Palolo, Hawaii
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Pālolo is a valley, stream, and residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii
, United States
. It lies approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu
, and less than a mile from Diamond Head
. Like many of Hawaii's neighborhoods, Pālolo consists of an entire valley. The mauka (mountain-side) of the valley is agricultural in nature. The makai (ocean-side) of the valley ends approximately at Waialae Avenue and is densely settled, mostly with single-family homes.
Pālolo includes the Kaau Crater, an extinct volcano in the mountains at the back of the valley.
Pālolo Stream runs through the valley before joining Manoa
stream to form the Manoa-Palolo drainage canal, which flows into the Ala Wai Canal
.
In the Hawaiian language
, pālolo means "clay".
Jarrett Middle School and Palolo Elementary School are located in Pālolo.
Palolo Valley is bordered on the mauka end by the Koʻolau Range, to the Koko Head
(approximately East) side by Wilhelmina Rise, on the makai end by the neighborhood of Kaimuki, and on the Ewa
(approximately west) side by Waahila Ridge.
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu
Downtown Honolulu
Downtown Honolulu is the current historic, economic, governmental, and central part of Honolulu—bounded by Nuuanu Stream to the west, Ward Avenue to the east, Vineyard Boulevard to the north, and Honolulu Harbor to the south—situated within the larger Honolulu District...
, and less than a mile from Diamond Head
Diamond Head, Hawaii
Diamond Head is the name of a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and known to Hawaiians as Lēahi, most likely from lae 'browridge, promontory' plus ahi 'tuna' because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin...
. Like many of Hawaii's neighborhoods, Pālolo consists of an entire valley. The mauka (mountain-side) of the valley is agricultural in nature. The makai (ocean-side) of the valley ends approximately at Waialae Avenue and is densely settled, mostly with single-family homes.
Pālolo includes the Kaau Crater, an extinct volcano in the mountains at the back of the valley.
Pālolo Stream runs through the valley before joining Manoa
Manoa
thumb|240px|right|Vintage shot of University of Hawaii, Manoa240px|thumb|right|Vintage photo of Manoa ValleyMānoa is a valley and a residential neighborhood of Honolulu CDP of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States; the community is approximately three miles east and inland from...
stream to form the Manoa-Palolo drainage canal, which flows into the Ala Wai Canal
Ala Wai Canal
The Ala Wai Canal is an artificial waterway in Honolulu, Hawaii which serves as the northern boundary of the tourist district of Waikīkī. It was created in 1928 for the purpose of draining the rice paddies and swamps which would eventually become the tourist resort area of Waikiki, and today also...
.
In the Hawaiian language
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
, pālolo means "clay".
Jarrett Middle School and Palolo Elementary School are located in Pālolo.
Palolo Valley is bordered on the mauka end by the Koʻolau Range, to the Koko Head
Koko Head
Koko Head is the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaii Kai...
(approximately East) side by Wilhelmina Rise, on the makai end by the neighborhood of Kaimuki, and on the Ewa
'Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Ewa Beach or simply Ewa is a census-designated place located in Ewa District and the City & County of Honolulu along the leeward coast of Oahu in Hawaii. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a total population of 14,955....
(approximately west) side by Waahila Ridge.