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Moanalua Gardens, Honolulu, HI

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Moanalua Gardens

A privately owned public park in Honolulu with a historic cottage and a famous monkeypod tree.

Honolulu, HI

About Moanalua Gardens

Moanalua Gardens is a 24-acre park in Honolulu that is privately owned but open to the public. It includes the Kamehameha V Cottage, once the residence of Prince Lot Kapuāiwa before he became King Kamehameha V. The grounds also host an annual hula festival named for the prince, and they are home to a large monkeypod tree known in Japan as the Hitachi tree. The site's main pages cover its history, the Hitachi tree, weddings and events, and the Ho'ola Hawaii program.

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