Historic Properties

Address Kūhiō Highway, Hawai‘i Route 560, between Princeville and Hā‘ena, Kaua‘i TMK (4) Various SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Historic District National Register of Historic Places #03001048 Abstract The Kaua‘i Belt Road between Princeville and Hā‘ena traverses 10 miles along the island’s north shore. This portion of the Kaua‘i “Belt Road” was part of  original road system, which extended from Hā‘ena on the north shore to Mana on the west shore. The road is significant in the areas of engineering, transportation, social history and commerce. The road was added to the Hawai‘i State Register of Historic Places in 2004. An amended nomination was approved in March 2022. Updates included adding a new area of significance in the field of conservation. The amendment also describes alterations to the road since the original listing, including effects of the storm event of April 2018 which caused damage by flooding, landslides and debris. The amended nomination determines the Kauaʻi Belt Road continues to be significant under Criteria A and C retaining sufficient integrity despite roadway modifications occurring after 2002. The amended nomination includes conservation as an additional area of significance at the State and local level, acknowledging substantial historic preservation efforts occurring since the 1970s. During that time, community concerns with future growth and development on the North Shore spurred public outcry to Hawai‘i Department of Transportation’s widening of Hanalei Bridge and proposals to alter Kaua‘i Belt Road with the community desiring to preserve its rural nature. Hanalei Belt Road is recognized as a character defining feature of Kaua‘i’s greater North Shore cultural landscape representing the natural and cultural history of the area. [...]

Address Hanalei Bay (north end of Weke Road), Hanalei, Kauai 96714 TMK (4) 5-5-001:008 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-03-9382 National Register of Historic Places #79000757 Abstract The Hanalei Pier is a steel-reinforced concrete finger pier which extends from the beach out into Hanalei Bay. The pier, when built, had a wooden deck. It was replaced in 1922 with a concrete deck. The pier is 340 feet long and has a shed at its terminus. The shed is a frame structure with a corrugated iron gable roof. Hanalei Pier is a good example of a typical finger pier constructed in the 1920s in Hawaii, and is important for its associations with transportation history in Hawaii. It is also one of the last remaining vestiges of the rice industry in Hanalei. The pier was used seasonally, primarily to transport rice from Hanalei to Honolulu. 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 South of the intersection of Kahakai Road and Alawai Road, Waimea, Kauai 96796 TMK (4) 1-6-001:888, -006:001 (portion of each) SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-9303 National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places #66000298 Abstract The Cook Landing Site (the beach at Waimea) was the spot where Captain James Cook, the first European known to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands, made his initial landing upon island soil on January 20, 1778. The sandy beach now has a national historic landmark plaque displayed on a pedestal in the extreme east corner of that portion near the river embankment. Due to large environmental changes, the landmark must be understood as a commemorative site where Cook's expedition's activities first took place, in addition to the start of Western civilization influencing the native culture and population. 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 Opaekaa Road over Opaekaa Stream, Kapaa, Kauai 96746 TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number 30-08-9377 National Register of Historic Places #83000253 Abstract The Opaekaa Road Bridge is a single-lane, wrought-iron, Warren truss bridge that terminates with vertical end posts. The bridge is 73 feet long and its trusses consist of 7 panels, each approximately 10 feet in length and 9 feet 8 inches tall. The Opaekaa Road Bridge is significant as the only known British-made iron bridge in the United States, and one of the few surviving iron bridges in the State of Hawaii. The bridge is also significant because of its associations with the development of the Wailua Homesteads. 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 Puuopae Road over Kalama Stream, Kapaa, Kauai 96746 TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number 30-08-9397 National Register of Historic Places #05000536 Puuopae Bridge Nomination Form (PDF) Abstract The Puuopae Bridge is a one-lane, 48-foot long, single-span bridge that carries Puuopae Road over Kalama Stream. Constructed in 1915, Puuopae Bridge provided an important transportation conduit that contributed to the successful development of the homesteading lands on the east side of Kauai. The bridge is significant both for its links to the development of the Kapaa Homesteads as well as the direct involvement of that community in pressuring the government to provide adequate stream crossings and roads in the 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 200 yards from Puhi Road, Lihue, Kauai 96766 TMK (4) 3-3-002:015 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-11-9381 National Register of Historic Places #79000761 Abstract Grove Farm Company has four locomotives – Paulo, Wainiha, Wahiawa, and Kaipu – each have many unique features and were originally used to transport sugar and are currently being stored in a Grove Farm Company warehouse. They have achieved varying levels of restoration with Kaipu and Paulo being operational. These four locomotives chronicle the development of steam-powered sugar trains in Hawaii and are the only four locomotives left on Kauai. 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.