Ala Wai Harbor

[1] The TransPac sailing race begins in Los Angeles and ends at the harbor, an event that takes place every two years.

[citation needed] Following dredging to widen a path to sea for the Ala Wai Canal through the reef, the Territorial Government initially constructed the Ala Wai Boat Harbor in 1935 at the mouth of the canal with purported financial support from the Hobron family, who had purchased land in the Kālia area.

In 1886 at the San Francisco Yacht Club, King Kalākaua, an avid waterman, pitched the idea of a 2,225 nautical mile race to Hawai‘i.

The global attention of the Transpac incentivized much of the expansion of the Ala Wai Harbor; in 1967, a 1,460-foot-long breakwater was constructed to accommodate mooring of yachts, and in 2008, Hawai‘i Gov.

Linda Lingle approved $6 million for infrastructure improvements citing "the economic value of prestigious yachting competitions".