National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii

This is a list of properties and districts on the island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The island is coterminous with Hawaii County, the state's only county that covers exactly one island. There are 73 properties and districts on the island, including 10 historic districts, six National Historic Landmarks, and one National Historic Landmark District.

Current listings

[1] Landmark name Image Date listed Location City or town Summary
1 1790 Footprints 01974-08-07August 7, 1974 9.1 miles south of park headquarters on Hawaii Route 11, then along a foot trail to the southeast for 1 mile
 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Footprints left in solidified ash from Kilauea eruption
2 Ahole Holua Complex 01973-11-26November 26, 1973 South of Milolii on Ahole Bay
 Milolii
3 Ahua A Umi Heiau 01974-08-13August 13, 1974 Address Restricted
 North Kona Royal complex on high remote plateau
4 Ainahou Ranch 01995-02-08February 8, 1995 Off Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Built by Shipman family as refuge from World War II, used to raise endangered Hawaiian Goose
5 Ainapo Trail 01974-08-30August 30, 1974 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
 Mauna Loa Ancient trail to the Mokuaweoweo summit
6 Ala Loa 01987-06-05June 5, 1987 Off Hawaii Route 19 from Kiholo Bay to Kalahuipaua'a
 South Kohala Part of Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
7 Anna Ranch 02008-04-28April 28, 2008 65-1480 Kawaihae Rd.
 Kamuela
8 Bobcat Trail Habitation Cave (50-10-30-5004) 01986-05-15May 15, 1986 Address Restricted
 Pohakuluoa
9 Bond District 01978-03-30March 30, 1978 Southeast of Kapaau off Hawaii Route 270
 Kapaau Homestead of Elias Bond, Kalahikiola Church, and Kohala Seminary
10 Francis H. Ii Brown House 01986-08-21August 21, 1986 Keawaiki Bay
 Waimea Beach home for golfing champion Francis Hyde ʻĪʻī Brown (1892–1976)
11 Chee Ying Society 01978-07-20July 20, 1978 Hawaii Route 24
 Honokaʻa
12 Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission 01994-04-21April 21, 1994 Mamalahoa Highway
 Honalo Buddhist Temple built 1920–1921
13 District Courthouse and Police Station 01979-09-04September 4, 1979 141 Kalakaua St.
 Hilo Built in 1932; now home of East Hawaii Cultural Center
14 Greenwell Store 01978-05-22May 22, 1978 Hawaii Route 11
 Kealakekua Store built in 1870 now houses the Kona Historical Society Museum
15 Thomas Guard House 02003-12-23December 23, 2003 240 Kaʻiulani St.
 Hilo Neoclassical style home, architects Clinton Briggs Ripley and Louis Davis (architect)
16 Hale Halawai O Holualoa 01987-06-05June 5, 1987 76-6224 Aliʻi Dr.
 Kailua-Kona Known as the "Living Stones Church"
17 S. Hata Building 01991-08-27August 27, 1991 318 Kamehameha Ave.
 Hilo Built by Japanese American family business in 1912
18 Heiau in Kukuipahu 01973-04-24April 24, 1973 Address Restricted
 Hawi
19 Walter Irving and Jean Henderson House 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 82 Halaulani Place
 Hilo Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS
20 W.H. Hill House 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 91 Halaulani Place
 Hilo Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS
21 Hilo Masonic Lodge Hall-Bishop Trust Building 01994-04-21April 21, 1994 Junction of Keawe and Waianuenue Streets
 Hilo Also known as the Kaikodo (Restaurant) Building
22 James M. Hind House 01994-02-03February 3, 1994 Skilled Camp, House J
 Hawi
23 Holualoa 4 Archeological District (State Site No. 50-10-37-23.661) 02005-06-08June 8, 2005 Aliʻi Drive
 Kailua-Kona Complex of temples and royal residences
24 Honokohau Settlement 01966-10-15October 15, 1966 Address Restricted
 Kailua-Kona Inside Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
25 Hulihee Palace 01973-05-25May 25, 1973 Aliʻi Drive
 Kailua-Kona Built by Governor Kuakini
26 Imiola Church 01975-08-28August 28, 1975 Northeast of Waimea on Hawaii Route 19
 Waimea 1855 church with solid koa wood interior
27 Kahaluu Historic District 01974-12-27December 27, 1974 Address Restricted
 Holualoa Complex of temples and royal residences
28 Kahikolu Church 01982-11-15November 15, 1982 Southeast of Napoopoo
 Napoopoo Built in 1852 on ruins of 1833 church
29 Kalaoa Permanent House Site 10,205 01992-11-21November 21, 1992 Near Kalihi Point, Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii
 Kailua-Kona Ancient house site
30 Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park 01978-11-10November 10, 1978 Island of Hawaii
 Kailua-Kona Ancient fish ponds and settlement ruins
31 Kamakahonu, Residence Of King Kamehameha I 01966-10-15October 15, 1966 On the northwestern edge of Kailua Bay, north and west of Kailua Wharf
 Kailua-Kona Kamehameha I lived here after unifying the islands
32 Kamehameha Hall 01993-05-20May 20, 1993 1162 Kalanianaole Ave.
 Hilo Meeting house of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I
33 Kamehameha III's Birthplace 01978-07-24July 24, 1978 Off Alii Dr.
 Keauhou Marker at Keauhou Bay
34 Kamoa Point Complex 01983-07-14July 14, 1983 Address Restricted
 Kailua-Kona Royal complex on Holualoa Bay
35 Kealakekua Bay Historical District 01973-12-12December 12, 1973 Southwest of Captain Cook off Hawaii Route 11
 Captain Cook Religious center in use during early European visits
36 Keauhou Holua Slide 01966-10-15October 15, 1966 East of Hawaii Route 18
 Keauhou Hawaiian lava sledding "extreme sport" course
