Honolulu Zoo
The Honolulu Zoo is a 42-acre (17 ha) zoo in Queen Kapiʻolani Park. Its home town is Urban Honolulu. Records date it to 1910.
A zoo & aquarium inside Urban Honolulu
You can stay in Urban Honolulu
Honolulu Zoo is inside Urban Honolulu, which has 183 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1910
Honolulu Zoo dates from 1910. About ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 76–81°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
Daniel K. Inouye (HNL) has airline service, about 8 miles from Honolulu Zoo.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Picking a season
Below are typical highs and lows near Honolulu Zoo.
Honolulu Zoo
The Honolulu Zoo is a 42-acre (17 ha) zoo in Queen Kapiʻolani Park in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It is the only zoo in the United States to be established by grants made by a sovereign monarch and is built on part of the 300-acre (121 ha) royal Queen Kapiʻolani Park. The Honolulu Zoo features over 1,230 animals in specially designed habitats.
Over 750,000 people visit the zoo annually. The zoo is administered by the City & County of Honolulu through the Department of Enterprise Services. Its support agency, the Honolulu Zoo Society (HZS), provides program services for the zoo. The zoo's accredited membership of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) was dropped in 2016 but reinstated in 2020.
- Type
- Zoo & aquarium
- Animals
- 1 animals
- Area
- 42 acres
- Established
- 1910
- Wikipedia readers
- 6.9K a year
Overnight near Honolulu Zoo
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Urban Honolulu (183) and Kailua (17).
- 1USS Missouri
- 2Diamond Head
- 3Waikīkī
- 4USS Arizona Memorial
- 5Aloha Stadium
- 6National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
- 7USS Bowfin
- 8Shangri La Museum
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Honolulu Zoo | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | in town | — | 183 170 hotels · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 hostels | 345,482 | $843K | C+ |
| Kailua | 10 mi northeast | 15 min | 17 4 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 39,640 | $1,354K | — |
| East Honolulu | 7 mi east | 10 min | 3 3 hotels | 51,360 | $1,212K | — |
| Kaneohe Base | 13 mi north | 20 min | 6 3 hotels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 10,919 | $352K | — |
| Ko Olina 41% vacation homes | 20 mi west | 30 min | 14 14 hotels | 1,670 | $932K | — |
| Kaneohe | 10 mi north | 15 min | 3 3 hotels | 37,355 | $1,030K | — |
| Hickam Housing | 10 mi northwest | 15 min | 3 2 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 9,425 | — | — |
| Waimanalo | 8 mi northeast | 10 min | 2 2 campgrounds | 6,054 | $799K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Close to Honolulu Zoo
All of these are within 11 miles.
Big draw111 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
2in town MountainDiamond Head
3in town BeachWaikīkī
411 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
510 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
63 mi LandmarkNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
710 mi MuseumUSS Bowfin
82 mi MuseumShangri La MuseumPhoto credits
USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: Cleared as filed at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain · Shangri La Museum: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0
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What people ask about Honolulu Zoo
Is Honolulu Zoo in Urban Honolulu?
Yes. It’s inside Urban Honolulu, HI.
When is the best time to visit Honolulu Zoo?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 76–81°.
What is the closest airport to Honolulu Zoo?
Daniel K. Inouye (HNL), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Honolulu Zoo?
Urban Honolulu (in town, 183 places to stay), Kailua (10 mi, 17 places to stay) and East Honolulu (7 mi, 3 places to stay).
Questions for Urban Honolulu
There are no tips yet, so start one in Urban Honolulu’s Town Square.
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