National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii facts for kids
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This is a list of properties and districts on the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The island is coterminous with Hawaiʻi County, the state's only county that covers exactly one island. There are 93 properties and districts on the island, including 10 historic districts, six National Historic Landmarks, and one National Historic Landmark District.
Current listings
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1790 Footprints |
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(#74000351) |
9.1 miles south of park headquarters on Hawaii Route 11, then along a foot trail to the southeast for 1 mile 19°23′00″N 155°20′07″W / 19.383333°N 155.335278°W |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | Footprints left in solidified ash from Kilauea eruption |
| 2 | Ahole Holua Complex |
(#73000655) |
South of Milolii on Ahole Bay 19°08′27″N 155°54′58″W / 19.140833°N 155.916111°W |
Milolii | ||
| 3 | Ahu A Umi Heiau |
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(#74000343) |
Address Restricted |
North Kona | Royal complex on high remote plateau |
| 4 | Ainahou Ranch |
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(#94001619) |
Off Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°20′37″N 155°13′44″W / 19.343611°N 155.228889°W |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | Built by Shipman family as refuge from World War II, used to raise endangered Hawaiian goose |
| 5 | Ainapo Trail |
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(#74000290) |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°27′39″N 155°34′39″W / 19.460833°N 155.5775°W |
Mauna Loa | Ancient trail to the Mokuaweoweo summit |
| 6 | Ala Loa |
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(#87001127) |
Off Hawaii Route 19 from Kiholo Bay to Kalahuipaua'a 19°53′49″N 155°54′02″W / 19.896944°N 155.900556°W |
South Kohala | Part of Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail |
| 7 | Anna Ranch |
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(#06001120) |
65-1480 Kawaihae Rd. 20°01′23″N 155°45′59″W / 20.022942°N 155.766492°W |
Kamuela | |
| 8 | Bobcat Trail Habitation Cave (50-10-30-5004) |
(#86001086) |
Address Restricted |
Pohakuluoa | ||
| 9 | Bond District |
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(#78001016) |
Southeast of Kapaau off Hawaii Route 270 20°13′33″N 155°47′33″W / 20.225833°N 155.7925°W |
Kapaau | Homestead of Elias Bond, Kalahikiola Church, and Kohala Seminary |
| 10 | Francis H. Ii Brown House |
(#86001616) |
Keawaiki Bay 19°53′16″N 155°54′22″W / 19.887778°N 155.906111°W |
Waimea | Beach home for golfing champion Francis Hyde ʻĪʻī Brown (1892–1976) | |
| 11 | Chee Ying Society |
(#78001014) |
Hawaii Route 24 20°05′05″N 155°28′34″W / 20.084722°N 155.476111°W |
Honokaʻa | ||
| 12 | Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission |
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(#94000382) |
Mamalahoa Highway 19°32′32″N 155°55′41″W / 19.542222°N 155.928056°W |
Honalo | Buddhist Temple built 1920–1921 |
| 13 | District Courthouse and Police Station |
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(#79000752) |
141 Kalakaua St. 19°43′46″N 155°05′17″W / 19.729444°N 155.088056°W |
Hilo | Built in 1932; now home of East Hawaii Cultural Center |
| 14 | Ferreira Building |
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(#15000756) |
45-3625 Mamane St. 20°04′45″N 155°28′10″W / 20.079274°N 155.469311°W |
Honokaa | |
| 15 | Greenwell Store |
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(#78001017) |
Hawaii Route 11 19°30′55″N 155°55′24″W / 19.515278°N 155.923333°W |
Kealakekua | Store built in 1870 now houses the Kona Historical Society Museum |
| 16 | Thomas Guard House |
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(#03001311) |
240 Kaʻiulani St. 19°43′40″N 155°06′03″W / 19.727778°N 155.100833°W |
Hilo | Neoclassical style home, architects Clinton Briggs Ripley and Louis Davis (architect) |
| 17 | Hale Halawai O Holualoa |
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(#87000794) |
76-6224 Aliʻi Dr. 19°36′36″N 155°58′41″W / 19.61°N 155.978056°W |
Kailua-Kona | Known as the "Living Stones Church" |
| 18 | S. Hata Building |
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(#91001087) |
