This week, the Honolulu Zoo joins zoos across the country in honoring National Zoo Keeper Week, a time to celebrate the passion, dedication, and behind-the-scenes work of animal care professionals.
The Honolulu Zoo is unique in that it is the only zoo in the United States to be established by grants made by a sovereign monarch. In 1914, the City of Honolulu assumed responsibility for Kapiolani Park and Ben Hollinger, the first Park Director for Kapiolani Park, began collecting animals “for the children of Hawai`i.” His collection began with a monkey, bear and an African elephant ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Zoo is bidding farewell and celebrating the retirement of beloved reptile keeper Dwain “Oki” Uyeda. Oki began working at the Honolulu Zoo 40 years ago, in 1985, ...
KHON2: Honolulu Zoo Celebrates National Zoo Keeper Week with Insight and Appreciation
The Honolulu Zoo is the only zoo within a radius of 2,392 miles. It is also the only zoo in the United States that originated in a King’s grant of royal lands to the people. In 1876, King David Kalakaua, Monarch of Hawai‘i, made lands of the Leahi Crown Holdings available, “to the people of Hawai‘i.”
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About Mayor Rick Blangiardi 15th Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu Rick Blangiardi has led a life of uncompromising service to Hawaiʻi, his colleagues, and his family. Decisively elected by the residents of Oʻahu in 2020 and reelected in 2024 for a second term with a commanding 78% of the vote, Blangiardi is […]