37 Kii Petroglyphs 01984-07-12July 12, 1984 Address Restricted
 Waiohinu
38 Kilauea Crater 01974-07-24July 24, 1974 Southwest of Hilo in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
 Hilo Active volcano is a world heritage site
39 Kohala District Courthouse 01979-08-31August 31, 1979 Government Rd.
 Kapaau
40 Kuamo'o Burials 01974-08-13August 13, 1974 Address Restricted
 Kailua-Kona Site of 1819 battle, South of Keauhou Bay
41 Lapakahi Complex 01973-07-02July 2, 1973 Akoni Pule Highway
 Mahukona Reconstructed ancient fishing village; State Historical Park and Marine Life Conservation District
42 Levi and Netti Lyman House 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 40 Halaulani Place
 Hilo Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS
43 Rev. D.B. Lyman House 01978-03-24March 24, 1978 276 Haili St.
 Hilo 1838 missionary house is now a museum
44 Mahana Archeological District (50HA10230) 01986-10-14October 14, 1986 Address Restricted
 Naalehu
45 Manuka Bay Petroglyphs 01973-09-19September 19, 1973 Address Restricted
 Waiohinu
46 Mauna Kea Adz Quarry 01966-10-15October 15, 1966 24 miles northwest of Hilo[2]
 Hilo The largest primitive basalt quarry in the world
47 Mokuaikaua Church 01978-10-03October 3, 1978 Off Hawaii Route 11
 Kailua-Kona Oldest Christian Church in Hawaii
48 Mookini Heiau 01966-10-15October 15, 1966 Northern tip of Hawaii, 1 mile west of Upolu Point Airport
 Hawi State Monument includes Kamehameha I birthplace
49 Edward H. and Claire Moses House 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 105 Halaulani Place
 Hilo Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS
50 A. Nanbu Hotel-Holy's Bakery 01999-11-18November 18, 1999 Akoni Pule Highway
 Kapaau
51 Old Volcano House No. 42 01974-07-24July 24, 1974 Southwest of Hilo on Hawaii Route 11 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
 Hilo Built in 1877; now Volcano Art Center gallery
52 Palace Theater 01993-05-11May 11, 1993 38 Haili St.
 Hilo A movie theater built in 1925, today an arthouse
53 James and Catherine Parker House 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 72 Halaulani Place
 Hilo Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS
54 Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park 01966-10-15October 15, 1966 20 miles south of Kailua-Kona
 Hōnaunau Large ancient religious site formerly known as the "City of Refuge"
55 Pu'ukohola Heiau 01966-10-15October 15, 1966 0.9 miles southeast of Kawaihae
 Kawaihae Kamehameha I temple built in 1790
56 Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site 01972-08-17August 17, 1972 Northern end of Hawaii off Hawaii Route 26, about 1 mile southeast of Kawaihae
 Kawaihae see above
57 Pua'a-2 Agricultural Fields Archeological District (50HA10229) 01986-10-14October 14, 1986 Address Restricted
 Holualoa Potentially destroyed[3]
58 Puako Petroglyph Archeological District 02007-06-06June 6, 2007 Address Restricted
 Puako
59 Puna-Ka'u Historic District 01974-07-01July 1, 1974 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
 Pāhala
60 St. Benedict's Catholic Church 01979-05-31May 31, 1979 Off Hawaii Route 11
 Hōnaunau Another "Painted Church"
61 W.H. Shipman House 01978-06-23June 23, 1978 141 Kaʻiulani Street
 Hilo Built in 1899 for William Herbert Shipman, now a "Bed and Breakfast" Hotel
62 South Point Complex 01966-10-15October 15, 1966 Southern point of Hawaii
 Naalehu Southernmost point in the United States
63 Star of the Sea Church-Kalapana Painted Church 01997-05-14May 14, 1997 Hawaii Route 130, 0.7 miles north of Kaimu
 Kaimu Small church near villages destroyed by lava flows
64 Tong Wo Society Building 01978-06-09June 9, 1978 Hawaii Route 27
 Halaula
65 Herbert Austin Truslow House 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 52 Halaulani Place
 Hilo Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS
66 U.S. Post Office and Office Building 01974-10-01October 1, 1974 Kinoole and Waianuenue Sts.
 Hilo Built in 1915, still used as Federal offices
67 Uchida Coffee Farm 01995-02-09February 9, 1995 Off Mamalahoa Highway
 Kealakekua Restored Japanese Kona coffee farm
68 Volcano Block Building 01993-01-07January 7, 1993 27-37 Waianuenue Ave.
 Hilo Commercial building built in 1914 with notable tenants
69 Waiakea Mission Station-Hilo Station 02002-04-23April 23, 2002 211 Haili St.
 Hilo Haili Church built by Titus Coan 1854
70 Waimea Elementary School 02005-06-08June 8, 2005 Hawaii Route 19, Kawaihae Rd. TMK (3)6-5-07:3
 Kamuela
71 Whitney Seismograph Vault No. 29 01974-07-24July 24, 1974 Southwest of Hilo on Hawaii Route 11 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
 Hilo Original home of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founded by Thomas Jaggar in 1912
72 Wilkes Campsite 01974-07-24July 24, 1974 West of Hilo at Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
 Hilo Ruins of 1840 Charles Wilkes camp site at Mokuaweoweo summit
73 A.J. Williamson House 01997-05-09May 9, 1997 31 Halaulani Pl.
 Hilo

See also

References

  1. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmark sites and National Register of Historic Places Districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. ^ Location derived from this National Park Service website; the NRIS lists it as "Address Restricted"
  3. ^ State approved permits to bulldoze ancient sites in Honolulu Advertiser, May 10, 2007

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