Blessing ceremony for the final Kuhio Beach Park pavilion
HONOLULU — Mayor Rick Blangiardi, together with Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters, Waikiki leaders and representatives from the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation and Department of Enterprise Services, gathered on Wednesday for the blessing ceremony of the fourth and final Kuhio Beach Park pavilion that will open to the public as “The Queen’s Arbor.”
Scheduled for a soft opening on June 20, “The Queen’s Arbor” is on Kalakaua Avenue between Liliuokalani Avenue and Kealohilani Avenue and will be operated by Highgate Concessions, LLC. It will feature an oceanfront breakfast of sustainable, farm-to-table ingredients and a cultural storytelling experience that will share Waikiki’s rich history and the legacy of Hawaii’s last reigning monarch, Queen Lili‘uokalani.
