Siti storici alle Hawaii

Historic Sites and Heritage

This collection of historic sites across the Hawaiian Islands features maritime landmarks, industrial heritage, and ancient ruins. It includes the Makapuʻu Point Light, home to the largest lens in the United States, and the iconic Aloha Tower. The list also highlights 19th-century industry at the R.W. Meyer Sugar Mill and civil engineering at the Puʻuʻōpae Bridge, alongside significant archaeological sites like the Mauna Kea Adz Quarry and the Heiau Hoʻouluia temple ruins.

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Makapuʻu Point Light

The Makapuʻu Point Light on the island of Oʻahu has the largest lens of any lighthouse in the United States.

JGKlein / Public domain

Aloha Tower

The Aloha Tower is a retired lighthouse that is considered one of the landmarks of the state of Hawaii in the United States.

MahaloMichael / CC BY-SA 3.0

Molokai Lighthouse

Molokai Light, also known as U.S. Coast Guard Molokai Light, is a lighthouse in Kalawao County, Hawaii, on the island of Molokai.

Joel Bradshaw / Public domain

Puuopae Road

The Puʻuʻōpae Bridge is a one-lane, single-span, concrete-encased steel bridge across Kalama Stream located along Puʻuʻōpae Road between…

Rick Regan / Public domain

R.W. Meyer Sugar Mill

Rudolph Wilhelm Meyer was a German who managed an early agricultural business in the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Heiau Hoʻouluia

Ancient Hawaiian temple ruins on Kauai traditionally used as a site for rituals to ensure an abundance of fish.

Mauna Kea Adz Quarry

The largest prehistoric stone tool quarry in the world, where ancient Hawaiians extracted high-quality basalt to create adzes and other stone implements.