"Petrie Park- an oasis in Kaimuki"…read more Great little community park next to Waialae elementary school. They have outdoor tennis, volleyball and basketball courts and a nice grassy field for little league baseball games and practices. Like all facilities while still under pandemic restrictions, be sure to follow the protocols in effect at the time of your visit. The views from the upper part of the park on 20th Ave. are quite nice, especially during sunrise. During normal in-school class days, most of the street between the school and the park is closed. On the mauka side there is access to a couple of parking stalls for your use when using the park. An interesting side note is that the park's rec. bldg. next to the children's playground equipment area used to be an open pavillion that was one of the coolest places to sit. The tradewinds would roll through with a sweet breeze as you sat and kicked back to daydream during the lazy days of summer.

Located in the Kaimuki neighborhood, just across the street from Waialae Elementary School is a…read morehidden treasure of a park! I will have to admit I have a soft spot for this park, as my friends & I use to hang out at this park during our Intermediate, errr............or should I say middle school dayz. I even played park league b-ball for Petrie park back in da dayz...........and if I can find da vintage pic, I'll post it for you folks, so you can get a good laugh! Buwahahahahaha! Petrie Community Park is not overly big, but it has a little of something for everyone (for all ages). Petrie park has several basketball courts, tennis courts, a volleyball court, a jungle gym for the kiddies, and a large field for kids to play soccer, baseball, as well as football. There are also several benches & picnic tables on the park premises, should you wanna eat there, or watch the kiddies. In my recent visits here, I could clearly see that the field could use some water, as the grass was pretty brown & dried up...........but of course summer is just around the corner, so I guess maybe the city is trying to save water? There is also a office pavilion, as well as a restroom at Petrie park, but be careful if you come here at night, as I saw some sketchy element hanging & loitering around the restroom area. There is no private parking lot for this park, but not to fret as there is a lot of street parking within the Kaimuki neighborhood. Through the years, not much has changed at this park since I used to hang here as a kid, but glad to see folks still bring kids here to enjoy this nice community park.

The Liliha district of Honolulu is primarily residential, but has its share of commercial areas…read morethat makes this part of Honolulu quirky and a place to visit when you're in the neighborhood, like I was. With that said, I came here to Pu'unui community park pretty much out of the blue, just to check things out. With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, it helps the individual to be outdoors and enjoy while also being mindful about the social distancing and wearing the face mask too. I arrived here on a Sunday afternoon after commuting from Waikiki around 3pm on a cloudless May 2020 day. The park itself was quite small with a sizable open space for a baseball field and a space to play any sports imaginable. There's also a basketball court that is sort of enclosed in a building type structure. There's also a building that may or may not be a multi-use building of some sort. Not sure if there are public restrooms available on property, since I tried to find one, but didn't seem to locate one during my experience here. I was the only person there during my stay here and spent about 1 hour here enjoying the area and seeing this side of residential Liliha through its community park. It's nice that there was no visible homeless issues here during my time here and the ambiance was quite nice and also quiet. The park itself was basically nice and maintained by the good folks at the City and County of Honolulu Parks department. The overall experience here at Pu'unui community park was nice, although somewhat inadequate. There was no place to sit down like a bench or anything I saw. Sitting on concrete steps or leaning against the wall was my only options during my stay here. Maybe they took the benches away because of COVID-19 pandemic, which could be the case. I spent my time h ere at this park by looking around, walking the perimeter a bunch of times to kill the time and to get in the usual exercise, and trying to find the restroom facility - but to no avail. I enjoyed the ambiance of this quiet park nestled in the quiet Liliha district of urban Honolulu. It's so quiet that hardly any traffic buzzed through the area while I was there. It is pretty cool that there is a basketball court for those who enjoy the game as well as the baseball diamond. For myself though, walking around the perimeter works best and had a nice time doing so. If you are in the area and want a place to relax on a weekend or after a day at the office, consider making a stop here at the Pu'unui community park before you head on home. As with many community parks around the island, it's the second best thing to the ocean to de-stress after a tough day at the office. Pu'unui community park is located at 2555 Puunui Avenue in the heart of Liliha. As all community and neighborhood parks go, there is no admission fee required to gain access to its grounds. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, parks were previously closed to the public, but this order was lifted in late April 2020 to help support physical exercise and wellbeing for all citizens. So, you can come here (and any park) for your workouts - just no picnics or other non-physical exercise related activity. Many of y'all drive, so parking options are basically limited to any open residential parking spots you can find and park there. If you are like me, there's only 1 bus route that comes here and that's route 13. There's one other bus route that services the upper Liliha area, but it doesn't come close to this community park. That route is 10. There are routes 1L, 2, and 2L, but they only run on North School Street and Liliha. Best bet would be to bus it on the 13 really. For the most part though, finding solace can be found here at Pu'unui community park. Youth team games are played here as well as evening pick up basketball games with the locals. 5.0 stars for the overall experience. Open spaces are your friends! And its free! Support local! A+

