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Also known as Waikiki Beach, Waikīkī Beach

thumb|A view of Waikīkī from the ocean

Key facts

Settlement.name: Waikīkī
Settlement.official_name: Waikīkī
Settlement.settlement_type: Neighborhood of Honolulu
Settlement.image_skyline: Waikiki, Honolulu Panorama (16191692896).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Waikīkī
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: United States
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hawaii
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Honolulu County

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Article

22 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
20th century
Changes in the shoreline
21st century
Geography
Beaches
Waikīkī Beach
Subsidiary beaches
Thoroughfares
Public art
Beach issues
Erosion
Water quality
Homelessness
Education
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

thumb|A view of Waikīkī from the ocean

Waikīkī (; ) is a Honolulu neighborhood and the eponymous Waikīkī beach on its south shore, on the island of Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. (Despite situational use of the spelling "Waikiki", typically in materials aimed at tourists, the spelling "Waikīkī" is official and common.)