Lots of history to see for free inside of the active court house. There was a time period when…read moremonarchy ruled and the laws transitioned to what they are today. I haven't seen this mentioned in any travel guides. It's worth going in for 30 minutes to learn more about Hawaii.

I happened upon the Supreme Court building after seeing the amazing statue of King Kamehameha V in…read morefront. The historic Supreme Court building has a long history. The structure was intended to be a palace for Kamehameha V, but converted during construction to a needed government building for the Republic of Hawaii, known as Ali'iolani Hale. The Italian Renaissance Revival building was designed by Thomas Rowe, a British architect and dedicated in 1884. Today, the building houses the King Kamehameha V Judiciary Center and the Hawaii Supreme Court. The building is free and open to explore, but you have to go through security. The interior has a lovely marble atrium with dual winding staircase in a center atrium. There is a small dome at the top of the atrium. Original woodwork exists throughout the building. In the History Center is a small movie theater, that offers several interesting films about Hawaiian government and history. A small museum houses early Hawaiian legal artifacts. An original Victorian era courtroom is available to explore. Upstairs is a modern courtroom that serves as the Hawaii Supreme Court, which was not in session during my visit. Plan an hour visit (or less if you skip the films). I did not see nearby parking, I took the bus as part of my visit to Iolani Palace, which is across the street. They are open 8:00 am - 4 pm.

Wow, the best experience I I ever had. Excellent service at the records & recording. I forgot the…read moregirl who helped me but she was the best.

I needed deeds for some properties. Gary in the deed…read moredepartment patiently walked me through the process to find the document numbers and deeds on the computer. I really appreciated his willingness to help me! Kudos to employees like Gary'

Best place ever, I'm so thankful for these ladies & gentlemen. They're the people behind the scenes…read morewho often get abused on the phone when people call 911. If anyone outside could see what they deal with every day, I think everyday people would see the first response system in a whole new light.

Since moving into the Kaka'ako neighborhood 3 years ago, we've been watching the construction at…read morethis corner of South and South King Streets as the Joint Traffic Management Center (JTMC) emerged. Just from its construction billboards announcing this structure, we were excited to see what agencies the JTMC would house or collaborate with. Well, when this center opened in January 2020, and we went to check it out as we noticed its new tenants moving in. This center's six tenants are City and State Agencies as follows. City & County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) Honolulu Police Department (HPD) Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) Emergency Services Department (ESD) Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) State of Hawaii Hawai'i Department of Transportation (HDOT) The JTMC brings together both state and city agencies to focus on improving traffic management and public safety coordination on O'ahu. Led by the City's Department of Transportation Services (DTS) and Hawai'i State Department of Transportation (HDOT), this center's combination of people and automated systems can proactively manage traffic and change the traffic flow in response to or in anticipation of traffic incidents, coordinate traffic information among responders and to the public. Although we didn't roam about the interior of the building for security reasons, we admired the architectural design of this building. We could see themes of Hawaiian tradition and Pacific voyaging and navigation themes. The overall building honors the revival and perpetuation of Hawaiian and Polynesian voyaging. The JTMC's logo is Hōkū Pa'a which translates to "North Star" can be seen on the statue fronting its South Street entrance. The Hōkū Pa'a is in the shape of a shield with 3 distinct design elements: the 7-pointed star, the Pueo (Hawaiian short-eared owl) and, trails or roadways. I'm glad to see these six City and State Agencies put under one roof as it means that O'ahu's public daily commutes will be supported with safety and efficiency.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an ideal organization made up of people who can investigate…read moreany kind of crime, including offenses using computers, foreign offenses, and domestic offenses that meet certain criteria. Because this agency is concerned with the protection of the country and its residents, the majority of the cases it investigates involve acts of terrorism or criminal activity committed online. If you have been the victim of a cybercrime or an act of terrorism, please do not be afraid to get in touch with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Princess Ruth Keelikolani Building in downtown Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, at 830 Punchbowl Street,…read moreis home to state government offices including the Industrial Relations Office, State Department of Labor, and Hawaii Department of Taxation (state tax office). There are other offices in there as well as where those who have applied for and been approved to test for Hawai'i Notary Public by the Attorney General. The building is named after Princess Ruth Ke'elikōlani Keanolani Kanāhoahoa of the founding dynasty of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the former Royal Governor of the Island of Hawaii. She was quite an interesting lady and I'd encourage you to do a study if you're not familiar with her! Upon immediate entry there is security that requires patrons to present photo identification. Everyone has been friendly and happy to direct you to where you are looking to go. The atrium in the center is nice and the building is quite clean. Bathrooms are easy to access and there are strategically placed hand sanitizer stands throughout the building if that's your thing. There is street parking directly in front of the building, and a parking garage directly across the street for convenience, too! Little note, the parking garage only accepts cash. There is an ATM on the bottom floor of the building. There is also a little grab and go snack shop on the bottom floor. It looked well to stocked and I should have taken a few photos; my bad! Lots of people, everyone nice and friendly and even with all the traffic it didn't feel crowded at all.

