Kailua Drive-In
917 Kalanianaole Highway,
Kailua,
HI
96734
917 Kalanianaole Highway,
Kailua,
HI
96734
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Previously operated by: Consolidated Theatres
Architects: J. Arthur Drielsma, Ernest Hara
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Designed by Los Angeles based architect Arthur J. Drielsma and Ernest Hara of Honolulu. The Kailua Drive-In was opened May 12, 1965 with Sean Connery in “Goldfinger” and Jerry Lewis in “The Patsy”. It was equipped to play Todd-AO and Cinerama movies on its 85ft x 140ft wide screen. It was closed May 19, 1991 with Michael Keaton in “One Good Cop” & Wesley Snipes in “New Jack City”.
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William Gabel, Lowell Angell
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Kailua Drive In was located on Kaapa Quarry Road at Kalanianaole Highway in Kailua Hawaii.
The entrance was a long up hill drive way that paralleled Kaapa Quarry Road . The site is now occupied by the Le Jardine Academy (green roofed buildings in aerial) http://www.lejardinacademy.com/ from the aerial photo below it appears that the same drive is used.
Google maps: View link
Article of Saturday, April 5, 2008 mentioning theatres of Old Kailua Town..
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Thanks guys.
I posted the USGS aerial photo here.
Went to this drive-in many times as a kid in the 1970’s, I think this was one of my dad’s favorites since he was raised in Nu'uanu, so it was just a mere drive over the Pali before getting to Kailua.
Grand opening ads in the photo section and below
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I was stationed at MCAS Kaneohe Bay from late 1983-early 1987, working as an air traffic controller, and have many fond memories of the Kailua Drive-In. Great nostalgia.
Final night of operation was May 19, 1991 with “One Good Cop” and “New Jack City”