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Hawaii National Historic Landmarks NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS SURVEY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20240 LISTING OF NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS BY STATE HAWAII (33) ARIZONA (USS) ............................................................................................................................................ 05/05/89 PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE, HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII BOWFIN (USS).............................................................................................................................................. 01/14/86 PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE, HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII CINCPAC HEADQUARTERS........................................................................................................................ 05/28/87 PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE, HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII COOK LANDING SITE .................................................................................................................................. 12/29/62 WAIMEA, KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII FALLS OF CLYDE (Four-masted Oil Tanker) ............................................................................................... 04/11/89 HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII HICKAM FIELD.............................................................................................................................................. 09/16/85 HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII HOKUKANO-UALAPUE COMPLEX.............................................................................................................. 12/29/62 MOLOKAI, MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII HONOKOHAU SETTLEMENT ...................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII HUILUA FISHPOND ...................................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII IOLANI PALACE............................................................................................................................................ 12/29/62 HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII KALAUPAPA LEPROSY SETTLEMENT....................................................................................................... 01/07/76 MOLOKAI ISLAND, KALAWAO COUNTY, HAWAII KAMAKAHONU ............................................................................................................................................. 12/29/62 KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII KANEOHE NAVAL AIR STATION................................................................................................................. 05/28/87 HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII KAUNOLU VILLAGE SITE ............................................................................................................................ 12/29/62 LANAI ISLAND, MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII KAWAIAHAO CHURCH AND MISSION HOUSES ....................................................................................... 12/29/62 HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII KEAUHOU HOLUA SLIDE ............................................................................................................................ 12/29/62 KEAUHOU, HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII LAHAINA HISTORIC DISTRICT.................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 LAHAINA, MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII LOALOA HEIAU............................................................................................................................................. 12/29/62 MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII MAUNA KEA ADZ QUARRY ......................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII MOOKINI HEIAU ........................................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII OLD SUGAR MILL OF KOLOA ..................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 KOLOA, KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII OPANA RADAR SITE.................................................................................................................................... 04/19/94 HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII PALM CIRCLE ............................................................................................................................................... 05/28/87 HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII PIILANIHALE HEIAU ..................................................................................................................................... 01/29/64 MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII PUU O MAHUKA HEIAU ............................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII PUUKOHOLA HEIAU .................................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII RUSSIAN FORT ............................................................................................................................................ 12/29/62 KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII SOUTH POINT COMPLEX............................................................................................................................ 12/29/62 HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII UNITED STATES NAVAL BASE, PEARL HARBOR .....................................................................................01/29/64 PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE, HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII UTAH (USS) ...................................................................................................................................................05/05/89 PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE, HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII WAILUA COMPLEX OF HEIAUS...................................................................................................................12/29/62 KAUAI COUNTY, HAWAII WASHINGTON PLACE ..................................................................................................................................03/29/07 HONOLULU, HAWAII WHEELER FIELD...........................................................................................................................................05/28/87 WHEELER AIR FORCE BASE, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII APPENDIX A The numerous designations within the National Park System sometime confuse visitors. The names are created in the Congressional legislation authorizing the sites or by the president, who proclaims "national monuments" under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Many names are descriptive -- lakeshores, seashores, battlefields --but others cannot be neatly categorized because of the diversity of resources within them. In 1970, Congress elaborated on the 1916 National Park Service Organic Act, saying all units of the system have equal legal standing in a national system. National Park [NP] These are generally large natural places having a wide variety of attributes, at times including significant historic assets. Hunting, mining and consumptive activities are not authorized. National Monument [NM] The Antiquities Act of 1906 authorized the President to declare by public proclamation landmarks, structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest situated on lands owned or controlled by the government to be national monuments. National Historic Site [NHS] Usually, a national historic site contains a single historical feature that was directly associated with its subject. Derived from the Historic Sites Act of 1935, a number of historic sites were established by secretaries of the Interior, but most have been authorized by acts of Congress. National Historic Park [NHP] This designation generally applies to historic parks that extend beyond single properties or buildings. National Memorial [NMem] A national memorial is commemorative of a historic person or episode; it need not occupy a site historically connected with its subject. National Battlefield [NB] This general title includes national battlefield, national battlefield park, national battlefield site, and national military park. In 1958, an NPS committee recommended national battlefield as the single title for all such park lands. Other Designations [OD] Some units of the National Park System bear unique titles or combinations of titles, like the White House. APPENDIX B NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS AUTOMATICALLY LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC SITE [IHS] NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD [NB] NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK [NBP] NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITE [NBS] NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES [NHS] NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK [NHP] NATIONAL MEMORIAL [NMEM] NATIONAL MILITARY PARK [NMP] NATIONAL MONUMENT [NM] HAWAII KALAUPAPA NHP KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NHP PUUHONUA O HONAUNAU NHP PUUKOHOLA HEIAU NHS USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL .
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