Kuhio Beach Park is a public ocean-side park on the island of Oahu, U.S. state of Hawaii, located within the Waikiki neighborhood. It's a common gathering place for the Honolulu population and tourists due to its location and semi-protected waters.
The park was named for Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, the youngest son of Kekaulike Kinoiki II and High Chief David Kahalepouli Piʻikoi.[1] The current park was the site of Pualeilani, the home of Prince Kūhiō and his wife, Princess Elizabeth Kahanu. In July 1918, the prince removed a high board fence, opening a section of the beach to the public. The property was given to the city after his death in 1922, and Kuhio Beach Park was officially dedicated in 1940.[2]
Kuhio Beach Park is the site of three well-known statues and public artworks: the statue of Duke Kahanamoku by Jan Gordon Fisher (1990),[3] the statue of Prince Jonah Kūhiō by Sean Browne (2001),[4] and the monument the Stones of Life (1997),[5] (in Hawaiian: Nā Pōhaku Ola O Kapaemahu A Me Kapuni), a sculpture incorporating ancient basaltic stones representing four legendary healers, Kapaemahu, Kahaloa, Kapuni and Kinohi, who came to Hawai'i from distant lands.