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What are the names of the monuments in Hawaii?

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[2] Landmark name[3] Image Date designated[3] Locality[3][4] Island[3][4] Description[5]

1 USS Arizona (shipwreck) May 5, 1989 Pearl Harbor

21°22′00″N 157°57′10″W Oʻahu Sunken remains of the USS Arizona; destroyed in battle during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Now the centerpiece of the NRHP USS Arizona Memorial

2 USS Bowfin (submarine) January 14, 1986 Pearl Harbor

21°22′20″N 157°56′30″W Oʻahu US Navy Submarine which sank 16 Japanese vessels during World War II. Now a Museum Ship.

3 CINCPAC Headquarters May 28, 1987 Pearl Harbor

21°21′58″N 157°56′18″W Oʻahu Headquarters of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from 1942 through 1945

4 Cook Landing Site December 29, 1962 Waimea

21°57′07″N 159°39′57″W Kauaʻi Captain James Cook landed here at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778; He was the first European known to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands

5 Falls of Clyde|Falls of Clyde (four-masted oil tanker) April 11, 1989 Honolulu

21°18′02″N 157°52′19″W Oʻahu Only surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full rigged ship, and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world. Currently a museum ship. Under threat of destruction in 2008

6 Hickam Field September 16, 1985 Honolulu

21°19′57″N 157°57′13″W Oʻahu Air Force Base which was a primary target in the attack on Pearl Harbor and played a key role throughout the World War II Pacific campaign.

7 Hokukano-Ualapue Complex image pending December 29, 1962 Ualapue

21°03′45″N 156°49′48″W Molokaʻi Archaeological site; includes six heiaus (religious sites) and two fishponds

8 Honokohau Settlement December 29, 1962 19°40′42″N 156°1′26″W Hawaiʻi Site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement; includes fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs), hōlua (stone slide) and heiau (religious site).

9 Huilua Fishpond December 29, 1962 Kāneʻohe Oʻahu Last surviving fishponds out of an estimated 97 such structures that once existed on coastal Oʻahu; still operational well into the 20th century

10 ʻIolani Palace December 29, 1962 Honolulu

21°18′23″N 157°51′35″W Oʻahu Only royal palace used as an official residence by a reigning monarch in the United States

11 Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement January 7, 1976 Kalaupapa

21°11′21″N 156°58′59″W Molokaʻi Founded in 1866 for the isolation of Hawaiians afflicted with Leprosy. Now part of the larger Kalaupapa National Historical Park

12 Kamakahonu December 29, 1962 Kailua-Kona

19°38′20″N 155°59′51″W Hawaiʻi Final residence of King Kamehameha I

13 Kaneohe Naval Air Station May 28, 1987 Kailua

21°26′48″N 157°45′59″W Oʻahu Naval airfield attacked by the Japanese seven minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbor began in order to establish air superiority

14 Kaunolu Village Site December 29, 1962 20°44′5″N 156°57′52″W Lānaʻi This former fishing village, abandoned in the 1880s, is the largest surviving ruins of a prehistoric Hawaiian village. The archaeological site is very well-preserved.

15 Kawaiahaʻo Church and Mission Houses December 29, 1962 Honolulu

21°18′17″N 157°51′32″W Oʻahu Formerly the national church of the Hawaiian Kingdom and chapel of the royal family

16 Keauhou Holua Slide December 29, 1962 Keauhou Hawaiʻi This is the largest and best-preserved hōlua course, used in the extremely toboggan-like activity restricted to chiefs.

17 Lahaina Historic District December 29, 1962 Lāhainā

20°52′41″N 156°40′40″W Maui Preserves the atmosphere of a mid-19th century Hawaiian seaport

18 Loaloa Heiau image pending December 29, 1962 Kaupo

20°38′37″N 156°07′26″W Maui Intact examples of a large luakini heiau (state level temple) where human sacrifice was performed

19 Mauna Kea Adz Quarry December 29, 1962 na Hawaiʻi Used by prehistoric Hawaiians to obtain basalt for stone tools; also includes religious shrines, trails, rockshelters, and petroglyphs.

20 Mookini Heiau December 29, 1962 Hāwī Hawaiʻi Temple erected in 480 A.D. and dedicated to Kū, the Hawaiʻian God of War

21 Old Sugar Mill of Koloa December 29, 1962 Kōloa

21°54′35″N 159°28′09″W Kauaʻi First commercially successful Sugar plantation in Hawaii

22 Opana Radar Site image pending April 19, 1994 Kawela

21°41′22″N 158°00′43″W Oʻahu Commemorates the first operational use of radar by the United States in wartime, during the attack on Pearl Harbor

23 Palm Circle May 28, 1987 Honolulu

21°20′44″N 157°53′17″W Oʻahu This portion of Fort Shafter housed the headquarters of the commanding general and his staff, U.S. Army forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, during World War II. By 1944 this command was responsible for the supply and administration of all U.S. Army personnel in the Central and South Pacific, and from 1943 to 1945, carried out logistical planning for the invasions of the Gilberts, Marshalls, Marianas, Guam, Palau, and Okinawa.

24 Piilanihale Heiau January 29, 1964 Hāna Maui Ancient temple in Polynesia; constructed from lava blocks; dates from the 16th century

25 Puu O Mahuka Heiau December 29, 1962 Haleʻiwa

21°38′30″N 158°3′32″W Oʻahu Ancient temple, possibly the sacrificial site of 3 men from the HMS Daedalus

26 Puukohola Heiau December 29, 1962 Kawaihae

20°1′40″N 155°49′17″W Hawaiʻi Ruins of Pu'ukoholā Heiau ("Temple on the Hill of the Whale"); temple built by King Kamehameha the Great between 1790 and 1791

27 Russian Fort December 29, 1962 Waimea

21°57′6″N 159°39′51″W Kauaʻi Constructed in 1816 ; result of the alliance between High Chief Kaumualii and the Russian-American Company

28 South Point Complex December 29, 1962 Nāʻālehu

18°54′57″N 155°40′35″W Hawaiʻi Site of one of the earliest Hawaiian settlements and Southernmost point in the United States

29 United States Naval Base, Pearl Harbor January 29, 1964 Pearl Harbor

21°21′N 157°57′W Oʻahu Site of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941

30 Utah, USS (shipwreck) May 5, 1989 Pearl Harbor

21°22′14″N 157°57′55″W Oʻahu The remains of the USS Utah, sunk by the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor

31 Wailua Complex of Heiaus December 29, 1962 Wailuā

22°2′41″N 159°20′14″W Kauaʻi An archaeological site with four heiaus

32 Washington Place March 29, 2007 Honolulu Oʻahu Built in 1844-1847, this was the home of Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian kingdom, from the time of her marriage in 1862 to her death in 1917. While living here, she saw the monarchy overthrown and Hawaiʻi annexed to the United States. It was subsequently used as the executive mansion by the territorial and state governors of Hawaiʻi until 2002, reflecting the expansion of U.S. territory and power into the Pacific.[6]

33 Wheeler Field May 28, 1987 Honolulu

21°28′59″N 158°2′16″W Oʻahu Another primary target during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the damage caused here allowed the Japanese to maintain air superiority during the attack.

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