Old Honolulu Police Station

As the Honolulu police detective made famous in Earl Derr Biggers’ crime movies, Charlie Chan just may have walked the halls of the old Honolulu Police Station (842 Bethel St.), designed by architect Louis Davis in the Spanish Mission Revival style and completed in 1931.

Hawai‘i State Capitol

An American adaptation of the Bauhaus style known as “Hawai‘i International Architecture,” the Hawai‘i State Capitol’s (415 S. Beretania St.) architectural features are inspired by nature. The reflecting pool that surrounds the building is inspired by the Pacific Ocean, and its two legislative chambers are cone-shaped, representative of the volcanoes that formed the Hawaiian Islands.

Café Julia

Housed in a building designed by Julia Morgan—who designed Hearst Castle in California and became the first woman to design a public building in Honolulu in the 1920s—Café Julia (1040 Richards St.) offers lunch and dinner fare in a breezy, open environment.

La Mariana

Located along Ke‘ehi Harbor in the industrial neighborhood of Sand Island, La Mariana Sailing Club (50 Sand Island Access Rd.) defies the passage of time. Opened by Annette “La Mariana” Nahinu in 1957, the historic lounge remains one of the last tiki bars in the islands, serving rum-based libations that recall tropical times of yesteryear.

Barrio Vintage

Eva browses turquoise jewelry and other treasures at Barrio Vintage
(1161 Nuuanu Ave.) in Chinatown, Honolulu. From vibrant throwbacks to one-of-a-kind costume jewels, Barrio Vintage features a hand-curated array of vintage and retro clothing, as well as accessories for both women and men.

Stop in at the old Blaisdell Hotel, where Javier Fombellida mans the last public hand-operated elevator in the islands. Designed by architectural firm Emory and Webb in 1912, the hotel’s amenities in its heyday included a telephone in every
room, a grocery store, a barbershop, and a tailor. Today, it houses a restaurant and a variety of businesses

Hawai‘i State Public Library

This library (478 S. King St.) houses more than half a million catalogued books. Funded by Andrew Carnegie, who insisted his brother-in-law Henry D. Whitfield design the building, the library was completed in 1913 in the style of a Greco-
Roman quadrangle that encompasses an inner garden.

Proof Public House

Located on the ground floor of the Blaisdell Hotel (1154 Fort St. Mall), Proof Public House features handcrafted pizzas and draft beers served in an open-air setting, where patrons can also view historic photos and newspaper clippings that recall memories of a bygone era in Hawai‘i.