Ilima Street is the site of weekend soccer games.

Community events

Salt Lake is home to various public annual events:

  • Menehune Classic is held in the fall, opening the competitive marching band season. One of the most important music festivals in Honolulu, various high school marching bands perform at the Moanalua High School football field showing off skill and precision. Moanalua High School is home to one of the preeminent marching bands in the state, having performed throughout the world.
  • Winter Craft Fair is held each December as entrepreneurs gather on the campus of Moanalua High School to sell their unique goods and fresh, hot food. A similar craft fair is held each spring.

References

  1. ^ Noelle Chun (November 2006). "Real Salt Lake: This area has a flavorful past". Honolulu magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2010.

External links

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Sources

  • Macdonald, Gordon A., Agatin T. Abbott, and Frank L. Peterson. 1983. Volcanoes in the Sea, 2nd edition. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 517 p.
  • Maciolek, J. A. 1983. Lakes and lake-like waters of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Occ. Papers B. P. Bishop Museum, XXV(1): 1-14.
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