East Foster Village Community Center is located in a residential area. There are parking stalls in…read morefront of the building as well as on the side. I entered the East Foster Village Community Center one evening to attend a birthday party for my uncle. As I walked down the hallway I noticed there's an entrance to the community hall as well as the entrance to the swimming pool. The restrooms are towards the left side of the swimming pool. I walked towards the community hall and noticed the tables plus chairs were setup for the party. The kitchen is located towards the left side of one of the entrances. East Foster Village Community Center has party rates for the swimming pool, the community hall, or a combo rate for the hall and pool. After the birthday party the family members cleared out the community hall by putting away the tables and chairs into the storage area. One of the family members even mopped the floor after the tables and chairs were removed from the hall. The pool area shuts down at 6pm since there are no lights available for the pool area. I do know that the children and teenagers enjoyed both the kiddie pool and the adult pool. 75/100

Participated in a non profit walk for NAMI ( mental health) here. What a wonderful propertyread more

RE-POST: Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building exists as PART of the Civic Center…read more The FRANK F. FASI MUNICIPAL BUILDING is a 16-story governmental office building. It was built sometime during the 1980's to early 1990's during the tenure of then Mayor Frank F. Fasi. It wasn't until 2006, when Mayor Hanneman renamed this building and the civic center after Mayor Fasi for the recognition of Mayor Fasi's service and commitment to the City of Honolulu. Mayor Fasi is credited for "building" much of the foundations on which Honolulu stands. In fact, as a young adult, I remember seeing bulldozers in downtown Honolulu's Capitol District where this building and several others were built. He held the distinction of being the longest serving Mayor of Honolulu (1969 - 1981). Last year, when we were in the process of selling our home, we had to get some documents from a couple of offices located this building. We parked in the municipal parking lot and followed the pathway to the building's entrance. It is a secure building as we signed in with the security guard and left our identification cards with him. We also had to pass through a metal detection booth which reminded me of those at airport TSA checkpoints. The offices that we know of that are within this building are: -Department of Planning and Permits -DPP Data Access & Imaging Branch (they STILL use microfiche readers) -Land Use Commission -Census Data. We're sure that there are other C&C offices here but we weren't allowed to take pictures or go to any other offices than what we signed in for. So, if you're planning to build an addition or renovation to your home, you or your contractor will need to come here to obtain a permit for the construction. This building houses offices related to Real Property. By the way, this building is PART of the civic center.

I chaperoned a field trip for my students to visit this facility. Super educational and fun…read moreexperience! My students and I got to the following educational and fun activities: use a taser on a dummy, sat in the squad cars and SUV, talked on the radios in the cars, turned on the siren for all of Waipahu to hear, did a mock target practice in the dark with flashing lights, and played out scenarios of when to shoot with a gun with rubber bullets at a suspect who may or may not be going for their gun, and toured the rest of their facilities. The police officers there were very welcoming and informative. My students really enjoyed talking to them and participating in hands-on activities with the officers. This is definitely a great place to take students on a field trip.