Makiki District Park

This is a really nice community park especially for the residents of Makiki. Everytime I come here (which is usually in the late afternoon/​early evening time) it is pretty busy. The basketball courts get filled, the tennis courts get occupied, and you have some people here and there use the volleyball open area. There is also a nice big open grassy area which I think some people use for pop warner football, soccer, and other youth oriented land sports which is cool to see. They also have a swimming pool but I haven’t used it yet. The park also has a garden and stuff which is pretty cool to see. There are two areas to this park. There is the front area on keeaumoku st. and there is the Makiki street area. Both areas have parking lots. There is more on the keeaumoku side. There are also street parking areas that are surrounding the park. Sometime the ice cream man truck comes around the block and it is super cool to see. It is also just a really nice area to chill and relax and spend family time. You can also see the kupuna elderly and what not walking around the park. Overall, really nice and great park for just about any recreational and leisurley purpose.

Although this park has everything that I would typically expect, sadly I just can’t give it a very high rating. For starters, there is a swimming pool here with open swimming hours posted which is nice for those looking to get some recreational laps. They also have showers and facilities connected to the pool area which is also nice post-​swim. Tennis courts are large and well lit at night, but they can get crowded at times. People also have neighborhood gardens here. I’m not sure what the process is of getting one of your own, but I assume the demand is pretty high considering they all looked taken.
So let me just get into why I am not so fond of this park. Aside from the above mentioned facilities, every time I come here I just don’t feel safe. The bathrooms are located nowhere near the tennis courts (what most people actually come here for) and they are also not very well lit and appear dirty. Now I don’t consider myself a park connoisseur, but I do have some expectations on the rare occasions that I do go to a recreational park. I do expect that I can at least feel safe in my community and sadly that isn’t a feeling that I get from this park. The street that is adjacent to the park restrooms is literally «shady.» Which is nice in terms of your car not getting hot should you decide to park there, but is not nice if you value your car and don’t want unwanted loiterers wandering around when you’re trying to get in and out.
Overall, I recommend this park to users who are looking for nice tennis courts or a swimming pool. But try to come during hours that the swimming pools are open so you can use those bathrooms instead. Use your best judgment near people who look like they’re up to no good.

Oh man, I suck. I’ve been part of this community for 8 years and just now writing this! Great for kicking around or batting balls, letting your kids just run wild and the sort.
I do loves me this park. It’s clean, the people who come here are colorful, friendly and respectful. The best kept secret is the pool… I shouldn’t have said that. I really like the garden area, too. That’s neat.
The only thing junk is that the swings keep getting messed up or not fixed everytime I come here. What’s up with that?

Pool
Playground for kids
Tennis courts
Basketball courts
Community library
Grassy area
Community garden
Skateboard ramp
Building where classes take place
2 parking lots
This park has so much to offer. Walk the dog, walk yourself, play something, read something, grow something, learn something or relax here.
Awesomeness because it is maintained well, not too rainy like Manoa and has ample parking.

This review is about the pool facilities.
POOL HOURS (through August 1, 2014)
Lap Swim
* Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 11:30AM-1 PM
Half Open Pool, Half Lap Swim
* Mon — Fri 3:30PM-5PM
* Sat — Sun 1PM-​4PM
–Closed July 4^th & 11^th–
There’s plenty of parking out front — with tons of trees. Yay shade! The facilities are not spa worthy «clean», but for a public pool — it’s alright. There’s plenty of toilets, showers (full and foot rinse). There’s even cubbies to store your personal belongings.
I usually attend the late afternoon ½ open, ½ lap sessions for lap swimming. The lap swim portion of the pool has about 5 – 6 lanes open. It’s never too crowded and the pool has the perfect temperature. There’s always at least 2 lifeguards present; 1 of them is always roaming around the pool perimeter. So no need to worry about drowning, plus the pool is only 3ft deep! (; Other amenities are the use of paddle boards and leg floats to focus on your arms and legs and a clock if you didn’t bring your own.
There’s many pools in the Honolulu area, but this one is the one I go to the most!
Happy swimming! (:

