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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 94 properties and districts on the island, including 10 historic districts, six National Historic Landmarks, and one National Historic Landmark District. Current listings See also *List of National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii *National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii References External links Historic Hawaii FoundationNational and State Registers of Historic Places for Hawaii County {{DEFAULTSORT:National Register Of Historic Places Listings On The Island Of Hawaii History of Hawaii Hawaii County, Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Of Hawaii Highlighting Hawaii (island)
A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as Physical body, objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or fictional, without regard to Context (language use), context or Scale (map), scale, such as in brain mapping, DNA mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be two dimensional, such as the surface of the earth, three dimensional, such as the interior of the earth, or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables. Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition and exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'the world'. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa ( or ; Hawaiian: ; en, Long Mountain) is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The largest subaerial volcano (as opposed to subaqueous volcanoes) in both mass and volume, Mauna Loa has historically been considered the largest volcano on Earth, dwarfed only by Tamu Massif. It is an active shield volcano with relatively gentle slopes, with a volume estimated at , although its peak is about lower than that of its neighbor, Mauna Kea. Lava eruptions from Mauna Loa are silica-poor and very fluid, and tend to be non-explosive. Mauna Loa has probably been erupting for at least 700,000 years, and may have emerged above sea level about 400,000 years ago. The oldest-known dated rocks are not older than 200,000 years. The volcano's magma comes from the Hawaii hotspot, which has been responsible for the creation of the Hawaiian island chain over tens of millions of years. The slow drift of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia via the Silk Road. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers (Buddhists) who comprise seven percent of the global population. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, a path of spiritual development that avoids both extreme asceticism and hedonism. It aims at liberation from clinging and craving to things which are impermanent (), incapable of satisfying ('), and without a lasting essence (), ending the cycle of death and rebirth (). A summary of this path is expressed in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind with observance of Buddhist ethics and meditation. Other widely observed practices include: monasticism; " taking refuge" in the Buddha, the , and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honalo, Hawaii
Honalo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,423 at the 2010 census, up from 1,987 at the 2000 census. Geography Honalo is located on the western side of the island of Hawaii at (19.559309, -155.929832). It is bordered to the north by Holualoa, to the south by Kealakekua, and to the west by Kahaluu-Keauhou. Hawaii Route 11 runs through western part of the community, leading north to Kailua-Kona and south to Naalehu. Hawaii Route 180 is a secondary route that branches off Route 11 in Honalo and runs to the east of it. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Honalo CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2000 Census data As of the census of 2000, there were 1,987 people, 717 households, and 504 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 798 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 38.70% White, 0.50% African American, 0.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamalahoa Highway
The Hawaii Belt Road is a modern name for the Māmalahoa Highway and consists of Hawaii state Routes 11, 19, and 190 that encircle the Island of Hawaii. The southern section, between Hilo and Kailua-Kona is numbered as Route 11. The section between Hilo and Waimea is Route 19. Between Waimea and Kailua-Kona, the road is split in two: the original "mauka" route (now Route 190) and a "makai" Route 19, completed in 1975, which serves as access to the Kona and Kohala Coast resorts. In the Hawaiian language, ''mauka'' means "towards the mountain" and ''makai'' means "towards the sea". These terms are commonly used in travel directions. Parts of the southern half of the Hawaii Belt Road were known during the Territorial days as the Kaū Belt Road. The names "Hawaii Belt Road" and "Māmalahoa Highway" refer to the road system that encircles the entire island; many sections are also referenced by local names. History Māmalahoa Highway was named for the royal decree by King Kameham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii Route 24
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) maintains the smallest state-maintained system of state highways in the country. It consists of Interstates, state highways, and secondary state highways, totaling approximately . The state's four Interstates, all located on O‘ahu, are built to mainland standards unlike their counterparts in Alaska and Puerto Rico. The first three routes ( H-1, H-2, and H-3) were approved in 1960, while an auxiliary route ( H-201) was added in 1989. Primary and auxiliary interstates Primary and secondary routes The current state (then territorial) highway numbering system was established in 1955. Route numbers are organized so that the initial digit corresponds to the island: * Numbers beginning with 1 or 2: Hawaiʻi * Numbers beginning with 3: Maui * Numbers beginning with 4: Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi * Numbers beginning with 5: Kauaʻi * Numbers beginning with 6 to 9: Oʻahu In general, two-digit numbers are primary highways, maintained by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keawaiki Bay
