HAWAII NATIONAL PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES

Hawaii is home to eight national parks that celebrate and preserve Hawaii’s unique beauty and native culture.

Haleakala National Park, Maui

Stretching across east Maui, Haleakala National Park is home to Haleakala Crater. Rising over 10,000 feet above sea level, Haleakala means “House of the sun” in Hawaiian. Sunrises at this altitude are incredible.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii’s Big Island

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Located 30 miles southwest of Hilo, this is the home of Kilauea Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes on earth. This is the most popular visitor attraction in Hawaii and a sacred place for native Hawaiians.
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Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park, Hawaii’s Big Island

Located on Honaunau Bay in south Kona, Puuhonua o Honaunau immerses you in ancient Hawaiian culture. This 180-acre national historic park was once a place of refuge for ancient Hawaiian lawbreakers.
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Pearl Harbor, National Historic Landmark, Oahu  

Pearl Harbor is the only naval base in the United States to be designated a National Historical Landmark. Pearl Harbor honors its history with four museums: the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, the Battleship Missouri Memorial, The U.S.S. Bowfin Submarine Museum, and the Pacific Aviation Museum:
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Kalaupapa National Historic Park, Molokai

Established in 1980, this National Historic Park was once home to Belgian missionary Father Damien. Beginning in 1873, this selfless priest treated and gave hope to victims of Hansen disease who were exiled to this isolated location on the striking northern coast of Molokai.
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Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai 

Although not a National Park, this is the home of Waimea Canyon, a 3,500-foot deep natural wonder nicknamed the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific.” Further north is Kokee State Park, which offers incredible hiking trails and an informative natural history museum.
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Other parks include the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, and the Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site,all on Hawaii’s Big Island. For more information go to: http://www.nps.gov/state/hi.