Wai'alae Drive-In
Waialae Avenue,
Kahala,
HI
96816
Waialae Avenue,
Kahala,
HI
96816
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The Waialae Drive-In opened in 1956, with Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Man Who Knew Too Much”. Operated by Royal Theatres, it had a capacity for 300 cars.
The Waialae Drive-In closed in January 1986 with the movie “Young Sherlock Holmes”. It has since been replaced by an upscale subdivision. It sat across from the Kahala Mall.
Local legend has it that the ghost of a faceless woman with long hair haunted the ladies' room of the drive-in. The Wai'alae was located close to an old cemetary.
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Bryan
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The Wai'alae Drive-In, was a popular spot on Oahu. The drive-in was owned by The Royal Chain that also had another Drive-In on the island The Royal Sunset of in Waipahu and a few other theaters like the Marina, Royal, King & Queen. By the mid 80’s The Royal Chain bowed out. The Marina was taken over by Consolidated and went on for a few more years before closing.
Here is a photo circa 1985:
http://tinyurl.com/5l49fq