Kakaʻako Waterfront Park, also known as "Point Panic Park", is a public park in Kakaʻako, south of downtown Honolulu, just off Ala Moana Boulevard at the end of Cooke Street. It was opened in November 1992 on the site of a former municipal landfill and consists of of grass-covered rolling hills adjacent to the ocean. There is no sandy beach at this location, and access to the ocean is by concrete stairs. The park has bathrooms, water fountains, free parking, picnic tables, an amphitheatre, pay telephones, paved jogging paths, and two popular surfing spots, "Point Panic" and "Flies".

In October 2017, the park was closed in order to address homeless people setting up encampments there then reopened in January 2018.

Kakaako Waterfront Park

Management of Kakaʻako Waterfront Park was done by the Hawaiʻi Community Development Corporation for nearly 20 years. In late 2019, the 40 acres of land that makes up the Kakaʻako Waterfront Park was transferred from the state of Hawaii to the city of Honolulu.

Kakaako Waterfront Park

The John A. Burns School of Medicine, part of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, is located inland and adjacent to the waterfront park.

Kakaako Waterfront Park

A Memorial to the Ehime Maru Incident victims is built at the Kakaako Waterfront Park.

Sculptures in the park

Lahui, a silicon bronze sheet sculpture by Sean K. L. Browne, 1992

Ano Lani, a bronze sculpture by Frank Sheriff, 1993

A monument to the dead of the Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision

Gallery

See also

List of contemporary amphitheatres

References

Parks in Hawaii

Protected areas of Oahu

Protected areas established in 1992

Tourist attractions in Honolulu

Geography of Honolulu

1992 establishments in Hawaii