List of National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii

This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Hawaiʻi. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.^[1] The state of Hawaiʻi is home to 33 of these landmarks, many of which relate the state's role in World War II and the archaeological remains of ancient Hawaiians, among other stories. The table below lists all 33 of these sites, along with added detail and description. They are distributed across six of the Hawaiian islands, with the greatest number (16) on Oʻahu.

Current NHLs

[2]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated[3]	Location	Island	Description
1	USS Arizona (shipwreck)		May 5, 1989 (#66000994)	Pearl Harbor 21°22′00″N 157°57′10″W / 21.3665398725°N 157.952798087°W	Oʻahu	Sunken remains of the USS Arizona; destroyed in battle during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Now the centerpiece of the NRHP USS Arizona Memorial
2	USS Bowfin (shipwreck)		January 14, 1986 (#82000149)	Pearl Harbor 21°22′20″N 157°56′30″W / 21.3722880868°N 157.941675235°W	Oʻahu	US Navy Submarine which sank 16 Japanese vessels during World War II. Now a Museum Ship.
3	CINCPAC Headquarters		May 28, 1987 (#87001295)	Pearl Harbor 21°21′58″N 157°56′18″W / 21.3661232442°N 157.938247528°W	Oʻahu	Headquarters of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from 1942 through 1945
4	Cook Landing Site		December 29, 1962 (#66000298)	Waimea 21°57′07″N 159°39′57″W / 21.951842°N 159.665842°W	Kauaʻi	Captain James Cook landed here at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778; He was the first European known to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands
5	Falls of Clyde (four-masted oil tanker)		April 11, 1989 (#73000659)	Honolulu 21°18′21″N 157°51′54″W / 21.305774°N 157.864961°W	Oʻahu	Only surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full rigged ship, and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world. She was for a time a museum ship, but was in 2013 being prepared for drydock.
6	Hickam Field		September 16, 1985 (#85002725)	Honolulu 21°19′57″N 157°57′13″W / 21.3325°N 157.9536111111111°W	Oʻahu	Air Force Base which was a primary target in the attack on Pearl Harbor and played a key role throughout the World War II Pacific campaign.
7	Hokukano-Ualapue Complex	Upload image	December 29, 1962 (#66000304)	Ualapue 21°03′45″N 156°49′48″W / 21.062525°N 156.829995°W	Molokaʻi	Archaeological site; includes six heiaus (religious sites) and two fishponds
8	Honokohau Settlement		December 29, 1962 (#66000287)	Kona District 19°40′42″N 156°01′26″W / 19.678333333333335°N 156.0238888888889°W	Hawaiʻi	Site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement; includes fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs), hōlua (stone slide) and heiau (religious site).
9	Huilua Fishpond		December 29, 1962 (#66000295)	Kāneʻohe 21°33′27″N 157°52′06″W / 21.55743°N 157.868302°W	Oʻahu	Last surviving fishponds out of an estimated 97 such structures that once existed on coastal Oʻahu; still operational well into the 20th century
10	ʻIolani Palace		December 29, 1962 (#66000293)	Honolulu 21°18′23″N 157°51′35″W / 21.306299°N 157.859708°W	Oʻahu	Only royal palace used as an official residence by a reigning monarch in the United States
11	Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement		January 7, 1976 (#76002145)	Kalaupapa 21°11′21″N 156°58′59″W / 21.189166666666665°N 156.98305555555555°W	Molokaʻi	Founded in 1866 for the isolation of Hawaiians afflicted with Leprosy. Now part of the larger Kalaupapa National Historical Park
12	Kamakahonu		December 29, 1962 (#66000288)	Kailua-Kona 19°38′20″N 155°59′51″W / 19.639006°N 155.997586°W	Hawaiʻi	Final residence of King Kamehameha I
13	Kaneohe Naval Air Station		May 28, 1987 (#87001299)	Kailua 21°26′48″N 157°45′59″W / 21.446666666666665°N 157.76638888888888°W	Oʻahu	Naval airfield attacked by the Japanese seven minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbor began in order to establish air superiority
14	Kaunolu Village Site		December 29, 1962 (#66000303)	South coast 20°44′05″N 156°57′52″W / 20.734722222222224°N 156.96444444444444°W	Lānaʻi	This former fishing village, abandoned in the 1880s, is the largest surviving ruins of a prehistoric Hawaiian village. The archaeological site is very well preserved.
15	Kawaiahaʻo Church and Mission Houses		December 29, 1962 (#66000294)	Honolulu 21°18′17″N 157°51′32″W / 21.304616°N 157.858899°W	Oʻahu	Formerly the national church of the Hawaiian Kingdom and chapel of the royal family
16	Keauhou Holua Slide		December 29, 1962 (#66000290)	Keauhou 19°33′44″N 155°57′31″W / 19.56234166666667°N 155.9584722222222°W	Hawaiʻi	This is the largest and best-preserved hōlua course, used in the extremely toboggan-like activity restricted to chiefs.
17	Lahaina Historic District		December 29, 1962 (#66000302)	Lāhainā 20°52′41″N 156°40′40″W / 20.878055555555555°N 156.67777777777778°W	Maui	Preserves the atmosphere of a mid-19th century Hawaiian seaport
18	Loaloa Heiau	Upload image	December 29, 1962 (#66000301)	Kaupo 20°38′37″N 156°07′26″W / 20.6435268057°N 156.123984609°W	Maui	Intact examples of a large luakini heiau (state level temple) where human sacrifice was performed
