National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii facts for kids

Location of 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 78 properties and districts on the island, including 10 historic districts, six National Historic Landmarks, and one National Historic Landmark District.

Several sites are within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	1790 Footprints		August 7, 1974 (#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	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Footprints left in solidified ash from Kilauea eruption
2	Ahole Holua Complex		November 26, 1973 (#73000655)	South of Milolii on Ahole Bay 19°08′27″N 155°54′58″W	Milolii
3	Ahu A Umi Heiau		August 13, 1974 (#74000343)	Address Restricted	North Kona	Royal complex on high remote plateau
4	Ainahou Ranch		February 8, 1995 (#94001619)	Off Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°20′37″N 155°13′44″W	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Built by Shipman family as refuge from World War II, used to raise endangered Hawaiian goose
5	Ainapo Trail		August 30, 1974 (#74000290)	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°27′39″N 155°34′39″W	Mauna Loa	Ancient trail to the Mokuaweoweo summit
6	Ala Loa		June 5, 1987 (#87001127)	Off Hawaii Route 19 from Kiholo Bay to Kalahuipaua'a 19°53′49″N 155°54′02″W	South Kohala	Part of Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
7	Anna Ranch		April 28, 2008 (#06001120)	65-1480 Kawaihae Rd. 20°01′23″N 155°45′59″W	Kamuela
8	Bobcat Trail Habitation Cave (50-10-30-5004)		May 15, 1986 (#86001086)	Address Restricted	Pohakuluoa
9	Bond District		March 30, 1978 (#78001016)	Southeast of Kapaau off Hawaii Route 270 20°13′33″N 155°47′33″W	Kapaau	Homestead of Elias Bond, Kalahikiola Church, and Kohala Seminary
10	Francis H. Ii Brown House		August 21, 1986 (#86001616)	Keawaiki Bay 19°53′16″N 155°54′22″W	Waimea	Beach home for golfing champion Francis Hyde ʻĪʻī Brown (1892–1976)
11	Chee Ying Society		July 20, 1978 (#78001014)	Hawaii Route 24 20°05′05″N 155°28′34″W	Honokaʻa
12	Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission		April 21, 1994 (#94000382)	Mamalahoa Highway 19°32′32″N 155°55′41″W	Honalo	Buddhist Temple built 1920–1921
13	District Courthouse and Police Station		September 4, 1979 (#79000752)	141 Kalakaua St. 19°43′46″N 155°05′17″W	Hilo	Built in 1932; now home of East Hawaii Cultural Center
14	Ferreira Building		October 29, 2015 (#15000756)	45-3625 Mamane St. 20°04′45″N 155°28′10″W	Honokaa
15	Greenwell Store		May 22, 1978 (#78001017)	Hawaii Route 11 19°30′55″N 155°55′24″W	Kealakekua	Store built in 1870 now houses the Kona Historical Society Museum
16	Thomas Guard House		December 23, 2003 (#03001311)	240 Kaʻiulani St. 19°43′40″N 155°06′03″W	Hilo	Neoclassical style home, architects Clinton Briggs Ripley and Louis Davis (architect)
17	Hale Halawai O Holualoa		June 5, 1987 (#87000794)	76-6224 Aliʻi Dr. 19°36′36″N 155°58′41″W	Kailua-Kona	Known as the "Living Stones Church"
18	S. Hata Building		August 27, 1991 (#91001087)	318 Kamehameha Ave. 19°43′41″N 155°05′17″W	Hilo	Built by Japanese American family business in 1912
19	Heiau in Kukuipahu		April 24, 1973 (#73000652)	Address Restricted	Hawi
20	Walter Irving and Jean Henderson House		February 28, 2011 (#11000057)	82 Halaulani Place 19°43′58″N 155°05′29″W	Hilo	Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1925
21	Hilina Pali Road		January 14, 2015 (#09000587)	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°24′06″N 155°15′56″W	Hilo vicinity
22	W.H. Hill House		February 28, 2011 (#11000055)	91 Halaulani Place 19°44′00″N 155°05′28″W	Hilo	Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1919
23	Hilo Masonic Lodge Hall-Bishop Trust Building		April 21, 1994 (#94000383)	Junction of Keawe and Waianuenue Streets 19°43′33″N 155°05′17″W	Hilo	Also known as the Kaikodo (Restaurant) Building
24	James M. Hind House		February 3, 1994 (#93001557)	Skilled Camp, House J 20°06′58″N 155°34′51″W	Hawi
25	Holualoa 4 Archeological District (State Site No. 50-10-37-23.661)		June 8, 2005 (#05000542)	Aliʻi Drive 19°36′21″N 155°58′39″W	Kailua-Kona	Complex of temples and royal residences