There realy is something for everyone–
There are swings– a little weathered and old but still works– just be careful not to get skin pinched by old chains.
There is a kids park– There are meetings of moms that bring very young children that play with toys and get to know each other before being able to go to preschool– I think a Head Start or another kind of volunteer teacher runs that– I know it is at a certain time of the week in the mornings but only heard great things about the group.
There is the park itself that has a jungle gym– I wish I had one as cool as it is when I was a little kid– I would love it. There are kids that say out til 10 pm at night playing– sometimes I wonder where their parents are but they seem to get home and back there again the next day safely so the parents must know they are gone.
There is active tennis courts– I always see people having games.
There is soccer fields– sometimes ayso and sometimes adults have games and meets and practice there.
There is a pool– looks clean and well kept.
There most oddly is a community garden– the garden has rules posted and there is info on the c+c website about how to get a plot but it sounds like an über pain in the butt to make all those meetings just to get put on a wait-​list for a plot of small land that you still have to pay for– still it is a great opportunity for a family in an apartment (like myself).
There is a working volunteer library– again volunteers are great.
There is voting when it is that time of year– in the community spaces
There are places for skateboarders to have at it in a public good space– I think that is the most used and useful part of the park.
You can see people walking dogs and families having picnics– it is a family place to be– few homeless compared to how close it is to downtown imo.
All in all a great park to play, plan a day or hang out and meet neighbors with other small children.
Great park!!!
why 3 stars?
There is a small amount of parking compared to what is needed.
They have talked about making a dog park out of some of the area my question would be what will be taken away?
Police patrol very selectively the park– but I have heard people get ticketed more randomly for things like not being in their cars and leaving when the park closes.
It is near a really busy street intersection of Wilder and Ka.

Swings are gone and bathrooms are horrrrrible. Graffiti and toilet paper vandalism. Community garden is nice.

Great park w parking lot, bathroom, community gardens, playground, tennis courts, pool, and open pavilion w benches. Decent amount of shade and keikis can play mostly away from the road and parking lot.
The pool is open somewhat odd hours. This park has community events and city park classes held on certain days of the week (check their websites). Nice family community park in Makiki.

This park is great for walking your dogs after spending the afternoon relaxing here it seems this is the main purpose of the park! Not a great place for a get together, there isn’t necessarily anywhere to sit on. There was a lot of flies and bugs so probably don’t be back here anytime soon !

Lovely place to take a walk in the morning or evening. My dog Cocoa loves to come here and sprint his heart out back and forth across the big field. I miss the old play ground though. I used to come when I was younger and play on the equipment and swing sets, but now it’s been removed.

What happened to the swings? Both are totally gone… no chains even? Vandals? Not happy :(

I jog in this park daily. It has everything. basketball courts, tennis courts, skate park, pool, great field.

Went to an open house in the area and wanted to check out the nearest park. They have basketball courts, tennis courts, skateboard park, playground, big field, swimming pool and Makiki Community Library which is not part of the Hawaii State Library system.
The pool looked very big and was very busy on Sunday.
The playground had a new play set and the cushion below it was in great condition.

Fun place to go and take a dip on a hot day.

Lary and I live right across from this park so this is where we take Keebies on all his walks. He loves it here… if he doesn’t poop it out on the way to the park, we usually try to sprint across the street to the park so he doesn’t poop on the crosswalk or while we wait for the light somewhere… it’s been known to happen. He loves the first couple of trees when we get there… they seem to have the most attractive pee attached to them… we spend a good ten minutes between those few trees. His whole face goes into the grass… he’s a minpin so you can only see his black and rust colored body.
Anyway, Lary and I love taking walks here as well… yeah it gets a bit hectic during soccer season and it seems everyone and their mom is occupying every inch of the field but wait an hour or so and it eventually clears up. Since we walk here, I never have to find parking but I’m sure it’s not the easiest during towing/​rush hours.
There’s lots of trees for Keebies to mark and every time we get near that garden, I wonder how to get a parcel there… although I’d probably be like half of those people and neglect my little plot after about a year… so maybe it’s not for the best but it deosn’t make me not want one. We roamed to the tennis and basketball courts and it seems like there’s always someone playing. There’s the library, where both Keebies and Lary voted this past election. Seems like there’s always something happening at the park.
The only problem? Sometimes there’s a lot of homeless people sleeping by Keebies’s trees so that he can’t always pee where he wants…

Started taking beginners Hula classes with the Honolulu Parks and Recreation classes! Great open space for our hula class.
I have always seen kids playing the adjacent basketball courts. Great facilities!