Hawaii Theatre, Historic theater in downtown Honolulu, United States.
Hawaii Theatre is a Neoclassical building in downtown Honolulu that serves as a performing arts and movie venue. The auditorium holds around 1,400 seats and features painted vaulted ceilings, gilded ornaments, and a richly decorated stage area.
The building opened in 1922 and initially showed silent films accompanied by live music. After decades of decline it was carefully restored in the 1990s and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The theatre's name comes from the Hawaiian islands it serves, and its 1922 opening was promoted as "The Pride of the Pacific". Its interior holds a Lionel Walden mural above the proscenium, Corinthian columns, marble statuary and an art gallery. Today it hosts musicals, plays, hula and concerts, and is the home of the Honolulu Symphony.
The theater sits in the heart of downtown Honolulu and is easy to reach on foot from City Hall and the historic Chinatown district. Programming varies widely, so it is worth checking the schedule in advance and booking early for popular events.
The Robert-Morton pipe organ installed to accompany silent film screenings is still functional and played during certain events. It is one of the few surviving instruments of its kind on the Hawaiian Islands.
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