Historic Properties

Address Kamehameha Highway and Kalauao Stream, ‘Aiea SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract Kalauao Stream Bridge was built in 1936 when post-wartime activities required additional bridges. In 1966, the bridge was widened illustrating changes in history and construction practices. The bridge is significant under Criterion A for its association with the history of O'ahu's road transportation system and as part of the Kamehameha Highway segment of the belt road system. It enlists a parapet design using concrete with cross-shaped voids and concrete stanchions at the ends.

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.

Address Dillingham Boulevard and Kapalama Drainage Canal, Honolulu SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract The Kapālama Canal Bridge was built by the City and County of Honolulu in 1930. The bridge is significant under Criterion A for its contribution to the development of an effective road transportation system on O'ahu. The construction of Kapa lama Canal Bridge and the development of Dillingham Boulevard opened the entire tract of land between King Street and Waiakamilo Road for expansion. The bridge is a five-span, reinforced concrete tee-beam structure, the most common in Hawai'i at the time, featuring narrow arched-top voids and a parapet design.

Address Both mauka and makai sides of Dillingham Boulevard, from Kokea Street to North King Street, Honolulu TMK -- SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract The Dillingham Boulevard Kamani Tree Rows Allee is significant under Criterion A as an important feature of Honolulu's roadway and urban beautification efforts in the 1930s. The Allee represents the street tree planting and enhancement inspired by the City Beautiful movement of the 1890s through the 1900s, a reform philosophy that prevailed in the United States and Europe in response to changes brought by the industrial revolution. The Shade Tree Commission planted the kamani trees along Dillingham Boulevard. Of the original 100 trees planted in 1931 between N. King and Dillingham, 44 remain in this section.