Yearly Archives: 2014

Address Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 96718 TMK (3) 9-3-Various SHPD Historic Site Number 10-52-9059 Abstract Crater Rim Drive is the primary park road located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The 10.6-mile, two-lane, paved loop road circles the rim of Kilauea caldera, providing views of not only Kilauea but also of the smaller craters of Halemaumau, Keanakakoi, Puu Puai, and Kilauea Iki, in addition to spectacular lava flows, the Jaggar Museum, the Southwest Rift, steam vents, native vegetation, and Thurston Lava Tube. The Crater Rim Drive road is significant for its association with the history of National Park Service Road design and construction principles as well as the National Park Service Rustic style. It is also significant in the history of volcanology and the story of tourism and the Hawaiian islands. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address 56-2864 Akoni Pule Highway, Hawi, Hawaii 96719 TMK (3) 5-6-001:082 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-02-9071 Abstract Puakea Ranch lies along the mauka side of Akoni Pule Highway on 33 acres. The land is enclosed by dry laid lava-rock walls and has the remains of earlier generations of agricultural and ranching activities. Still extant are five traditional homes, a slaughter house, a fenced cow corral, and a saddle repair/storage shed. The five homes represent examples of local vernacular architecture. The site has been occupied through four eras of Hawaiian history. The land was first employed for Native Hawaiian agriculture. After contact with Europeans it was used as a sugar plantation and was developed by private entrepreneurs. Most recently, buildings on the site have been reused as a "bed and breakfast" operation. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address Mamalahoa Highway, Papaikou, Hawaii 96781 TMK (3) 3-2-007:004 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-26-9090 Abstract The Kapue Stream Bridge is a steel girder and trestle bridge with a total length of 415 feet and a roadway width of 28 feet. It is built at the deck elevation of 232 feet over Kapue Stream along the Hamakua coast of the Island of Hawaii. The superstructure of the bridge is composed of a concrete deck on steel girders, and the substructure is composed of c. 1911 steel railroad trestle supports with masonry (lava-rock) abutments. The Kapue Stream Bridge is significant for its association with the Hilo Railroad Company. In addition it is significant for its association with three founders of the Hilo Railroad Company and as a representative example of early 20th-century engineering technology, as well as, a source for information about early 20th-century steel manufacture and construction. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

Address Hawaii Belt Road near Hakalau, Hawaii 96710 TMK (3) 3-2-009:002 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-16-9090 Abstract The Hakalau Stream Bridge is a steel girder and trestle bridge with the total length of 775 feet, a 261-feet height over the stream bed, and a roadway width of 28 feet. The superstructure of the bridge is composed of a concrete deck on steel girders, and the substructure is composed of c.1911 steel railroad trestle supports with masonry (lava-rock) abutments. The Hakalau Stream Bridge is significant for its association with the Hilo Railroad Company. In addition it is significant for its association with three founders of the Hilo Railroad Company and as a representative example of early 20th-century engineering technology, as well as a source for information about early 20th-century steel manufacture and construction. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.