Kapaolono Community Park

1500! I am going way back for this review.
Kapaolono Park is the park from my childhood. I lived a couple blocks away and would spend time here when I got tired of being stuck at home. I thought my childhood to be quite boring because it was so routine.
Revisited this park recently and it hasn’t changed much. The park has a huge field that takes up most of the space here. There is also a kids playground, basketball courts, tennis courts and a community pool which is actually not as common as you would think in Hawaii.
There are parking spaces surrounding the park. The south side of the park has partial views of Diamond Head and Waikiki. This park is also in walking distance of Kapiolani Community College. Beware that the park has poor lighting at night, so I would not recommend coming after sundown.
This park makes me nostalgic as it brings back memories, good and bad. Like shooting hoops with my dad on many occasions here. Or the time in 4^th grade in which a teacher dragged me into the pool (it was the 90s!). It just makes me think about how times were simpler then compared to now.
Kapaolono Park in Kaimuki is a great neighborhood park. If you happen to live nearby, you should find yourself lucky to enjoy this spot. Particularly if you have kids as they will come to remember this place fondly just like I do.

Great LITTLE!!! neighborhood park, has everything you could need.
*safe, quiet, and clean.
Amenities:
99% fenced — Soft ball felid,
* Flat — green — and — clean
* some/​ (4) shaded tables
* felid is big enough to play with your dogs
* flag foot ball Or ultimate Frisbee.
There are 1 of each fully fenced areas.
* basketball court (4 hoops)
* tennis (2) nets
* kids play house, (age 1 – 10)
* pool
* lots of stairs,
could be used for exercise,
or completely avoided
Bathrooms,
* (4) single stalls.
* safe and clean
* open when — pool is open.
* (3) out door showers — in pool area
Parking,
* 40 spots, 20 on Nourth and 20 on east side of park
* also street park all the way around.
That might sounds like a lot of parking,
it’s not, it’s aways 80% used up,
except weekday morning

I feel like I stumbled upon an undiscovered gem in Kapaolono Community Park. It’s much easier to refer to it as «the park on the way to KCC.» While waiting for a friend who was at Diamond Head Health Clinic, I suddenly had the urge to pee. I drank a trenta very berry hibiscus which turned out to be a bad idea because I had to utilize the park’s bathroom twice in one hour! When I went to the park (around 3:30PM), there was only one family. I find that sad because there are so many opportunities for fun – tennis courts, jungle gym, pool, lots of grass. The parking lots were empty, which was great because my bladder kept telling me it was alright to pee in my pants. Luckily, I didn’t, and I made it into the restroom in time. Twice!

Nice and clean. But not to much parking. Good for the kids and the pool is clean and theres always a lifeguard on duty

This park has about 2 tennis courts and none of the lights work! Parking stalls are really tight, but I’m glad there is a parking lot. Could be worse and NO parking lot.
This is a decent park in the community of Kaimuki. I love how the tennis courts here are usually empty (good for me so I do not have to wait for an open court), but please, city council, make the lights work! I would love to play tennis past sunset!

wish they would do something about the lights

fix the lights

They have 2 tennis courts, 1 basketball court, and a big grass field. I’m always trying to find parks with tennis courts and no crowd and so far, this is the place. The one thing I don’t like about this park is that there’s no lights. I mean, they have lights but there’s no switch to turn it on.
If anyone knows who I’m suppose to call/​email to get some functioning lights at this park for night tennis, please let me know.

This neighborhood park is great. There is really parking, unless you count the residential areas. Nice open space with good amenities: basketball court and tennis courts. I don’t use the pool, but its a good place to spend time in, if you are tired of the beach.
Right near the #3 bus line and Diamond Head is nearby.

A nice park in a great community. Has a rec center, pool, tennis courts, basketball court, playground and an enormous field. Conveniently located on the number 3 bus line and within walking distance of kcc.

Rating: 2.5÷5
Date visited: 11/​14/​2010
Atmosphere:3/5
Parking: ²⁄₅
This park lacks much parking, but makes up for what it lacks with its location. The next time I have a game scheduled at this park, I will not look forward to it.
Atmosphere:
Park is smack down in the middle of busy streets.
Parking:
Very limited park parking.