International Marketplace - Honolulu Hawaii Youth T-Shirt

The International Marketplace, on Kalakaua Avenue, the man road through the Waikiki area of Honolulu, Hawaii, has been torn down. Only the tree remains. In its place will be yet another high rise. I image they plan to include markets and shops on the street level. However, in that area, there are only designer stores.

This used to be a shopping area where people all over the world bought souvenirs. I have several pictures of this place for remembrance.

The large tree in the background was where the radio station KCCN had its beginnings. They were in a tiny booth and platform high up in the tree and broadcast to shoppers below. I am truly sad to see this place destroyed.

The artist, Mary Deal, is also an award-winning author of mystery/thrillers, a short story collection and writers' reference books. Read about it here:

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Mary Deal, a native of Walnut Grove, in California's Sacramento River Delta, is an oil painter and photographer. Though she now lives in Winterville, North Carolina, she previously lived in the islands of Hawaii, where she recently spent 22 years. Her photography and art will continue to focus on the Islands that she loves, offering spectacular photography venues, with an endless number of images to come. Mary is also an Amazon international bestselling, award-winning author with six published suspense/thrillers, a romance, a collection of short stories and flash fiction, a writer's reference, and self-help nonfiction. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, former newspaper columnist, and Associate and Contributing Editor of a magazine. Learn...