26	Honokaa People's Theatre		October 6, 2015 (#15000684)	45-3574 Mamane St. 20°04′45″N 155°28′04″W	Honokaa
27	Honokohau Settlement		October 15, 1966 (#66000287)	Address Restricted	Kailua-Kona	Inside Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
28	Hotel Honokaa Club		October 6, 2015 (#15000685)	45-3480 Mamane St. 20°04′42″N 155°27′55″W	Honokaa
29	Hulihee Palace		May 25, 1973 (#73000653)	Aliʻi Drive 19°38′32″N 155°59′51″W	Kailua-Kona	Built by Governor Kuakini
30	Imiola Church		August 28, 1975 (#75000618)	Northeast of Waimea on Hawaii Route 19 20°01′50″N 155°39′56″W	Waimea	1855 church with solid koa wood interior
31	Kahaluu Historic District		December 27, 1974 (#74000713)	Address Restricted	Holualoa	Complex of temples and royal residences
32	Kahikolu Church		November 15, 1982 (#82000148)	Southeast of Napoopoo 19°28′10″N 155°54′55″W	Napoopoo	Built in 1852 on ruins of 1833 church
33	Kalaoa Permanent House Site 10,205		November 21, 1992 (#92001552)	Near Kalihi Point, Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii 19°43′35″N 156°03′31″W	Kailua-Kona	Ancient house site
34	Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park		November 10, 1978 (#78003148)	Island of Hawaii 19°41′05″N 156°01′22″W	Kailua-Kona	Ancient fish ponds and settlement ruins
35	Kamakahonu, Residence Of King Kamehameha I		October 15, 1966 (#66000288)	On the northwestern edge of Kailua Bay, north and west of Kailua Wharf 19°38′20″N 155°59′51″W	Kailua-Kona	Kamehameha I lived here after unifying the islands
36	Kamehameha Hall		May 20, 1993 (#93000426)	1162 Kalanianaole Ave. 19°43′53″N 155°02′42″W	Hilo	Meeting house of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I
37	Kamehameha III's Birthplace		July 24, 1978 (#78001018)	Off Alii Dr. 19°34′00″N 155°57′50″W	Keauhou	Marker at Keauhou Bay
38	Kamoa Point Complex		July 14, 1983 (#83000247)	Address Restricted	Kailua-Kona	Royal complex on Holualoa Bay
39	Kealakekua Bay Historical District		December 12, 1973 (#73000651)	Southwest of Captain Cook off Hawaii Route 11 19°28′29″N 155°55′27″W	Captain Cook	Religious center in use during early European visits
40	Keauhou Holua Slide		October 15, 1966 (#66000290)	East of Hawaii Route 18 19°33′44″N 155°57′30″W	Keauhou	Hawaiian lava sledding "extreme sport" course
41	Kii Petroglyphs		July 12, 1984 (#84000919)	Address Restricted	Waiohinu
42	Kilauea Crater		July 24, 1974 (#74000291)	Southwest of Hilo in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°25′02″N 155°16′36″W	Hilo	Active volcano is a world heritage site
43	Kohala District Courthouse		August 31, 1979 (#79000754)	Government Rd. 20°13′59″N 155°48′03″W	Kapaau
44	Kuamo'o Burials		August 13, 1974 (#74000714)	Address Restricted	Kailua-Kona	Site of 1819 battle, South of Keauhou Bay
45	Lapakahi Complex		July 2, 1973 (#73000654)	Akoni Pule Highway 20°10′31″N 155°53′50″W	Mahukona	Reconstructed ancient fishing village; State Historical Park and Marine Life Conservation District
46	Levi and Netti Lyman House		February 28, 2011 (#11000059)	40 Halaulani Place 19°43′57″N 155°05′33″W	Hilo	Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Colonial revival built 1922
47	Rev. D.B. Lyman House		March 24, 1978 (#78001012)	276 Haili St. 19°43′38″N 155°05′35″W	Hilo	1838 missionary house is now a museum
48	Mahana Archeological District (50HA10230)		October 14, 1986 (#86002802)	Address Restricted	Naalehu
49	Manuka Bay Petroglyphs		September 19, 1973 (#73000656)	Address Restricted	Waiohinu
50	Mauna Kea Adz Quarry		October 15, 1966 (#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		January 14, 2015 (#09000620)	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°26′15″N 155°18′10″W	Hilo vicinity
52	Mokuaikaua Church		October 3, 1978 (#78001015)	Off Hawaii Route 11 19°38′39″N 155°59′48″W	Kailua-Kona	Oldest Christian Church in Hawaii
53	Mookini Heiau		October 15, 1966 (#66000284)	Northern tip of Hawaii, 1 mile west of Upolu Point Airport 20°15′44″N 155°52′59″W	Hawi	State Monument includes Kamehameha I birthplace
