My first Stop is Waikiki in Hawaii, this is the neighborhood that Bruno Mars was brought up in. In my map I talk about the history of this island and all about the journey, but for my posts I will talk about the general geography of the area. Bruno made from this once small neighborhood into the big , flashing lights of America and beyond!
Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu in Hawaii, it. Honolulu has an estimated population of 374,658. It lives up to the typical view that people usually have of Hawaii, with its golden beaches, surfing and high rise resort buildings! This neighborhood was once (in the 1800s) a area of retreat for Hawaiian royals. In Waikiki they would spend their time surfing on their long-boards (older form and type of surf board). But the royals would never have guessed that on the 8th of October 1985 a star was born in their town, he was named Peter Gene Hernandez. Who? His stage name is a Bruno Mars! He is now one of my all-time favorite singers! began my trip in Bruno Mars neighborhood. He is one of my favorite singers today.
Bruno Mars (real name: Peter Gene Hernandez) grew up in this neighborhood. He began his musicals career very young as he did impressions of Elvis as a child at the age of 4!.
The beach of Waikiki has had many problems with erosion over the years. As a result the people constructed groynes in the sea to prevent further erosion, they also imported beach replenishment project. This means that there imported ships of sand that had been lost due to the erosion. This happened in the 1920's and 1930 where they shipped in sand from Manhattan Beach , California. But this stopped in the 1970's. The officials of Waikiki are still looking for ways to preserving the sand on the beach from tide loss. The area that Bruno Mars grew up in is now a bustling tourist attraction especially during the yearly events that are held there every year , like the surfing and hula dancing competitions. Above are a few pictures to show the beauty and the location of Waikiki :
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