318 Kamehameha Ave. 19°43′41″N 155°05′17″W / 19.728056°N 155.088056°W |
Hilo | Built by Japanese American family business in 1912 |
| 19 | Heiau in Kukuipahu |
(#73000652) |
Address Restricted |
Hawi | ||
| 20 | Walter Irving and Jean Henderson House |
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(#11000057) |
82 Halaulani Place 19°43′58″N 155°05′29″W / 19.732778°N 155.091389°W |
Hilo | Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1925 |
| 21 | Hilina Pali Road |
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(#09000587) |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°24′06″N 155°15′56″W / 19.4016°N 155.265629°W |
Hilo vicinity | |
| 22 | W.H. Hill House |
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(#11000055) |
91 Halaulani Place 19°44′00″N 155°05′28″W / 19.733333°N 155.091111°W |
Hilo | Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1919 |
| 23 | Hilo Masonic Lodge Hall-Bishop Trust Building |
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(#94000383) |
Junction of Keawe and Waianuenue Streets 19°43′33″N 155°05′17″W / 19.725833°N 155.088056°W |
Hilo | Also known as the Kaikodo (Restaurant) Building |
| 24 | James M. Hind House |
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(#93001557) |
Skilled Camp, House J 20°06′58″N 155°34′51″W / 20.116111°N 155.580833°W |
Hawi | |
| 25 | Holualoa 4 Archeological District (State Site No. 50-10-37-23.661) |
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(#05000542) |
Aliʻi Drive 19°36′21″N 155°58′39″W / 19.605833°N 155.9775°W |
Kailua-Kona | Complex of temples and royal residences |
| 26 | Honokaa People's Theatre |
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(#15000684) |
45-3574 Mamane St. 20°04′45″N 155°28′04″W / 20.079233°N 155.467710°W |
Honokaa | |
| 27 | Honokohau Settlement |
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(#66000287) |
Address Restricted |
Kailua-Kona | Inside Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park |
| 28 | Hotel Honokaa Club |
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(#15000685) |
45-3480 Mamane St. 20°04′42″N 155°27′55″W / 20.078375°N 155.465399°W |
Honokaa | |
| 29 | Hulihee Palace |
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(#73000653) |
Aliʻi Drive 19°38′32″N 155°59′51″W / 19.642222°N 155.9975°W |
Kailua-Kona | Built by Governor Kuakini |
| 30 | Imiola Church |
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(#75000618) |
Northeast of Waimea on Hawaii Route 19 20°01′50″N 155°39′56″W / 20.030556°N 155.665556°W |
Waimea | 1855 church with solid koa wood interior |
| 31 | Kahaluu Historic District |
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(#74000713) |
Address Restricted |
Holualoa | Complex of temples and royal residences |
| 32 | Kahikolu Church |
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(#82000148) |
Southeast of Napoopoo 19°28′10″N 155°54′55″W / 19.469444°N 155.915278°W |
Napoopoo | Built in 1852 on ruins of 1833 church |
| 33 | Kalaoa Permanent House Site 10,205 |
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(#92001552) |
Near Kalihi Point, Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii 19°43′35″N 156°03′31″W / 19.726389°N 156.058611°W |
Kailua-Kona | Ancient house site |
| 34 | Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park |
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(#78003148) |
Island of Hawaii 19°41′05″N 156°01′22″W / 19.684697°N 156.022683°W |
Kailua-Kona | Ancient fish ponds and settlement ruins |
| 35 | Kamakahonu, Residence Of King Kamehameha I |
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(#66000288) |
On the northwestern edge of Kailua Bay, north and west of Kailua Wharf 19°38′20″N 155°59′51″W / 19.639006°N 155.997586°W |
Kailua-Kona | Kamehameha I lived here after unifying the islands |
| 36 | Kamehameha Hall |
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(#93000426) |
1162 Kalanianaole Ave. 19°43′53″N 155°02′42″W / 19.731389°N 155.045°W |
Hilo | Meeting house of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I |
| 37 | Kamehameha III's Birthplace |
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(#78001018) |
Off Alii Dr. 19°34′00″N 155°57′50″W / 19.566667°N 155.963889°W |
Keauhou | Marker at Keauhou Bay |
| 38 | Kamoa Point Complex |
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(#83000247) |
Address Restricted |
Kailua-Kona | Royal complex on Holualoa Bay |
| 39 | Kealakekua Bay Historical District |
