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One of 107 National Register listings published here for Hawaii County · listed in 2011 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
W.H. Hill House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Hill, W.H., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 91 Halaulani Place, Hilo, 96720
- When was it listed? February 2011
- Category. building
- Also known as. Halaulani Place, 1917-1960 MPS
- Census division. Hilo
- National Register reference number. 11000055 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
95 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of W.H. Hill House between 1999 and 2012, burning about 88 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 15 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 6 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 26 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of W.H. Hill House: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilo Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Keaau Mill and Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Yamada Hilo Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilo, the town this property stands in, in 68 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 28 heavy rain, 16 flood, 14 flash flood, 3 waterspout. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Hilo | 1 killed | Fire/rescue crews responded to a 5:50 p.m. alarm Monday (Sept 14) to Wailuku River Boiling Pots State Park for a missing swimmer.|A witness said he was swimming in the upper pond at Boiling Pots with a 62-year-old woman when both began to be pulled downstream by the fast-moving current. Both attempted to swim towards the river bank but the woman didnt make it out. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Hilo | $2,000,000 | Heavy rain developed over the eastern and southeastern areas of the Big Island, leading to flooding impacts. Flooding was reported along Bayfront Highway and on Highway 11 south of Hilo. Flooding was also reported in Keeau Industrial Park. A residence in Pahala reportedly experienced flooding. |
| October 2001 | Flash Flood | Hilo | $30,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Lightning | Hilo | $15,000 | no account filed |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilo | $5,000 | Fire officials reported a gust of wind damaged a roof on a home on Hoopuni Street in Hilo. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | Waianuenue and Kamehameha Avenues were closed in both directions due to flooding. |
| November 2017 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | Deep flooding occurred along Bayfront Highway in the Hilo area of the Big Island after an overflow of Alenaio Stream. |
| December 2017 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | Portions of Kamehameha Avenue and Bayfront Highway in Hilo were closed due to flooding. Some downtown businesses also became flooded with the heavy downpours. |
| December 2013 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | Kukila Street in Hilo was closed due to flooding. |
| December 2013 | Hail | Hilo | - | A member of the pubic reported 3/4 inch hail in Waiakea Uka. |
| December 2013 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | Palai Stream overflowed at Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo. |
| December 2013 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | Flooding reported at Ainako Avenue near Kaumana Drive in Hilo. |
| March 2004 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | Heavy showers caused overflowing streams in and around Hilo town on the Big Island of Hawaii. Highway 19--Hawaii Belt Road--was closed for a time near Wainaku because of flooding waters. However, no serious injuries or property damage were reported. |
| March 2004 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | Heavy showers produced ponding of roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding in windward sections of the Hilo, Puna, and Kau districts on the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries. |
| July 1997 | Flood | Hilo | - | Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred across the Hamakua, Hilo, Puna, and Kau Districts with widespread minor street flooding and stream flooding north of Hilo where some streams were blocked by debris. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | Several houses in the Hilo and Puna Districts had flooded basements or ground floors. About a dozen cars were flooded out near Pauahi Street and Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo. In Puna, North Kulani Road, Hawaiian Acres and Fern Acres subdivisions were flooded. The Hawaiian Belt Road through the Kau District was flooded out in several locations between Naalehu and Pahala. |
| March 2022 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| February 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| March 2014 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| January 2004 | Hail | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| January 2002 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Heavy Rain | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Waterspout | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Waterspout | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Flood | Hilo | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| James and Catherine Parker House | under 500 feet | 2011 | |
 | Edward H. and Claire Moses House | under 500 feet | 2011 |
| Walter Irving and Jean Henderson House | under 500 feet | 2011 | |
| Herbert Austin Truslow House | under 500 feet | 2011 | |
 | Levi and Netti Lyman House | 0.1 miles | 2011 |
 | U.S. Post Office and Office Building | 0.3 miles | 1974 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000055 in Record Group 79. |
| Hawaii County | All 107 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.