Historic Properties

Lanikai Monument

Address Near 726 Mokulua Drive, Kailua, HI 96734 TMK (1) 4-3-009:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9846 Abstract The Lanikai Monument is a simple pillar located on a narrow strip of land that is a high point next to the road and that is narrowly bonded to the north and west by Kailua Bay and Kailua town, to the south by low hills, and to the east by the Lanikai residential subdivision. The monument's function was to mark the boundary and entry point of the subdivision of vacation and residential homes, a country club, and a golf course. The Lanikai Monument is significant as a marker defining the boundary of and entry to a rapidly-growing real estate venture. In addition, the monument is significant for its association with the economic and technological growth of the island of Oahu, and for its association to the famed local architect, Hart Wood, who the design is attributed to. 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.

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Friendship Garden

Address 45-226 Kokokahi Place, Kaneohe, HI 96744 TMK (1) 4-4-031:076 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-10-9001 Abstract Friendship Garden is a ten acre park that is sited at the rear of Keana in Kaneohe and is the mauka terminus of the Kokokahi residential subdivision. Planted as a forest area, the park is penetrated by a lower and upper loop trail, both of which are unpaved, and is characterized by mature vegetation, with different plant varieties located in distinct areas. The park's character is further defined by its stone entry steps, two wood structures, and several Asian style masonry objects. Friendship Garden is significant for its associations with the development of the Kokokahi tract and the Pan-Pacific Movement. It is also significant for its associations with Theodore Richards and as a good example of landscape design in Hawaii during the 1930s. 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.

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Haleiwa Beach Park

Address 62-449 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa, HI 96712 TMK (1) 6-2-001:002 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1388 Abstract Part of the City and County of Honolulu Art Deco Parks and Playgrounds multiple property listing, the Haleiwa Beach Park is a 12.7 acre beach front parcel located along Kamehameha Highway and was constructed in 1939. A poured concrete perimeter wall separates the park from the highway. From the highway the park is characterized by large grassed playing fields with a pavilion in the background. The Haleiwa Beach Park is significant for its associations with the development of parks in the City and County of Honolulu in the 1930s. In addition, the park is significant architecturally as its design is typical of the period and reflects the work of Harry Sims Bent, one of the more prominent architects practicing in Honolulu at the time. 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.

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Dillingham Parlor Car #64, Oahu Railroad Locomotives #6 & #12

Address 91-1001 Renton Road, Ewa, HI 96706 TMK (1) 9-1-017:049 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-08-9761 Abstract The Dillingham car #64 was constructed in 1924 for use by the Dillingham family and railroad executives as a parlor car. The body of the car is hardwood and the exterior is painted in two-tone green with the company name and #64 in black lettering on each side. Locomotive #6, constructed in 1889, has a black-and-white painted body and appears much as it did around the turn of the century. The cab of this steam locomotive is wood which is painted white. Locomotive #12, constructed in 1912, has both a steel body and cab, and the body of the locomotive is painted black. It is the only twentieth-century steam locomotive on Oahu and has been restored to its original appearance. Locomotive #6 is significant as the first locomotive purchased and used by the Oahu Railroad and Land Company. It is also significant as the first locomotive purchased by the royal government under King Kalakaua in 1889. Locomotive #12 is the only American Locomotive Company locomotive remaining in Hawaii today. Parlor car #64 was the private parlor car of B.F. Dillingham. 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.

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Oahu Railway and Land Company Right-of-Way and Hawaiian Railway Society Ewa Railroad Yard

Address From Ewa to Nanakuli and 91-1001 Renton Road, Ewa, HI 96706 TMK (1) 9-1-069:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-12-7387 National Register of Historic Places #75000621 Abstract The Oahu Railway and Land Company Right-of-Way consists of 15 miles of narrow-gauge steel rails on a raised roadbed of mixed materials running from Honouliuli to Nanakuli. The Hawaiian Railway Society's Rolling Stock and Railroad Yard includes engines, boxcars, flatcars, coaches, cane cars, hand-operated track inspection car, artifacts and memorabilia. The yard acts as a depot and is the site of the Society's maintenance, storage and display facilities. The OR&L right-of-way is significant as it is one of the longest stretches of narrow-gauge operable railroad track still in place in the United States. The Rail Yard site serves as the depot for operational activities and maintenance. 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.

