Honouliuli National Historic Site

Honouliuli National Historic Site
Honouliuli National Historic Site is located in Hawaii
Honouliuli National Historic Site
Location of Honouliuli National Historic Site in Hawaii
Coordinates21°23′30″N 158°3′35″W / 21.39167°N 158.05972°W / 21.39167; -158.05972[1]
Area122.5 acres (49.6 ha)[2]
Built1943 (1943)
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteHonouliuli National Historic Site
Official nameHonouliuli National Historical Site
DesignatedFebruary 19, 2015
Official nameHonouliuli Internment Camp
DesignatedFebruary 21, 2012
Reference no.09000855[3]

Honouliuli National Historic Site is near Waipahu on the island of Oahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. This is the site of the Honouliuli Internment Camp which was Hawaiʻi's largest and longest-operating internment camp, opened in 1943 and closed in 1946. It was designated a National monument on February 24, 2015, by President Barack Obama.[4] The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019, redesignated it as Honouliui National Historic Site.[5][6] The internment camp held 320 internees and also became the largest prisoner of war camp in Hawaiʻi with nearly 4,000 individuals being held.[7] Of the seventeen sites that were associated with the history of internment in Hawaiʻi during World War II, the camp was the only one built specifically for prolonged detention.[8][9][10][11] As of 2015, the new national monument is without formal services and programs.[12]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nomination was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/27/2012 through 3/2/2012". National Park Service. March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Presidential Proclamation – Establishment of the Honouliuli National Monument". The White House. February 24, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Text – S.47 – 116th Congress (2019–2020): Natural Resources Management Act". United States Congress. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Sen. Hirono Secures Important Hawaiʻi Priorities". Big Island Now. February 12, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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  8. ^ Executive summary (Spring 2014) "Draft Honouliuli Gulch and Associated Sites Special Resource Study" National Park Service
  9. ^ Gordon, Mike (November 27, 2005), "Wartime stain in history retraced in O'ahu's brush", The Honolulu Advertiser, retrieved December 10, 2009
  10. ^ Gordon, Mike (February 5, 2006), "Under Honouliuli brush, dark history", The Honolulu Advertiser, retrieved December 10, 2009
  11. ^ Memoili, Michael A. (February 18, 2015), "Obama making WWII internment camp in Hawaii a national monument", Los Angeles Times, retrieved February 18, 2015
  12. ^ "Management". Honouliuli National Monument website. National Park Service. Retrieved February 19, 2015.