Historic American Building Survey Documents for the Officers’ Housing
FORT KAMEHAMEHA HALS No. HI-20 (Fort Kamehameha Historic District, Hickam Field, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam) Honolulu County Hawaii PHOTOGRAPHS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA HISTORIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPES SURVEY U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington D.C. HISTORIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPES SURVEY FORT KAMEHAMEHA (Fort Kamehameha Historic District, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam) HALS No. HI-20 Location The Fort Kamehameha Historic District is located at the Air Force’s Hickam Field within Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in south-central O‘ahu. It is a park- like swath of green between the east side of the entry to Pearl Harbor and the active, industrial airfield of the Air Force base. The district land area encompasses approximately 70 acres at the western end of the original 800-acre Fort Kamehameha.1 City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic map, Pearl Harbor Quadrangle UTM: WGS 84, Meters, Zone 4 North 607244E, 2358507n 607809E, 2358520n 608078E, 2357886n 608072E, 2357500n (Refer to Figures 1, 2, and 3) Present Owner/ Occupant United States Navy and Air Force, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Present Use Most extant buildings and structures at the Fort Kamehameha Historic District are currently vacant and unused, or are used for a non-historic function, such as storage. The predominant land use within the neighborhood is recreation. The long stretch of sandy beach and the offshore reef and tidal flats are popular for sunbathing, picnicking, strolling, dog play, and fishing. The quiet neighborhood streets, now barricaded from vehicular use, serve as walking and jogging paths, complete with mile markings on the pavement.
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