Hawaii Theater by Hawaii Pacific News

GigapanMagazine.org  vol 2 issue 3

The Hawaii Theater in downtown Honolulu is a reminder of the cinematic palaces from the early 20th century.

Built in 1922 by the Consolidated Amusement Company, the Hawaii Theater has been home to vaudeville, orchestras, bands, classical theater, silent and talkie motion pictures, film festivals and the like. It features an orchestra pit, dressing rooms, balconies, ornate art deco trappings, an old world box office and a respectable reception foyer. Over the years the theater fell into disrepair, and in 1984, Consolidated abandoned its land lease. A non-profit corporation was formed in 1986 to save the building from demolition. The theater was renovated and reopened in May, 1996, as a 1,400-seat multipurpose performance facility.

This pano was shot with aperture priority, thus the gray scale. Our first pano was shot manually, but suffered from vast light shifts (i.e., from rainy and cloudy day to total sunshine. See it here along with more info:

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Hawaii Theater
"Pride of the Pacific"
1130 Bethel Street, Honolulu
808-528-0506
www.hawaiitheatre.com 
Box Office Open: Tuesday - Saturday from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM