BY Christine Hitt
January 28, 2010
As an employee of HONOLULU Magazine, I have the ease of perusing its extensive archives, which dates back to 1888, under its old title, Paradise of the Pacific. Occasionally, I will flip through the pages and find some interesting articles, or pictures. And, now I can share such finds with you.
Queen's Beach
Everyone’s heard of Queen’s Beach in Waikiki. Above is a photo from the October, 1917 issue of Paradise of the Pacific, now HONOLULU Magazine as it originally looked, and below explains how it was used:
“This is a scene of a fair retreat on the beach at Waikiki, a few miles from the business sector of Honolulu. The spot shown is cut off from the world, on the land side, by a high board fence… The great gathering places of bathers lie some distance beyond the private pier to the left, while the Queen’s Place, as it is called, is reserved for such as Liliuokalani, like any private owner, chooses to permit.
There is seldom a crowd. When the queen tires of the less breezy city precinct, she sojourns at her beach resort. When she is not there, her friends and friends’ friends and acquaintances enjoy the priveleges of the beach retreat… When this picture was taken a bunch of youngsters were holding possession…”
I must note that Liliuokalani passed away in the latter part of the year that this was printed. She was living at Washington Place at the time.