19	Mauna Kea Adz Quarry		December 29, 1962 (#66000285)	Along the 19°48′01″N 155°28′04″W / 19.80027777777778°N 155.46777777777777°W	Hawaiʻi	Used by prehistoric Hawaiians to obtain basalt for stone tools; also includes religious shrines, trails, rockshelters, and petroglyphs.
20	Mookini Heiau		December 29, 1962 (#66000284)	Hāwī 20°15′26″N 155°52′36″W / 20.25722222222222°N 155.87666666666667°W	Hawaiʻi	Temple erected in 480 A.D. and dedicated to Kū, the Hawaiʻian god of war
21	Old Sugar Mill of Koloa		December 29, 1962 (#66000296)	Kōloa 21°54′35″N 159°28′09″W / 21.909722°N 159.469167°W	Kauaʻi	First commercially successful sugarcane plantation in Hawaii
22	Opana Radar Site	Upload image	April 19, 1994 (#91001379)	Kawela 21°41′22″N 158°00′43″W / 21.6894518504°N 158.011965655°W	Oʻahu	Commemorates the first operational use of radar by the United States in wartime, during the attack on Pearl Harbor
23	Palm Circle		May 28, 1987 (#84000104)	Honolulu 21°20′44″N 157°53′17″W / 21.345555555555553°N 157.88805555555555°W	Oʻahu	This portion of Fort Shafter housed the headquarters of the commanding general and his staff, U.S. Army forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, during World War II. By 1944 this command was responsible for the supply and administration of all U.S. Army personnel in the Central and South Pacific, and from 1943 to 1945, carried out logistical planning for the invasions of the Gilberts, Marshalls, Marianas, Guam, Palau, and Okinawa.
24	Piilanihale Heiau		January 29, 1964 (#66000300)	Hāna 20°47′54″N 156°02′14″W / 20.798358°N 156.037247°W	Maui	Ancient temple in Polynesia; constructed from lava blocks; dates from the 16th century
25	Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau		December 29, 1962 (#66000292)	Haleʻiwa 21°38′30″N 158°03′32″W / 21.641666666666666°N 158.0588888888889°W	Oʻahu	Ancient temple, possibly the sacrificial site of 3 men from the HMS Daedalus
26	Puukohola Heiau		December 29, 1962 (#66000105)	Kawaihae 20°01′40″N 155°49′17″W / 20.02777777777778°N 155.8213888888889°W	Hawaiʻi	Ruins of Pu'ukoholā Heiau ("Temple on the Hill of the Whale"); temple built by King Kamehameha the Great between 1790 and 1791
27	Russian Fort		December 29, 1962 (#66000299)	Waimea 21°57′06″N 159°39′51″W / 21.951666666666664°N 159.66416666666666°W	Kauaʻi	Constructed in 1816 ; result of the alliance between High Chief Kaumualii and the Russian-American Company
28	South Point Complex		December 29, 1962 (#66000291)	Nāʻālehu 18°54′57″N 155°40′35″W / 18.91583333333333°N 155.67638888888888°W	Hawaiʻi	Site of one of the earliest Hawaiian settlements, this is the southernmost point in the United States
29	United States Naval Base, Pearl Harbor		January 29, 1964 (#66000940)	Pearl Harbor 21°21′N 157°57′W / 21.35°N 157.95°W	Oʻahu	Site of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941
30	USS Utah (shipwreck)		May 5, 1989 (#89001084)	Pearl Harbor 21°22′14″N 157°57′55″W / 21.3704388424°N 157.965298951°W	Oʻahu	The remains of the USS Utah, sunk by the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor
31	Wailua Complex of Heiaus		December 29, 1962 (#66000297)	Wailuā 22°02′41″N 159°20′14″W / 22.044722222222223°N 159.33722222222224°W	Kauaʻi	An archaeological site with four heiaus
32	Washington Place		March 29, 2007 (#73000666)	Honolulu 21°18′32″N 157°51′24″W / 21.308817°N 157.856767°W	Oʻahu	Built in 1844-1847, this was the home of Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian kingdom, from the time of her marriage in 1862 to her death in 1917. While living here, she saw the monarchy overthrown and Hawaiʻi annexed to the United States. It was subsequently used as the executive mansion by the territorial and state governors of Hawaiʻi until 2002.[4]
33	Wheeler Field		May 28, 1987 (#87001297)	Honolulu 21°29′12″N 158°02′38″W / 21.4867°N 158.0439°W	Oʻahu	Another primary target during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the damage caused here allowed the Japanese to maintain air superiority during the attack.

Historical National Park Service Areas in Hawaii

In addition, or perhaps overlapping, are five U.S. National Park Service areas of historic orientation in Hawaii.^[5] Of these, the USS Arizona Memorial, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, and Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site are also National Historic Landmarks and are listed above. The other one, which is also a landmark of national historic importance, is Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park. It was established in 1955, before the National Historic Landmarks program started.

See also

• List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii
• Historic preservation
• National Register of Historic Places
• History of Hawaii

References

1. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
2. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
3. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
4. "Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 12 National Historic Landmarks in 10 States" (Press release). U.S. Department of the Interior. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
5. National Park Service (April 2007), National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State (Appendix C, page 112) (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-09, retrieved 2007-05-20.

External links

• National Historic Landmark Program at the National Park Service
• Lists of National Historic Landmarks