The Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) is a 269-acre (1.09 km2) public park operated by the City and County of Honolulu. It held its grand opening on July 21, 2001 and it is located in Waipio, Oahu just off the Kamehameha Highway.[1]
The Central Oahu Regional Park complex currently includes a 20-court tennis center, which opened in 2003; the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, four youth baseball diamonds, four regulation size baseball diamonds, a four diamond softball complex, as well as other multipurpose fields, and a 20-lane archery range.
CORP plays host to many different sporting events including swimming, baseball, soccer, football etc. It is also the home field for the Hawaii Pacific University Sea Warrior baseball team, the Chaminade University Silversword softball team as well as being the home of the 2007 Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) Softball Tournament.
The Hanwha Eagles (Korea Baseball Organization) uses the baseball field annually during spring training.
The park was renamed after U.S. Representative Patsy Mink in 2007.[2]
Current facilities
edit- 4 Youth Baseball Fields
- 4 Regulation Baseball Fields
- 4 Regulation Softball Fields
- 20 Tennis Courts
- Olympic Size Swimming Pool
- 1 meter and 3 meter Springboards (Diving Boards)
- Multipurpose Fields
- Archery Range
Planned facilities
edit- Tennis Stadium
- A Basketball Court is rumored
- Equestrian Center
Notable events
editReferences
edit- ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (July 16, 2001). "First of 'fields of dreams' to open in Central Oahu". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ "City Renames Park after Patsy Mink". Hawaii News Now. August 30, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Honolulu: Competition Handbook". pacificcoastswimming.com. 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Charter Nations Announce Addition of Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships to 2022 International Events Calendar". USA Swimming. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
External links
edit- "City and County of Honolulu: Department of Parks and Recreation". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- "HAWAI'I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS: Baseball". goseawarriors.com. Honolulu, HI: Hawai'i Pacific University. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-11-09.