Hawaii is famous for beautiful water, beautiful beaches and beautiful nature and the Honolulu Skyline is portrayed by all three.

Thoughts of stunning beaches, lush landscapes, tropical weather, amazing sunsets, beautiful waterfalls and almost daily rainbow sightings are normally why people travel to Hawaii but in contrast to Hawaii’s natural beauty, Honolulu offers travelers a seldom advertised urban excitement.

City on the sea

Skylines are best appreciated from a distance and to see the Honolulu skyline it requires being on the open waters of Māmala Bay. The view of Honolulu from the bay provides an image of beachfront skyscrapers that most people don’t visualize when dreaming of vacationing in Hawaii. The city on the sea still provides sunset strolls on the beach, swimming or snorkeling in the warm pacific waters but it also is a place with busy city streets and plenty of restaurants that are easily within walking distance from the beachfront resort.

Identifiable features

The trademark of most famous skylines are its identifiable features. Normally, these identifiable features are unique buildings that stand out from all of the normal looking skyscrapers. Honolulu’s trademark unique building is the Rainbow Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort. The tower opened in 1968 with the world’s largest ceramic-tile mosaic which spans 286 feet high and is 26 feet wide.

In contrast to most famous city skylines, one of Honolulu’s identifiable features is the Diamond Head Crater. The crater is a dormant volcano that rises to 672 feet above sea level and is almost twice as high as the 435 feet tall Central Ala Moana building which is the tallest building in the Honolulu skyline.

Boats and Ships

Ocean front city skylines have one feature that is exclusive from most other skylines, they have sailboats and ships that cruise in front of the city. These pleasure boats and ocean vessels add an uncommon element to these skylines.

Weather becomes part of the skyline

One of the most common sightings in Hawaii give the Honolulu Skyline an extremely uncommon skyline feature. Almost daily brief showers move across the Hawaiian Islands followed by sunshine producing colorful rainbows that can become an attractive addition to the Honolulu Skyline.

The Dust on My Shoes

The Honolulu Skyline is probably something that most people never see when visiting Hawaii. It is not one of the most famous skylines but it is one of the most unique skylines because of the Diamond Head Crater that merges nature with modern buildings. The only real identifying building is the Rainbow Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort which is not the tallest building in the skyline but it is the most colorful building.

The size of a skyline doesn’t always determine the visual appeal of the skyline. Seeing the Diamond Head Crater alongside the city skyline instantly makes Honolulu’s skyline recognizable.

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