Park is very well kept. Bathrooms are clean and have toilet paper. Playground is nice. Multiple…read moreball courts of various types such as soccer/baseball, covered basketball court so you can play even in the rain, and even tennis/badminton courts. Large community center too.

Dangerous park! My son got hit in the head by a baseball at this park. The baseball coach didn't…read moreeven stop to ask how he was doing. We had to go to the er and he was diagnosed with a concussion. It is a known issue here. The parks and rec know there is an issue. It is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Very disappointing baseball team- waiKahala- and director here. Do something!!!

It's one of the safest parks in the Waialae-Kahala area--encircled by apartments & houses, as well…read moreas being adjacent to the highly rated elementary school, Mayor John H. Wilson Elementary School. If you're looking for an area that offers recreational activities (during school hours), social interaction with friendly neighbors, usable open space that's kid-friendly (e.g. the playground, basketball court, and baseball/softball field), Wilson Park checks off all of these things. The park is maintained well with the occasional graffiti vandalism from high schoolers and sunflower seeds from baseball viewers, which is all inevitable, but it goes to show how well the park patrons and C&C workers care for their community park! I've been told that the public bathrooms are closed by 10 P.M. so good luck finding one during that time...maybe the mall if it's still open? Every time I pass by the park, whether it be driving up the hill back home or walking my dogs, it's ALWAYS crowded, from the pavilion to the baseball field! The baseball field is usually occupied by children baseball leagues, the basketball court is filled with people (good luck finding an open court), the pavilion is taken up by people practicing Capoeira, and there will be kids running around on the playground at night. During baseball season, good luck finding street parking in the day and night. Wilson Park is also one of the C&C-owned parks that participate in the Summer Fun program. It runs from the beginning of June and ends at the end of July. It's VERY popular amongst the families in this neighborhood so if you want to sign-up for this, you're going to have to wake up early and line up to get a spot for your child. They have a limited amount of spots open so first come, first serve.

Short attention span review- Pukele Ave mini park…read more Located at the corner of 7th Ave and Kaau streets when you are going into Palolo valley. Well maintained. Basketball court. Newer children's play area. Basically street parking, but usually not a problem. Good example of how mini parks can add to a neighborhood. Has seen more dire times but they have cleaned it up and has become an asset for the neighborhood for many years. This location is the home to two Pokémon stops, two of many in the Palolo neighborhood. If you are into that sort of thing :).

The City and County has really fixed up this park. I grew up in the Palolo area and for the longest…read moretime this park has just been a basketball court. We never really went to this park to play basketball. Recently my daughter and I were going to an Easter egg hunt at Sacred Hearts so we decided to walk there from my mom's house. We took the shortcut and walked through the park. This park now has playground equipment and a slide for kids to go on. We were the only ones there at the time but my mom says during the week it gets pretty crowded. I'm really glad they fixed up this park and added more equipment for kids to play with.

