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Lanikai

American  
[lah-nee-kahy] / ˈlɑ niˈkaɪ /

noun

  1. a town adjoining Kailua, on SE Oahu, in Hawaii.


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They were engaged nine months later along Lanikai Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2020

After meeting with tech executives about his presidential center recently, Obama headed to Oahu, where he golfed with friends and dined at Buzz’s Lanikai steakhouse in Kailua.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2017

The best way to get the lay of the land is with a short, mildly strenuous hike to a ridgeline along a smooth-sloped cinder cone just above Lanikai.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2011

The windward Oahu I know best is three communities: Kailua, Lanikai and their next-door country cousin, Waimanalo.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2011

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