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(#73000651) |
Southwest of Captain Cook off Hawaii Route 11 19°28′29″N 155°55′27″W / 19.474722°N 155.924167°W |
Captain Cook | Religious center in use during early European visits |
| 40 | Keauhou Holua Slide |
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(#66000290) |
East of Hawaii Route 18 19°33′44″N 155°57′30″W / 19.562342°N 155.958472°W |
Keauhou | Hawaiian lava sledding "extreme sport" course |
| 41 | Kii Petroglyphs |
(#84000919) |
Address Restricted |
Waiohinu | ||
| 42 | Kilauea Crater |
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(#74000291) |
Southwest of Hilo in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°25′02″N 155°16′36″W / 19.417222°N 155.276667°W |
Hilo | Active volcano is a world heritage site |
| 43 | Kohala District Courthouse |
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(#79000754) |
Government Rd. 20°13′59″N 155°48′03″W / 20.233056°N 155.800833°W |
Kapaau | |
| 44 | Kuamo'o Burials |
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(#74000714) |
Address Restricted |
Kailua-Kona | Site of 1819 battle, South of Keauhou Bay |
| 45 | Lapakahi Complex |
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(#73000654) |
Akoni Pule Highway 20°10′31″N 155°53′50″W / 20.175278°N 155.897222°W |
Mahukona | Reconstructed ancient fishing village; State Historical Park and Marine Life Conservation District |
| 46 | Levi and Netti Lyman House |
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(#11000059) |
40 Halaulani Place 19°43′57″N 155°05′33″W / 19.7325°N 155.0925°W |
Hilo | Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Colonial revival built 1922 |
| 47 | Rev. D.B. Lyman House |
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(#78001012) |
276 Haili St. 19°43′38″N 155°05′35″W / 19.727222°N 155.093056°W |
Hilo | 1838 missionary house is now a museum |
| 48 | Mahana Archeological District (50HA10230) |
(#86002802) |
Address Restricted |
Naalehu | ||
| 49 | Manuka Bay Petroglyphs |
(#73000656) |
Address Restricted |
Waiohinu | ||
| 50 | Mauna Kea Adz Quarry |
(#66000285) |
Mauna Kea National Park Service website; the NRIS lists it as "Address Restricted" |
Hilo | The largest primitive basalt quarry in the world | |
| 51 | Mauna Loa Road |
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(#09000620) |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°26′15″N 155°18′10″W / 19.4374°N 155.3027°W |
Hilo vicinity | |
| 52 | Mokuaikaua Church |
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(#78001015) |
Off Hawaii Route 11 19°38′39″N 155°59′48″W / 19.644167°N 155.996667°W |
Kailua-Kona | Oldest Christian Church in Hawaii |
| 53 | Mookini Heiau |
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(#66000284) |
Northern tip of Hawaii, 1 mile west of Upolu Point Airport 20°15′44″N 155°52′59″W / 20.262222°N 155.883056°W |
Hawi | State Monument includes Kamehameha I birthplace |
| 54 | Edward H. and Claire Moses House |
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(#11000056) |
105 Halaulani Place 19°43′59″N 155°05′32″W / 19.733056°N 155.092222°W |
Hilo | Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1921 |
| 55 | A. Nanbu Hotel-Holy's Bakery |
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(#99001356) |
Akoni Pule Highway 20°13′55″N 155°47′57″W / 20.231944°N 155.799167°W |
Kapaau | |
| 56 | Old Volcano House No. 42 |
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(#74000293) |
Southwest of Hilo on Hawaii Route 11 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°26′02″N 155°15′39″W / 19.433889°N 155.260833°W |
Hilo | Built in 1877; now Volcano Art Center gallery |
| 57 | Palace Theater |
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(#93000376) |
38 Haili St. 19°43′28″N 155°05′11″W / 19.724444°N 155.086389°W |
Hilo | A movie theater built in 1925, today an arthouse |
| 58 | James and Catherine Parker House |
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(#11000058) |
72 Halaulani Place 19°43′58″N 155°05′29″W / 19.732778°N 155.091389°W |
Hilo | Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1924 |
| 59 | Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park |
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(#66000104) |
20 miles south of Kailua-Kona 19°25′22″N 155°54′35″W / 19.42277°N 155.90973°W |
Hōnaunau | Large ancient religious site formerly known as the "City of Refuge" |
| 60 | Pu'ukohola Heiau |
