Moiliili Triangle Park

I like this tiny park with a huge tree and a little faded Torii.
I had plate lunch by the big tree a long time ago. Then the park was kind of occupied by homeless people and pigeons. 2012 new law enforcement seems to be working. I don’t see much homeless people in parks. This could be my plate lunch place again.
3.5 Stars.
Unilocal 365 — ¹⁹⁸⁄₃₆₅

At 8:15 A.M., Monday, August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb «Little Boy», on Hiroshima. Sixty-​nine percent of all buildings in the city were completely destroyed and an estimated 80,000 people were killed by the exploding of that bomb.
On August 9, another A-​bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, which resulted in the same kind of destruction. Six days later the Japanese government announced its surrender to the United States and their allies.
After witnessing and experiencing the grief, hardship and devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese government sought to heal their relationships with the people of the United States and the world through a policy of peace and forgiveness, after the war.
Hiroshima was proclaimed the «City of Peace» by the Japanese parliament in 1949.
Under the initiatives of then mayor, Shinzo Hamai, Hiroshima began promoting world peace by establishing sister city relationships with cities in the United States and all over the world.
Because Hawaii had strong historic ties to Hiroshima [1], on June 15, 1959, through the efforts of Mayor Hamai, Honolulu Mayor Neal Blaisdell and the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce; Honolulu became the first sister city to Hiroshima.
[1] It is estimated that one-​third of the Japanese immigrants that came to work in the sugar industry of Hawaii in the late 1800’s, came from the Hiroshima area.
The relationship between the two cities became intimate when the «People to People Program» was established by President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950’s. The programs goal was to promote peace and mutual understanding between people of different countries and the United States.
In 1985, the Prefecture of Hiroshima presented Honolulu with the Hiroshima Peace Bell. That bell is located in front of the Izumo Taishiyakyo Shrine on the edge of Chinatown.
In October 2001, the Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiroshima Prefecture, and the City of Hiroshima presented to the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce with a to scale replica of their world renown «Floating Torii» of the Itsukishima Shrine, in Miyajima. The torii that was gifted to the Chamber was a symbol of the everlasting friendship between the two cities.
The 26-​foot-​high, red-​orange Torii was built in Moiliili Triangle Park.
Moiliili Triangle Park is located where South King intersects University Avenue and Beretania Street begins. The park is right in front of the Moiliili Long’s.
In 2002, the HJCC presented this «Hiroshima to Honolulu Hawaii Friendship Torii» to the City and County of Honolulu and its people.
The orientation and opening of the Torii supposedly faces Hiroshima, Japan.
The Torii is the main feature of what must be the smallest park in Honolulu.
There are three other significant features in Moiliili Triangle Park.
In the middle of the park is a large tree that is dedicated to Harry G. Yoshimura. The plaque reads «In honor of his Moiliili roots and his far reaching efforts to the community. Dedicated April 1994.» The tree has benches underneath and in a word, this tree is «magnificent».
At the University Avenue end of the park is another large tree. This tree is dedicated to Kihachi and Shika Kashiwabara. The plaque reads «The first Japanese immigrants to settle in Moiliili (1893). Dedicated April 1994.» In a word this tree is «prominent».
On the Long’s and King Street corner of the park is a small 18″ high, mock orange bush. This bush which will one day be a tree is reserved by Val Y. for Val Y. There is no plaque in front of the bush now. But mark my words: There will be a plaque in front of this future tree one day that reads «For his Unilocal First to Review of this park.» Dedication date is not known. In a word this bush is «sick».
Please patiently wait for this dedication. Please treat this sick, scrawny mock orange with respect. Let it grow into a fine, healthy mock orange tree.
I have one small request. Please do not let your dog pee on this bush. And guys… and gals, even if you have the urge, please do not wee wee on this bush. I will take it as a sign of how much you like me …or hate me.
P. S. I can just imagine the line forming behind this bush tonight… oh well! The things I have to go through to write a FTR.