Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:151 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tel:
(808) 971-7174
Our Zoo and Aquarium Expert Says:
Ever wonder how the animals behave after the sun goes down? The Honolulu Zoo offers moonlight tours to answer that very question, especially with regards to the nocturnal species. Otherwise, it's a Zoo-topia in utopia. Check out the new African Savannah, a 10-acre wild preserve exhibit with more than 40 native African animals roaming about in the open. Among the critters you'll encounter during your visit include the Hawaiian hoary bat, the Burmese python, and your basic warthog.
Especially for kids: Petting Zoo. Stroller rentals available.
Extras: Shows, Educational Presentations, Tours.
Open 9 am to 4:30 pm. $ (Inexpensive)
Statistics: 750,000 estimated annual visitors.
From Honolulu Zoo - Oahu, Hawaii:
Over 750,000 people visit the Honolulu Zoo annually. It is the largest zoo within a radius of 2,300 miles and unique in that it is the only zoo in the United States originating from a King's grant of royal lands to the people. King David Kalakaua, Monarch of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891, made lands of the Leahi Land Holdings available in 1876 to the people for a thirty year lease. That year, a "Kapiolani Park Association" of two hundred subscriber members assumed the administration of the three hundred-acre park. The marshy parcel was a muddle of fishponds, lagoons and islands where King Kalakaua maintained his collection of exotic birds. In 1877 the area was named after the King's wife and opened as Queen Kapiolani Park.