Hawaii NRHP

Address 53-540, 580, 560, 496, 450, 532 Iole Road, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755 TMK (3) 5-3-005:004, :005, :017, :019, :020, :026, :027 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-02-7100 National Register of Historic Places #78001016 Abstract The Father Elias Bond District includes a well-preserved homestead established in 1841 by Boston missionary Reverend Elias Bond, a church with outer structures completed in 1855, and a school complex founded in 1872 by the Reverend Bond. The forms of these buildings come directly out of the rural New England building tradition, which has been adapted to the local climate and building materials. The Father Elias Bond District is significant for its architecture and also in the areas of education and religion. 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 53-4358 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755 TMK (3) 5-3-008:020 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-02-7127 National Register of Historic Places #78001011 Abstract The Tong Wo Society building is a two-story double wall construction building with bevel siding sheathing. The gable roof structure with its shed roof extensions sits on top of a slight slope. Open verandahs surround the building on two floors and are enclosed by a light balustrade. The Tong Wo Society building is significant as the best preserved Chinese society buildings on the Island of Hawaii, and is one of the best preserved in the State. Its site and general location reflects its importance and function in a rural, agricultural environment. 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 82-5931 Napoopoo Road, Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704 TMK (3) 8-2-007:006 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-47-7215 National Register of Historic Places #82000148 Abstract Kahikolu Church is a 56' x 62' lava rock building that stands on an isolated, level area of lava surrounded by dense kiawe groves. It is characterized by its masonry walls and gable roof of corrugated iron with a tall steeple. The church has been abandoned since 1953 and is in poor condition. The church is significant both historically and architecturally. Historically it represents one of the earliest Protestant missions established in the Kona area. It is one of only two nineteenth-century stone churches standing on the Big Island and is one of the oldest stone church buildings remaining in the State.

Address 79-7241 Mamalahoa Highway, Honalo, Hawaii 96750 TMK (3) 8-2-010:020 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-47-7222 National Register of Historic Places #94000382 Abstract The Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission is a one-story, frame building built in a typical Japanese Buddhist temple style for Hawaii.  It is distinguished by its metal, irimoya (hip-gable) roof, outset front entry, and being elevated from the ground on posts. The mission is located on a large property facing the Mamalahoa Highway. The building features three main parts: the original main hall in the center, built in 1921, the Kannon-do (Kannon Hall), built in 1937, and the 1950 minister's dwelling. The Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission is architecturally significant as a good example of a Buddhist temple constructed in Hawaii in the early 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 54-3885 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 967558 TMK (3) 5-4-005:022 (portion) SHPD Historic Site Number 10-02-7517 National Register of Historic Places #99001356 Abstract The former A. Nanbu Hotel is a turn-of-the-century Italianate structure sitting on the corner of the rural town of Kapaau. Typical of the Italianate commercial structures in Hawaii, this two-story, rectangular, single-wall, vertical board, post and beam structure features a heavy cornice at the top with decorative brackets. Other historic buildings on the property include the 1932 Holy's Bakery, a simple single-wall tongue-and-groove structure as well as a Japanese bath house. The A. Nanbu Hotel/Holy's Bakery is significant as one of a handful of historic buildings remaining in the Kapaau commercial area and as one of the few remaining rural hotels in the state. It is also significant as a rural, simplified example of Italianate architecture 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 65-1268 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743 TMK (3) 6-5-007:003 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-06-7520 National Register of Historic Places #05000541 Abstract Historic Waimea Elementary School, Building N, is situated on the east end of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy Village Campus. Built in 1915, the building was originally situated where Waimea's Elementary and Intermediate schools are currently located. The building was relocated to its present location in 2002. The Waimea Elementary School, Building N is significant under Criterion A for its role in the development of public education in the rural Hawaii Island community of Waimea, and as a military hospital during World War II. It is also significant under Criterion C as one of the earliest intact examples of a plantation-style school building constructed in the early 1900s. 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.