Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial Park

Went to a wedding here on Saturday. Wedding chapel is really pretty and right on the water.
Small simply elegant wedding chapel in a great location with your choice of two reception halls just across the parking lot. We went to the first one which from the outside looked like the nicer one. Great event space with plenty of free parking.

Driving past Sand Island to the airport, you would never guess this is here. Even though it’s adjacent to Ke’ehi Lagoon, it’s just as easy to miss from that direction. A memorial for WWII veterans, this is also a park, garden, recreational area (basketball hoops, BBQ areas, beach front pavilions), community center (several buildings to rent for your parties), and intimate wedding location. As you drive away from the airport towards town, keep right and off the freeway. This is on Nimitz right before Sand Island Access Road (or after, if you’re coming from Honolulu).

Visited Los Banos Hall to check out a possible spot for a party of about 100.
The grounds of the memorial is very nice and well kept.
There is a full basketball court adjacent to the hall, a small covered BBQ area, a few large trees providing lots of shade in a grassy area (not sure if any of that is extra) and lots of parking
The rental fee is not bad, but the Los Banos Hall is in need of a renovation.
I don’t believe the hall has A/​C, there are a couple missing louvers on the windows, the ‘kitchen area’ is old and had broken wooden drawers, and the tables that were in the room was a combination of round and rectangle. Also, I’m not sure if the women’s bathroom (in the hall) had a faucet (there was a sink outside, in the hall).
However, Monique was very friendly and helpful.
The 4 00 person banquet room in the front of the property (Weinberg) seemed nicer and cleaner from outside.
In conclusion, Los Banos Hall was the size we were looking for, but unfortunately, due to the condition of the room, we will have to choose another venue this time.
. Oh yeah, had a healthy amount of flies

My Halau has practice at one of the halls so I’m here almost every week. Lots of parking for the number of girls in my class and they even have wifi. I’ve never had the need for wifi being that we’re just dancing hula.
However, there are other groups that get together around the area and they.are.loud. I don’t even think these groups are allowed to get together and use a generator and state electricity without a permit. (That’s just what my hula sisters and kumus believe) but it can get in the way of hearing our own lessons and conversations. That’s how loud they are. Microphone and everything.
But other than that, it’s a great place to host parties for baby luaus, graduation, etc. Large halls, tables and chairs up the ying yang!

A great place to camp or have a picnic. There is a fire ring for a campfire, lighted pavilions, BBQ grills (charcoal), and bathrooms with decent showers. There are also 3 large halls with chairs and tables that can be rented for large groups. Our Cub Scout Pack likes it a lot. Don’t leave the camp unattended, however, as there is a group of homeless people nearby who will come over to your camp if nobody is there.

I came here recently for a baby’s first birthday. Supposedly they have three hall like rooms so you can have a party.
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The room we were in was large (bathroom, bar, stage, enough areas for games and photo booths)
Lots of free parking
Well manicured
Pretty easy to find
The room easily fit 300+ people
I think you could bring in your own food and drink
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The bathroom looked pretty old
I got TWO mosquito bites
It was SUPER hot. No ceiling fans. The party was at night
The speaker system is loud
When you rent the place you also have to hire policemen. Our party had two.
I had to give it 3 stars because it was so hot and the mosquito bites.
If you have a good imagination you can do a lot with the space.
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I think this is a wonderful place to have just about any kind of event that you may want to have. Whether it’s a graduation party, wedding, retirement party, etc. this is a very chill, homey, relaxing, and awesome recreation type of center to hold and organize an event here. There is a lot of space inside and outside the Veterans Hall. I’ve attended and performed for a couple of parties down here, most of which have been graduation type of parties, and this place can accomodate a mass amount of people if you are looking for a space friendly environment. They have a nice stage for entertainment, many tables and chairs, good caterers to cater food and nice place to set it up, kitchen in the back, decent restrooms, decent parking, and just many more for an ideal recreation center. It’s conveniently located just right by the Airport on Nimitz at the end of the tunnel area and beginning area before you reach Sand Island Access Road. There’s a nice view and scenery of the Ke’eji Lagoon field area. Just one thing, if you organize an event over here makes sure it’s does not coincide with another event especially during paddling events and such or else parking and just overall crowdedness will be a mess.
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I’ve been to this park on several occasions. I’ve seen a remarkable change through time. They even got rid of the crabby old janitor-​lady that use to chase people around telling them that they were mopping wrong. Now there are professional cleaners that take care of the clean-​up for you. The new park manager, Inga, is wonderful at taking care of the details. Its great to work with someone who knows what customer service is all about.
I recommending scheduling your next wedding reception, 1^st birthday party, whatever. This is the place for affordability, convenience, and fun.
Only word of caution: Book early, they get really busy, especially around graduation season.