Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park Explained

The Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) is a 269acres public park operated by the City and County of Honolulu. It held its grand opening on July 21, 2001 and it is located in Waipio, Oahu just off the Kamehameha Highway.^[1]

The Central Oahu Regional Park complex currently includes a 20-court tennis center, which opened in 2003; the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, four youth baseball diamonds, four regulation size baseball diamonds, a four diamond softball complex, as well as other multipurpose fields, and a 20-lane archery range.

CORP plays host to many different sporting events including swimming, baseball, soccer, football etc. It is also the home field for the Hawaii Pacific University Sea Warrior baseball team, the Chaminade University Silversword softball team as well as being the home of the 2007 Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) Softball Tournament.

The Hanwha Eagles (Korea Baseball Organization) uses the baseball field annually during spring training.

The park was renamed after U.S. Representative Patsy Mink in 2007.^[2]

Current facilities

• 4 Youth Baseball Fields
• 4 Regulation Baseball Fields
• 4 Regulation Softball Fields
• 20 Tennis Courts
• Olympic Size Swimming Pool
• 1 meter and 3 meter Springboards (Diving Boards)
• Multipurpose Fields
• Archery Range

Planned facilities

• Tennis Stadium
• A Basketball Court is rumored
• Equestrian Center

Notable events

• Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: 2012,^[3] 2022^[4]

External links

• Web site: City and County of Honolulu: Department of Parks and Recreation. 2013-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109223600/http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/index.htm#. 2013-11-09. dead.
• Web site: HAWAI'I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS: Baseball . goseawarriors.com . . Honolulu, HI . 2013-11-09 . dead . https://archive.today/20131014072413/http://goseawarriors.com/index.aspx?path=baseball . 2013-10-14 .

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Notes and References

1. News: Pang . Gordon Y.K. . July 16, 2001 . First of 'fields of dreams' to open in Central Oahu . . November 9, 2013 .
2. Web site: City Renames Park after Patsy Mink. August 30, 2007. Hawaii News Now. en-US. November 6, 2019.
3. https://www.pacificcoastswimming.com/sites/default/files/events/meet_packages/260383_2012_Junior_Pan_Pacs_Event_Information.pdf "2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Honolulu: Competition Handbook"
4. https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2022/03/15/charter-nations-announce-addition-of-junior-pan-pacific-swimming-championships-to-2022-international-events-calendar "Charter Nations Announce Addition of Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships to 2022 International Events Calendar"