A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
“Kamakahonu, the residence of Kamehameha I, was located at the north end of Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona on Island.”
Wikipedia article Kamakahonu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 107 National Register listings published here for Hawaii County · listed in 1966 · category: Site · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Kamakahonu, Residence Of King Kamehameha I between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 121 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 10 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 19 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kamakahonu, Residence Of King Kamehameha I: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honokahau Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Honokahau Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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.
Other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hulihee Palace | 0.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Mokuaikaua Church | 0.3 miles | 1978 |
 | Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park | 0.7 miles | 1966 |
 | Hale Halawai O Holualoa | 2.6 miles | 1987 |
| Holualoa 4 Archeological District (State Site No. 50-10-37-23.661) | 3.2 miles | 2005 | |
 | Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park | 3.7 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 66000288 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hawaii County | All 107 listed properties in this county. |
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