Keawaiki Bay is on the western coast of Hawaiʻi Island. It is the site of a residential complex built for Francis Hyde ʻĪʻī Brown (1892–1976) who was a champion golf player and legislator. History The bay is located at . The area to the north was covered by an 1859 lava flow from Mauna Loa. It was the site of an ancient temple (''heiau'') and settlement of ancient Hawaii destroyed by the 1859 eruption. Brown was a grandson of native Hawaiian historian and judge John Papa ʻĪʻī. His mother was Irene Kahalelaukoa ʻĪʻī (1869–1922), and father was Charles Augustus Brown (born 1856). He was born in Honolulu September 16, 1892 and attended Punahou School and Fessenden School in West Newton, Massachusetts. The lands that John ʻĪʻī had been awarded were put into a trust called the John ʻĪʻī Estate, Limited. After his parents divorced in 1898 his mother remarried, which was the subject of a lawsuit due to ambiguity in the original will. During World War I Brown s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapaau, Hawaii
Kapa'au ( haw, Kapaau) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. Located at the northern tip of the Hawaii (island), big island of Hawaii, it is celebrated as the birthplace of Kamehameha I. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Kapa'au as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 1,734 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 1,159 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. Geography Kapa'au is in the North Kohala, Hawaii, Kohala District of Hawaii County. It is bordered to the east by Halaula, Hawaii, Halaula, and Hawi, Hawaii, Hāwī is to the west. Hawaii Route 270 is the main road through the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kapa'au CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.09%, are water. Demog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii Route 270
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state geographically located within the tropics. Hawaii comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 volcanic islands spanning that are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. The state's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up most of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the United States' largest protected area a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pohakuloa Training Area
Pōhakuloa Training Area (PTA) is a US military training base located on the high plateau between Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and the Hualālai volcanic mountains of the island of Hawaii. It includes a small military airstrip known as Bradshaw Army Airfield. Description The area of is the largest United States Department of Defense installation in the state of Hawaii, or anywhere in the Pacific. The region was used for live fire exercises in 1943 during World War II when Camp Tarawa temporarily held troops on Parker Ranch. About were leased from Richard Smart, owner of the ranch. At that time it was called the Waikoloa Maneuver Area, and located northwest of current base, south of Waimea. In September 1946 the land used for the old maneuver area and camp was returned to the ranch, and a smaller Lalamilo Firing Range used until 1953. Since coastal areas were developed into tourist resorts, military areas were moved inland to more remote locations. Location The name of the current fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honokaa, Hawaii
Honokaa is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Hamakua District of Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,699 at the 2020 census. Geography Honokaa is located on the north side of the island of Hawaii at (20.077617, -155.464074). Hawaii Route 19 runs through the southern part of the community, leading southeast to Hilo and west to Waimea. Hawaii Route 240 branches off Route 19 and runs through the center of Honokaa, then continues west to its terminus at the Waipio Valley lookout. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2000 Census data As of the census of 2000, there were 2,233 people, 761 households, and 563 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 835 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 25.03% White, 0.09% African American, 0.04% Native American, 42.86% Asian, 3.94% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii
Waimea is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 7,028 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census and 9,212 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Since each U.S. state cannot have more than one post office of the same name, and there is a post office in Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii, Waimea, Kauai County, the official United States Postal Service, U.S. Post Office designation for Waimea is Kamuela, although this name is only used by the post office, not by locals or the local government. The name Waimea means ''reddish water.'' Waimea is the center for ranching activities and Cowboy#Hawaiian Paniolo, ''paniolo'' culture. The Parker Ranch in and around Waimea is the largest privately owned cattle ranch in the United States, and the annual Fourth of July rodeo is a major event. The Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival, held annually in the first week of February, has recently become another major event of the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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