Historic Properties

Address Nuuanu Avenue and South Kuakini Street Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-2-009:011 (portion), :012 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1388 Abstract Kawananakoa Playground is a 2.4 acre parcel situated at the lower end of Nuuanu Valley in a highly populated residential district and was constructed in 1937. A poured concrete perimeter wall, approximately three feet high, encircles the playground on the side streets. Kawananakoa Playground is significant for its associations with the development of parks in the City and County of Honolulu in the 1930s and the playground movement. In addition, the park is significant architecturally as its design is typical of the period and reflects the work of Harry Sims Bent, 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.

Address 352 Auwaiolimu Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-2-014:005, :006 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9042 Abstract Uluhaimalama is now set in an urban neighborhood composed of medium to high density single family and multi-unit housing. The cemetery is located on the lots that once served as the Royal Flower Garden of Queen Liliuokalani. The lots have remarkably remained intact more than 100 years after the function of the garden was changed to a cemetery. Uluhaimalama is significant in Hawaiian and United States history as a garden-cemetery for its associations relating to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 and for its association with, its former owner, Queen Liliuokalani. Uluhaimalama was one source of flowers delivered to the Queen during her imprisonment at Iolani Palace and her confinement at her home Washington Place after the government of the Hawaiian Kingdom was seized. 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 1201 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-3-037:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1388 Abstract Constructed in 1934, Ala Moana Park is a 76-acre beach park featuring a mile-long white sand beach, an offshore coral reef, and lawns dotted by palms, banyans and flowering tropical trees. The largest structure within the park is the sports pavilion. The pavilion is an open structure with a gable roofed and features with two wall-sized murals by Robert Lee Eskridge depicting the Hawaiian makahiki. The Ala Moana Park is significant for its association 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.

Address Ala Wai Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96815 TMK (1) 2-6-(Various) SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9757 Abstract The Ala Wai Canal is a 2-mile long man-made waterway of variable depth and width located in the Waikiki district of Honolulu that was constructed between 1921 and 1928. It forms the boundary of the Waikiki district, separating Waikiki form the Makiki, Moilili, and Ala Moana areas of the city. There are three bridges across the canal, and the length of the makai side of the canal is spanned by a concrete tree-lined sidewalk. The Ala Wai Canal is significant because of its pivotal role in the development of the Waikiki district, first as a residential neighborhood and soon after as a resort area. 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 3430 East Manoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-043:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9809 Abstract The Manoa Chinese Cemetery is sited on a knoll nestled on the interior slopes of Manoa Valley, an amphitheater shaped valley in Honolulu. The area included in the boundaries is approximately 10,753 acres in size, with about 10,000 individual burials and defined by a low, rock wall. the head stones, mostly made of granite, stand upright in crowded rows along the sloping land facing the ocean. Founded in 1852, Lin Yee Chung (a.k.a Manoa Chinese) Cemetery is the oldest and largest Chinese cemetery on the Hawaiian Islands. Is is significant for two major reasons: 1) Under Criterion C, the cemetery has all the design elements of a "classic" Chinese cemetery, and 2) As a traditional cultural property, each year in April, the "Three Presentations Ceremony," (a traditional graveyard ritual) is performed during "Ching Ming," the Chinese memorial season. No other Chinese cemetery in Hawaii has both of these features, thus possessing integrity of relationship and condition, and maintaining a significant practice to the Chinese community in Hawaii. 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 3833 Paki Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815 TMK (1) 3-1-030:001, :002, :003, :004; 3-1-031:003, :004 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9758 Abstract Kapiolani Park is a recreational open space of 160 acres located on the southern coast of the island of Oahu, three and one half miles south of downtown Honolulu. All in all, Kapiolani Park is a splendid open space conducive to relaxation in the midst of urban development. It buffers Waikiki and provides a foundation and setting which nicely complement Diamond Head. Kapiolani Park is historically significant for its past association with indigenous Hawaiian culture and royalty. It provides a sense of place to a special part of Honolulu and is identified with the worlds famous image of Hawaii as a recreational resort. 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 3640 Crater Road, Honolulu, HI 96816 TMK (1) 3-2-035:012 (portion) SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9796 Abstract The Kaimuki Reservoir or "The Bowl" is a large, circular structure, approximately 40 feet interior diameter with battered lava rock walls on the exterior. Originally built in 1898 as a reservoir for the development of Kaimuki, the interior walls are approximately 14 feet high and lined with concrete. The Kaimuki Reservoirl is significant for its association with the development of Kaimuki and for its 79 year association with Troop 10 of the Aloha Council Boy Scouts of America, one of the first and most active Boy Scout troops in Hawaii. It is also significant for its association with Charles S. Crane, once mayor, territorial senator, and newspaper executive. Further, it is significant as the oldest and only known existing example in Hawaii of this type of reservoir 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.