Historic Properties

Address Kalaupapa Peninsula, Kalawao, Molokai 96742 TMK (3) 6-1-001:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 60-03-1024 National Historic Landmark District National Register of Historic Places #76002145 Abstract Updated documentation was approved in September, 2020. The update to the original 1976 NHL nomination was completed on behalf of Kalaupapa National Historical Park. It provides an expanded and up-to-date inventory of contributing and non-contributing resources, and a revised significance statement and discussion that reflects current historical interpretations and NHL guidelines. The period of significance is also revised to meet current NHL guidelines. To try to stem an epidemic of leprosy, which was a major factor in the depopulation of native Hawaiians, the Kingdom of Hawaii instituted in 1886 a century-long program of segregation and isolation of lepers. Lepers were banished to the isolated peninsula of Kalaupapa, a natural prison, on the island of Molokai. Except for a handful of private homes built by patients, the prevailing dates of construction appear to be well before World War II. Kalaupapa Peninsula is significant as a historic district at which events occurred that have made a significant contribution to Hawaii's history. It is associated with the life of Father Damien, a person of national and international significance. It is associated with the public health and humanitarian measures of more than a century's duration in an effort by the political ancestor of one of the States and by a U.S. Territory to save an ethnic group from extinction. Lastly, Kaluapapa Peninsula contains structures that embody the distinguishing characteristics of "institutional Hawaiian" architecture of the 1930s and earlier, which are exceptionally valuable for a study of style and methods of construction. [...]

Address Kalaupapa Peninsula, Kalawao, Molokai 96742 TMK (3) 6-1-001:003 SHPD Historic Site Number 60-03-1036 National Register of Historic Places #82001724 Abstract The Molokai Light Station, which includes an impressive 138-foot-tall lighthouse tower and lantern, two keepers' houses, additional ancillary structures, and other features, is located on approximately 22.8 acres on the northern point of the Makanalua Peninsula on the north cost of the island of Molokai. The light station was one of the first and most ambitious navigational aids built in Hawaii after the U.S. lighthouse services assumed responsibility for construction and maintenance of lighthouses, buoys, and other markers in 1903. The Molokai Light Station is significant as a representative of lighthouse and light station design in America during the early and mid-twentieth century. 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 232 Maalaea Harbor Road, Wailuku, Maui 96753 TMK (2) 3-6-008:002 SHPD Historic Site Number 50-09-9109 National Register of Historic Places #13000795 Abstract The Maalaea General Store is a one-story plantation vernacular building with multiple additions and buildings. The building and additions were closed up in 2005 and all windows were boarded up with marine plywood. The store was built in 1910 in order to provide merchandise for plantation workers who resided at the nearby Wailuku Sugar Company camp and residents of the Japanese fishing community of Maalaea Village. The Maalaea General Store is a rare example of an early twentieth-century Japanese store on Maui. 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 Island of Maui TMK (2) Various SHPD Historic Site Number Various National Register of Historic Places #00000662 (Kaupo) #00000663 (Puunene) #00000664 (Paia) #00000665 (Keanae) #00000666 (Wailuku) Abstract The population of the island of Maui grew rapidly in the early years of the twentieth century. This growth in population necessitated an increase in the number of schools. The Maui Public Schools provide a valuable example of the development of education practices during this time period. The Maui Public Schools are significant for their varied architectural styles and for their role in the history of education on Maui. Each of the schools within this nomination are represented by their own individual page. The schools represented are Keanae, Wailuku, Puunene, Baldwin High, and Paia. 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 Lahaina, Maui 96761 TMK (2) 4-6-Various SHPD Historic Site Number 50-03-3001 National Historic Landmark District National Register of Historic Places #66000302 Abstract Historic downtown Lahaina consists of near- and far-sight zones. The near zone is much of Lahaina town. The far zone inland is sloping agricultural land which blends into the backdrop of the West Maui mountains. The far zone seaward crosses the Auau Channel to the backdrop of Lanai. The entire existing complex of town, land and water gives Lahaina national value. Lahaina Historic District preserves the atmosphere of a mid-19th century Hawaiian seaport. It is prominently associated with the American whaling industry in the Pacific, an important commercial activity that influenced the Americanization of Hawaii and its subsequent annexation by the United States. As the former capital of Maui, it was intermittently the residence of Hawaiian kings. American missionaries made Lahaina a center of activity and left important architectural influences. 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 200, 251 S. High Street and 2264 Aupuni Street, Wailuku, Maui 96793 TMK (2) 3-4-007:008; 3-4-008:042; 3-4-014:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 50-04-1616 National Register of Historic Places #86001624 Abstract The Wailuku Civic Center Historic District is comprised on five buildings, one of which is a modern nine-story intrusion. These buildings all front on South High Street and constitute the core of governmental structures in Wailuku. As the center of government activity on Maui the Wailuku Civic Center Historic District is of local political and governmental significance. The district stands as a distinct element within the cityscape and embodies the history of the development of County and Territorial government on Maui. 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.