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(#07001173) |
0.9 miles southeast of Kawaihae 20°01′35″N 155°49′12″W / 20.026389°N 155.82°W |
Kawaihae | Kamehameha I temple built in 1790 |
| 61 | Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site |
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(#66000105) |
Northern end of Hawaii off Hawaii Route 26, about 1 mile southeast of Kawaihae 20°01′52″N 155°49′30″W / 20.031111°N 155.825°W |
Kawaihae | see above |
| 62 | Pua'a-2 Agricultural Fields Archeological District (50HA10229) |
(#86002804) |
Address Restricted |
Holualoa | Potentially destroyed | |
| 63 | Puako Petroglyph Archeological District |
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(#83000248) |
Address Restricted |
Puako | |
| 64 | Puna-Ka'u Historic District |
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(#74000294) |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°17′42″N 155°14′31″W / 19.295°N 155.241944°W |
Pāhala | |
| 65 | St. Benedict's Catholic Church |
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(#79000753) |
Off Hawaii Route 11 19°26′21″N 155°53′33″W / 19.439167°N 155.8925°W |
Hōnaunau | Another "Painted Church" |
| 66 | W.H. Shipman House |
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(#78001013) |
141 Kaʻiulani Street 19°43′27″N 155°05′58″W / 19.724167°N 155.099444°W |
Hilo | Built in 1899 for William Herbert Shipman, now a "Bed and Breakfast" Hotel |
| 67 | South Point Complex |
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(#66000291) |
Southern point of Hawaii 18°54′57″N 155°40′35″W / 18.915833°N 155.676389°W |
Naalehu | Southernmost point in the United States |
| 68 | Star of the Sea Church-Kalapana Painted Church |
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(#97000407) |
Hawaii Route 130, 0.7 miles north of Kaimu 19°22′34″N 154°58′01″W / 19.376111°N 154.966944°W |
Kaimu | Small church near villages destroyed by lava flows |
| 69 | Tong Wo Society Building |
(#78001011) |
Hawaii Route 27 20°13′40″N 155°46′10″W / 20.227778°N 155.769444°W |
Halaula | ||
| 70 | Herbert Austin Truslow House |
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(#11000060) |
52 Halaulani Place 19°43′57″N 155°05′31″W / 19.7325°N 155.091944°W |
Hilo | Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1920 |
| 71 | U.S. Post Office and Office Building |
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(#74000708) |
Kinoole and Waianuenue Sts. 19°43′49″N 155°05′31″W / 19.730278°N 155.091944°W |
Hilo | Built in 1915, still used as Federal offices |
| 72 | Uchida Coffee Farm |
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(#94001621) |
Off Mamalahoa Highway 19°29′24″N 155°54′49″W / 19.49°N 155.913611°W |
Kealakekua | Restored Japanese Kona coffee farm |
| 73 | Volcano Block Building |
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(#92001748) |
27-37 Waianuenue Ave. 19°43′44″N 155°05′24″W / 19.728889°N 155.09°W |
Hilo | Commercial building built in 1914 with notable tenants |
| 74 | Waiakea Mission Station-Hilo Station |
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(#02000387) |
211 Haili St. 19°43′37″N 155°05′31″W / 19.726944°N 155.091944°W |
Hilo | Haili Church built by Titus Coan 1854 |
| 75 | Waimea Elementary School |
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(#05000541) |
Hawaii Route 19, Kawaihae Rd. TMK (3)6-5-07:3 20°01′25″N 155°40′21″W / 20.023611°N 155.6725°W |
Kamuela | First schoolhouse serving Waimea community and example of early Hawaiian plantation style |
| 76 | Whitney Seismograph Vault No. 29 |
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(#74000292) |
Southwest of Hilo on Hawaii Route 11 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°25′59″N 155°15′40″W / 19.433056°N 155.261111°W |
Hilo | Original home of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founded by Thomas Jaggar in 1912 |
| 77 | Wilkes Campsite |
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(#74000295) |
West of Hilo at Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°28′14″N 155°35′06″W / 19.470556°N 155.585°W |
Hilo | Ruins of 1840 Charles Wilkes camp site at Mokuaweoweo summit |
| 78 | A.J. Williamson House |
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(#97000406) |
31 Halaulani Pl. 19°44′11″N 155°05′44″W / 19.736389°N 155.095556°W |
Hilo | Craftsman bungalow built 1921 |
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