54	Edward H. and Claire Moses House		February 28, 2011 (#11000056)	105 Halaulani Place 19°43′59″N 155°05′32″W	Hilo	Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1921
55	A. Nanbu Hotel-Holy's Bakery		November 18, 1999 (#99001356)	Akoni Pule Highway 20°13′55″N 155°47′57″W	Kapaau
56	Old Volcano House No. 42		July 24, 1974 (#74000293)	Southwest of Hilo on Hawaii Route 11 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°26′02″N 155°15′39″W	Hilo	Built in 1877; now Volcano Art Center gallery
57	Palace Theater		May 11, 1993 (#93000376)	38 Haili St. 19°43′28″N 155°05′11″W	Hilo	A movie theater built in 1925, today an arthouse
58	James and Catherine Parker House		February 28, 2011 (#11000058)	72 Halaulani Place 19°43′58″N 155°05′29″W	Hilo	Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1924
59	Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park		October 15, 1966 (#66000104)	20 miles south of Kailua-Kona 19°25′22″N 155°54′35″W	Hōnaunau	Large ancient religious site formerly known as the "City of Refuge"
60	Pu'ukohola Heiau		October 15, 1966 (#07001173)	0.9 miles southeast of Kawaihae 20°01′35″N 155°49′12″W	Kawaihae	Kamehameha I temple built in 1790
61	Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site		August 17, 1972 (#66000105)	Northern end of Hawaii off Hawaii Route 26, about 1 mile southeast of Kawaihae 20°01′52″N 155°49′30″W	Kawaihae	see above
62	Pua'a-2 Agricultural Fields Archeological District (50HA10229)		October 14, 1986 (#86002804)	Address Restricted	Holualoa	Potentially destroyed
63	Puako Petroglyph Archeological District		June 6, 2007 (#83000248)	Address Restricted	Puako
64	Puna-Ka'u Historic District		July 1, 1974 (#74000294)	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°17′42″N 155°14′31″W	Pāhala
65	St. Benedict's Catholic Church		May 31, 1979 (#79000753)	Off Hawaii Route 11 19°26′21″N 155°53′33″W	Hōnaunau	Another "Painted Church"
66	W.H. Shipman House		June 23, 1978 (#78001013)	141 Kaʻiulani Street 19°43′27″N 155°05′58″W	Hilo	Built in 1899 for William Herbert Shipman, now a "Bed and Breakfast" Hotel
67	South Point Complex		October 15, 1966 (#66000291)	Southern point of Hawaii 18°54′57″N 155°40′35″W	Naalehu	Southernmost point in the United States
68	Star of the Sea Church-Kalapana Painted Church		May 14, 1997 (#97000407)	Hawaii Route 130, 0.7 miles north of Kaimu 19°22′34″N 154°58′01″W	Kaimu	Small church near villages destroyed by lava flows
69	Tong Wo Society Building		June 9, 1978 (#78001011)	Hawaii Route 27 20°13′40″N 155°46′10″W	Halaula
70	Herbert Austin Truslow House		February 28, 2011 (#11000060)	52 Halaulani Place 19°43′57″N 155°05′31″W	Hilo	Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS; Craftsman bungalow built 1920
71	U.S. Post Office and Office Building		October 1, 1974 (#74000708)	Kinoole and Waianuenue Sts. 19°43′49″N 155°05′31″W	Hilo	Built in 1915, still used as Federal offices
72	Uchida Coffee Farm		February 9, 1995 (#94001621)	Off Mamalahoa Highway 19°29′24″N 155°54′49″W	Kealakekua	Restored Japanese Kona coffee farm
73	Volcano Block Building		January 7, 1993 (#92001748)	27-37 Waianuenue Ave. 19°43′44″N 155°05′24″W	Hilo	Commercial building built in 1914 with notable tenants
74	Waiakea Mission Station-Hilo Station		April 23, 2002 (#02000387)	211 Haili St. 19°43′37″N 155°05′31″W	Hilo	Haili Church built by Titus Coan 1854
75	Waimea Elementary School		June 8, 2005 (#05000541)	Hawaii Route 19, Kawaihae Rd. TMK (3)6-5-07:3 20°01′25″N 155°40′21″W	Kamuela	First schoolhouse serving Waimea community and example of early Hawaiian plantation style
76	Whitney Seismograph Vault No. 29		July 24, 1974 (#74000292)	Southwest of Hilo on Hawaii Route 11 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°25′59″N 155°15′40″W	Hilo	Original home of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founded by Thomas Jaggar in 1912
77	Wilkes Campsite		July 24, 1974 (#74000295)	West of Hilo at Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 19°28′14″N 155°35′06″W	Hilo	Ruins of 1840 Charles Wilkes camp site at Mokuaweoweo summit
78	A.J. Williamson House		May 9, 1997 (#97000406)	31 Halaulani Pl. 19°44′11″N 155°05′44″W	Hilo	Craftsman bungalow built 1921