Oahu NRHP

Puowaina (National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific)

Address 2177 Puowaina Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-2-005:001, :002 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1300 Abstract Puowaina is a volcanic crater approximately oval in shape, the rim rises 461 feet above sea level affording a view of Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor, and the city of Honolulu. The use of careful landscaping and flat grave markers has been enhanced by the impressive memorial erected by the American Battle Monuments Commission. As a site of pre-historic significance, Puowaina, has a deep religious meaning for the Hawaiian people long before Western contact with the islands in 1778. Puowaina means "Hill of Sacrifice" and this is where offenders of certain "kapu" were taken to be sacrificed. On January 4, 1949, the Punchbowl crater was established as the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific when an unknown serviceman, killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, was the first American was buried there. The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is a final resting place for those whose sacrifices have preserved America's freedoms. 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.

2022-11-22T16:02:06-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial Park

Address 22 Craigside Place, Honolulu, HI 96817 TMK (1) 2-2-020:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9848 National Register of Historic Places #04000020 Abstract The Kyoto Gardens is a portion of the Honolulu Memorial Park cemetery with two large columbarium structures and a Japanese garden at the eastern half of the Honolulu Memorial Park. The three-tiered Pagoda, the Kinkaku-ji Temple, and the Mirror Gardens located within the Honolulu Memorial Park are significant for being among the best examples of Japanese traditional-style structures and gardens built outside of Japan. The Pagoda is one of three known inhabitable pagodas in the United States, and it is the largest of the three. 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.

2017-04-21T01:02:46-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Thomas Square

Address 102 Victoria Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-4-001:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9990 National Register of Historic Places #72000423 Abstract This approximately 6.5 acre public park, which was constructed in 1843, is surrounded by a trimmed mock orange hedge and contains: a large cascading fountain; a number of banyan, flowering shower, and Hawaiian "fish poison" trees; a pedestrian sidewalk; and an expansive lawn area. Thomas Square is significant for its association with the nineteenth century political history of the Kingdom of 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.

2017-04-21T01:02:47-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Hawaiian Canoe Malia

Address Southeast corner of Kapiolani Boulevard and McCully Street, Honolulu, HI 96826 TMK (1) 2-7-036:005 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9762 National Register of Historic Places #93001385 Abstract The Hawaiian Canoe Malia is a 6-man Hawaiian racing canoe hewn from a single koa (Acacia koa) log in 1933. When launched she measured 39'-2", but over time was modified twice. In 1950 she was lengthened to 39'-6", and in 1973 she was lengthened to her present racing measure of 40'-1". Typical of Hawaiian racing canoes, she is very sleek, has parallel gunwales, and has her greatest depth abaft the mid-section below the fourth seat making her resistant to turning. Her hull averages 5/8" thick, her extreme width is 1'-8 and 1/4", and her maximum draft is 10". The Hawaiian Canoe Malia is historically significant for her considerable contribution to the Polynesian sport of open ocean canoe racing. She is also distinctive as an excellent representative of a Hawaiian dugout racing canoe. 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.

2017-04-21T01:02:47-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

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.

2017-04-21T01:02:50-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

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.

2017-04-21T01:02:50-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

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.

2017-06-01T09:51:51-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

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.

2017-04-21T01:02:51-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Foster Botanical Garden

Address 50 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96817 TMK (1) 1-7-007:001, :002 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1389 National Historic District National Register of Historic Places #93000377 Abstract The Foster Botanic Garden is comprised of 21.02 acres of land adjoining Nuuanu Stream in downtown Honolulu. The garden does not include any major architectural features, but consists of historic landscaping that includes a large number of historic trees. The Foster Botanic Garden, which was established in 1855, is significant for its association with the development of landscape architecture and horticultural research in Hawaii. The property is also significant for its involvement with historically significant individuals including Dr. William F. Hillebrand, Queen Liliuokulani, botanist Mary E. Foster, and plant pathologist and botanist Harold L. Lyon.   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.

2017-04-21T01:02:51-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Washington Place

Address 320 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-1-018:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9907 National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places #73000666 Abstract Washington Place is an approximately three-acre property that contains a two-story residence set amid a variety of trees, shrubs, and flowers. The building has a hipped roof, classical cornice, a porte cochere, lanais with either square masonry piers or Tuscan columns, and French windows. The interior features columns and pilasters set upon paneled and molded pedestals with moldings for base and capitals, a wood wainscot, and wood floors. Washington Place is significant for its association with the social and political history of Hawaii, for its association with Hawaiian Royalty, and as an example of the use of the Greek Revival style in nineteenth-century Hawaii. Photos from the National Register of Historic Places

2022-02-04T14:32:43-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |
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