Early Waikiki
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Diamond Head c1917
Waikiki is shown with the Moana Hotel pier and Diamond Head in the background.
Early Waikiki
Early Kalakaua Avenue entering Waikiki.
Kalakaua Avenue 1898
Waikiki Road
Waikiki 1912
Ray Jerome Baker photographed OCC Founder Alexander Hume Ford and Joe Stickeny (center back of rocks) on a debris strewn Waikiki Beach in front of Club. Moana Hotel is in the background.
Early Waikiki
Kelp lined the beach in Waikiki in the early 1900s.
Early Waikiki
Panoramic view of Waikiki Beach to Diamond Head circa 1910.
Early Waikiki
Waikiki Beach with Moana Pier and Diamond Head in background.
Surfing Waikiki 1910
Piercy H. Nottage surfs near the Moana Pier in 1910.
Canoe Paddling c 1908
A canoe paddler enjoys the ocean in front of the old Seaside Hotel and OCC. Note grass shack upper right.
Canoe Surfing Waikiki
Paddlers enjoy canoe surfing in Waikiki Beach in early 1920s.
Early Waikiki
Rice paddies of Waikiki circa 1908.
Waikiki Beach
Two canoes compete in a tug of war during a water carnival at Waikiki Beach.
Canoe Rides Waikiki
Tourists enjoy a canoe ride at Waikiki Beach.
Polo Match at Kapiolani Park
Horsedrawn carriages encircle Kapiolani Park for a polo game circa 1902. Diamond Head is in the background.
Early Waikiki
Camp McKinley, located in what is now Kapiolani Park, was home to the First New York Volunteer Infantry in 1898.
Waikiki Duck Ponds c1908
The rice fields and taro patches of Waikiki as shown from Tantalus. The future site of the University of Hawaii is shown in the foreground.
Waikiki Duck Ponds
The duck ponds of Waikiki were prevalent until the Ala Canal was built.
Waikiki Duck Ponds
A house in Waikiki was full of ducks from adjacent duck ponds, circa 1908.
Waikiki Beach
Waikiki, circa 1923, with the Moana Hotel and pier.
Waikiki Beach 1935
The Moana and Royal Hawaiian Hotels are shown in this 1935 photo of Waikiki. Outrigger Canoe Club was located between them where all the trees are.
Early Waikiki
Diamond Head is photographed in full glory with Waikiki Beach and the Moana Pier in the foreground.
Early Waikiki
A surfer stands on the Outrigger Canoe Club Beach before paddling out to catch a wave . Moana Hotel is in the background.
Early Waikiki
The Outrigger Canoe Club beach is jammed with sunbathers, surfers and canoes on a sunny afternoon.
Early Waikiki Beach
A family enjoys a day at Waikiki Beach in the early 1900s
Early Waikiki
Park Beach Hotel (left) c 1860, now the site of the Outrigger Canoe Club.
Castle Estate
The Castle Estate on the slope of Diamond Head in the early 1900s later became the home of the Outrigger Canoe Club and the Elks Club.
Elks Lodge 616
This is a front view of the Elks Club which moved to the Castle Estate c 1920.
Waikiki Elks Club 616
The elegant Rose Room of the Elks Club c 1920.
Waikiki Elks Club 616
The Rose Room of the Elks Club c 1920.
Waikiki Elks Club c1956-57
The Outrigger Canoe Club leased the portion of the Elks Club in the right foreground for its Club site in 1956 and opened its clubhouse there on January 14, 1964.
Waikiki Elks Club C1956-57
A circular driveway led into the Elks Club. In 1956, the land west of their clubsite was leased to the Outrigger Canoe Club for its new Clubhouse which opened in 1964.
Aerial view of Waikiki
This aerial view of Waikiki shows the Outrigger Canoe Club located between the Royal Hawaiian Hotel (foreground) and the Moana Hotel (center).
Waikiki Ponds & Diamond Head 1916
Waikiki Surfing
A color postcard proclaimed a daring surfboard rider at Waikiki Beach.
Canoe Surfing
A color postcard depicted outrigger canoe surfing in Waikiki.
Moana Hotel 1929
Waikiki Beach after 1936
Manoa Valley from Waikiki c1930
Waikiki near Diamond Head
Waikiki c1930
Manoa from Waikiki Beach 1930
Waikiki 2-24-1929
Waikiki 12-15-1934
Waikiki 1930s
Waikiki 1914-15
Waikiki Beach 1920-30
Waikiki Beach 1937-1941