Kewalo Basin Harbor

This is a small boat harbor for charters and tours. I've departed from here for a parasailing tour and a glass bottom boat tour. It's small and it's easy to find the slip number for your tour. It wouldn't take long to walk from one end to another. Slip A is the part next to Ala Moana Blvd, slip B is the side next to the park. There's is medium sized parking lot. The rates were reasonable although I forgot how much. However, after coming here more than once I realized you could park in the Ala Moana beach park for free. It can be a bit of a walk depending where you can find a spot so if you plan to do that make sure you arrive earlier.

Kewalo Basin Harbor is between Ala Moana Beach Park and Kaka'ako Waterfront Park. There is a bike way, a walkway and a drive through. You'd drive only if you have business with the Harbor Master mainly because parking is limited. This is what you would get:1) panoramic ocean view, east to Head and west in some spots past the Airport.2) Bikeway and Walkway available with restroom facilities and a shower area for the ocean goers3) You get to see all the water adventurers as their boats are moored thereI can't address the Pre or Post CoViD items as I've not visited Kewalo Basin Harbor enough to make an opinion. I can only say that if i were hanging around and wanted a place to "hang out", enjoy the sun and the sea, read a book, surfer watch, eat a snack, and so forth... this is the place to be

Kewalo Basin Park is a secret local spot... shhh!I don't think tourists would venture here - even if this Point of Interest is in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Aloha State. There's a long driveway to the free parking lot. Showers, restroom, picnic tables and benches, gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean, Ala Moana Beach, Waikiki, and Diamond Head are available.Local residents enjoy surfing and fishing at this spot. Don't mind the homeless citizens... they like the ambiance, also! Remember to look for the statue of Saint Mother Marianne Cope. She contributed so much to the Leper Colony on the Island of Molokai! God bless us all!The sunshine, cool breezes, and fantastic sunsets in paradise are free for everyone to share! Harmony and peace to everyone! Mother Nature is alive and well in the 50th State!Malama ka 'aina!

Located off Ala Moana blvd. next to Ala Moana beach, decided to walk over and pick up some dinner after walking and enjoy dinner at the beach.Tourist are back but a lot of business are still closed or for sale, the ones that were open had lines of tourists crowded together trying to get in.There was no 6ft distance between customers and only a few had mask on.On the catamaran they packed the customers on there was hardly any space with customers seating on the ground and a lot standing as you see in the picture most are not wearing mask.

My dad, uncle and I stopped by here after having trouble getting to a waterfall. This place is Ocean Beach to the nth level. I say Ocean Beach because I live in the Outer Sunset. We all used the restrooms, talked to a homeless woman and got drinks at $5 Bento's! Not bad for the last day in Honolulu.

Located on O'ahu's South Shore in the Kaka'ako District between Ala Moana Regional Park and the Kaka'ako Waterfront Park, the Kewalo Basin Harbor has been home to some of Honolulu's commercial fishing fleets, and charter and excursion sailing vessels that provide fun and exciting tourist activities. But, did you know that this harbor was CREATED by dredging the shallow reef along this shore to accommodate commercial fishing vessels or the overflow of other small vessels from Honolulu Harbor? My paternal grandparents and my father told us "kids" about their experiences of seeing the creation of this harbor AND Ala Moana Beach Park during the early 1920s. They often told us that Ala Moana was basically swampland and ocean reefs. Um, I remember seeing Ala Moana Center (the late 1950s) being built and yes, there was a LOT of coral reefs back then! Okay, so, I'm OLD!Anyway, when we were children, my parents would take us to dinner at SpenceCliff's Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant located at Kewalo Basin Harbor. While waiting for our dinner reservation, we'd often walk out to the boat slips (I know that my parents nervously watched us) which weren't too far away. Ah, that restaurant was popular with local families and celebrities. Its unusual yet appropriate boat-shape architectural design and its nautical ambiance let our childhood imaginations run wild. As often as my parents made sure to expose our taste buds to global, local and American foods, the Fisherman's Wharf, was the place where we first tasted cioppino, Hawaiian turtle steak (um, I don't know IF it WAS really turtle), New England clam chowder, fish fry, and Chinook salmon. Oops, I digress from the subject... but all that remains of the old Fisherman's Wharf restaurant is its iconic neon sign which is located near the corner of Ward Avenue and Ala Moana Boulevard.The Kewalo Basin Harbor/Ala Moana Park area has always been a part of my family's island experience. My family and relatives would often picnic at Ala Moana Beach then walk over to Kewalo Basin just to admire the boats bobbing in the harbor before returning home. As we got older, we'd overlook this harbor at sunset from some of the restaurant dining rooms of Ward Warehouse. But, we'd always find ourselves running or walking about this area. We noticed that over the years, many charters and excursion boats would entice locals and visitors with ocean adventures which include dinner cruises or fireworks watching from off-shore sails. Some of the more unique charters are diving excursions to view WWII shipwrecks and exotic reef fish, catamaran sailings, parasailing, snorkeling, and sailing on a pirate ship (Treasure Seeker). This harbor has been upgraded and repaired numerous times with an extension of the wharf, larger concrete catwalks replaced the worn wood herringbone piers and other structures and higher rock sea walls were constructed and the parking lots have been repaved. We come here often to peer into the harbor's water near docked boats to see reef fish such as Moorish Idols and whatever swims by or we'll sit and just admire the different kinds of boats that are docked here. At the edge of harbor's channel is the Kewalo Basin Park which is a 5-acre triangular-shaped park where surfers and stand up paddlers (SUP) slip into the blue ocean from either the stairs or jetty. Me? I'm a land person so, I'll stand along the wide concrete promenade while feeling as if I'm standing in the middle of the ocean as boats pass by through the harbor channel.

The park side of things on the Kakaako side is a great casual spot to bbq, potluck, and fishing. Sometimes unfriendly homelessness so be cautious. The on the water side, it is the home to many businesses that charter boat water activities like parasailing, diving and more. Popular surfing spot as well.

Tons of cruises and party boats depart from here. Pirate ships, catamarans, Snorkeling, Party boats etc. Most people don't even know behind all those boats there's more. There's a triangular shaped park with some great views of diamond head, a cool surfing body boarding sot point panic and a organization that educates youth on conservation. There's some grass, no beach but it has a promenade and a point that juts out into the ocean a bit. It's fairly quiet compared to the hustle and bustle of Ala moana beach park and not much going on at all. Which is why is pretty cool because sometime you just want to sit on a bench an relax away from people.

There's always something happening here. Boat tours, fishing, surfing, paddle boarding and of course the staging address for the Aloha Festival Parade.Came here to bring extra things for our AC Cobra Club of Hawaii drivers. It was sunny and very hot. Thank goodness that I wasn't in the Cobra.I felt sorry for the organizer cause she was running around like crazy. She had so many people that she needed a convertible to ride in but a lot didn't show up. Then she had these massive flower arrangements that they wanted on the hood of the cars. Only problem for Cobra owners, that arrangement would hinder their driving. So we had it put on the trunk.For the Aloha Festival, the parking was too small, but on any given day, it would be okay.

Kewalo Basin Harbor is located next to Ala Moana Park in the Kakaako district. If you've rented a fishing boat, paragliding, pirate ship or water activities this is the hub where most of them are at. If you get there early you can find parking or plenty of coined parking. Well maintained, bathroom facilities, its a good hangout to stroll and walk your dog, grab a bite to eat and watch the waves or a beautiful Waikiki sunset or Fireworks on a Friday night.