Address
Kapolei Regional Park (Fort Barrette Rd., no street address), Kapolei
TMK
(1) 9-1-160:032, 033, 034
Bishop Museum
Site # 138
State Inventory of Historic Places (SIHP)
50-80-12-5919 & -5918
SHPD Historic Site Number
Not Yet Available
Historic Designations:
Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places
Abstract
Pu’u o Kapolei is named for the natural landscape feature on the limestone ‘Ewa plain of southwestern O’ahu. It was once home to a famous heiau in Hawaiian prehistory. Beginning in 1931, it was used as a military installation known as Fort Barrette. Historical writings recount its use as a reference point for trails connecting the west side of O’ahu with the rest of its south shore and as an observation point to study the movement of the setting sun throughout the year, which informed annual time keeping. It is significant under Criterion D as a site yielding information and connection to Hawai’i’s pre-contact history. Pu’u o Kapolei is significant to Native Hawaiian heritage as a place where ongoing traditional and customary practices and place based education programs link contemporary people with their ancestors, and their future progeny, in a way that is consistent with Hawaiian traditions.
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.