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Waialua Agricultural Company Engine #6

Address 91-1001 Renton Road, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 TMK (1) 9-1-069:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-08-9708 National Register of Historic Places #74000719 Abstract The Waialua Agricultural Company Engine #6, completed in 1919, is a 0-6-2T Baldwin Locomotive Works type Class 8-16 2/3 D, oil burning, steam-powered locomotive built to operate on narrow gauge track. Waialua Agricultural Company Engine #6 is significant as an excellent example of the type of steam-powered locomotives used on Hawaiian plantations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also the only locomotive designed and built in Hawaii, and is the only fully operational and authentically restored Hawaiian sugar plantation locomotive in the world. 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.

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Honouliuli Internment Camp

Address Honouliuli Gulch, 94-520 Kunia Road, Waipahu, HI 96707 TMK (1) 9-2-001:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-08-9068 National Register of Historic Places #09000855 Abstract The Honouliuli Internment Camp contains over 110 features related to the incarceration of American civilians, resident aliens, and prisoners of war during World War II. The site is set in a hidden gulch surrounded by agricultural fields. Contributing resources include the intact standing buildings, numerous building foundations, rock walls, fence remnants, artifact scatters, and other features. Honouliuli Internment Camp is significant for its association with the internment of American citizens and long term resident aliens, as well as prisoners of war during World War II. Two prominent citizens, both members of the Hawaiian state legislature, were interned at Honouliuli. It is also significant as a site that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a prison camp and for its potential to provide more archaeological information about the administration of an internment camp and how, in their everyday lives, people coped with their confinement. 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.

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Tantalus – Round Top Road

Address Tantalus Drive and Round Top Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) Various SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9019 National Register of Historic Places #08000373 Abstract This transportation corridor is approximately 10 miles in length, varies in width from 14 to 30 feet, and is comprised of the public roadway and right-of-way including lookouts, culverts, retaining walls, and curbs. It affords a winding and narrow drive with scenic views of Honolulu, Diamond Head, and the Wai‘anae Range. The Tantalus–Round Top Road rural scenic corridor is significant for its association with the social, cultural, and recreational history of Honolulu and the Tantalus–Round Top Drive area. It is also significant as a transportation route that demonstrates engineering designs and road construction techniques adapted to a rugged topography in Hawaii and which were typical of the historical period of 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.

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Oahu Railway & Land Company Right-of-Way

Address Halawa Stream, Aiea, HI 96818 to Auyong Homestead Road, Nanakuli, HI 96792 TMK (1) Various SHPD Historic Site Number 80-12-9714 Abstract The Oahu Railway and Land Company Right-of-Way consists of 25.5 miles of raised roadbed 40' wide running from Halawa Stream at Pearl Harbor on the easternmost point to the intersection of Farrington Highway and Auyong Homestead Road in Nanakuli at the westernmost point. The Oahu Railway and Land Company Right-of-Way is significant for its associations with the operation of the Oahu Railway and Land Company railroad and the development of the sugar and pineapple industries. 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.

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Irwin Memorial Park

Address 610 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-1-013:007 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9829 Abstract Irwin Memorial Park, constructed in 1930, is a two-acre park encompassing a total of 95,768 square feet. Irwin Memorial Park was set aside specifically for dedicated public park purposes, as such, this open space also serves to protect and preserve important view planes to other historic resources in the surrounding area. The park is significant for its pivotal role in the beautification of the Honolulu waterfront as a world-renowned passenger cruise ship destination. It has also provided an important aesthetic dimension to Honolulu's downtown waterfront. 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.

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