Passed through the park to see the Autum Moon Festival festivities. Tents were set up and a lion…read moredance was in progress. I was there to early as the vendors and craft people weren't ready. The park was once the site of the Kaumakapili Church. The Church was burnt down during the Bubonic plague which hit Chinatown around the nineteen hundreds. Today the park sits over a public underground parking garage. There's a basketball court and a well manicured grassy area. The City has done a pretty good job to keep out the vagrants. Enjoy

It's not often that we will come to sit and play at this park nowadays because of the homeless and…read moredrug users who have seemingly taken over. However, we've come through this park for annual events like the Taste of Chinatown or Chinese New Year events and whenever we park in the municipal parking lot below. But, once upon a time (from the 1950's -- 2003), this one-acre lot was just an open air asphalt paved city parking lot. I remember growing up near Chinatown and spending time at my grandfather's store on Kukui Street with no green space to play at. We yearned for green grassy areas to run about or swings and seesaws. But, unfortunately, to us, the surrounding buildings were "just" aging wood and brick structures with vibrant businesses and not playgrounds so my siblings and I would play in my grandfather's store or out on the sidewalks. My grandfather, my parents and my family would park our cars in this lot while marketing or taking care of business in Chinatown. Fast forwarding to Honolulu's construction boom in the 80's, many apartments were being built with a growing number of young families with children moving in. When the Smith-Beretania Apartments, which were built in 1983, the downtown residents lobbied for a playground or park for their children as the closest park was at Aala Park. It took until 2003 but, this one-acre parcel was converted into a subterranean parking lot topped by this park. This park features a basketball court, playground equipment, nice shady areas with park benches and a nice pathway. Grass areas are available but are often littered. For sure, I wouldn't walk through the grass barefooted or with open sandals. There are NO restrooms here. I wish that there would be more security or clean up around here as we and other users of the parking lot often feel a bit harassed by the homeless when exiting the elevator from the subterranean lot on N Pauahi Street. Luckily, for the community events that take place here, HPD and neighborhood watch groups come out to make their presence known.

Good playground on school property. There are 4 play areas so check them out! My kids liked the…read morefish structure with monkey bars. Some shade which is nice for a break or for parents.

Great neighborhood park with two playsets so plenty of room for lots of kids. This park is on the…read moresame property as Hahaione Elementary School so it's best on weekends or weekdays after school is out. There's lots of street parking but lacks benches for parents to sit and watch their kids play. Still, a good place for kids to burn off some energy!

Wow talk about upgrades from the parks renovation. This park is awesome, , ...best on the state,…read moredefinitely takes some notes from mainland parks. The playground area rope/bridge area, standard climb and play area, a swing, merry go round, and even a glove with rotating handle the plays music. The also added tables and a small work out area. If you haven't been here in sometime, bring your kids, they'll love it. This place does get PACKED, and even late into the night haha. Just as an example, it's a Sunday morning and there are some 25+ kids and almost equal 20+ parents here at the moment. What other just "park" with no event do you see that kind of crowd haha.

Small park but playground for the kids that serves the ward area and beyond. Very convenient…read morelocation and parking can be done in the TJ maxx parking structure or street parking if you have to drive. Now it's under some major upgrade and everyone looks forward to its reopening!

A very clean indoor playground that is smaller and less busy than the other ones we have been to,…read morewhich is great! It makes it easier to keep an eye on the kiddos. This place is quite new and very clean. Staff were friendly. Clean bathrooms. There's a pretty big party area with natural sunlight coming in. Would recommend any parents to bring their kiddos here!

Keiki Republic in Kahala is awesome! I like it over some other indoor playgrounds as it is more…read morecatered to younger children/toddlers but older children can enjoy it as well. It's not as big as some other indoor playgrounds which is good for me because I have an active 2 year old that I need to constantly keep an eye on. Since this location is newer, it's pretty clean. Staff are friendly and welcoming. My daughter loves coming here and can stay forever lol. We loved it so much we celebrated her 2nd birthday here. They have a party room that you can reserve which is pretty big. Yes, it's kind of costly but I thought it was worth it for my daughter. She had the best day ever! You can bring your own food, drinks and decorations as well. Children have to wear grip socks and adults have to wear socks too but it can be regular socks. They have ample parking which is nice. I love taking my daughter here on rainy days or just a random day when she needs to get her energy out. Pricing is very reasonable here!