Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Bishop National Bank of Hawaii was a bank in Hawaii. Its branch building on Hawaii Route 50 in Waimea, Hawaii, was built in 1929.”
Wikipedia article Bishop National Bank of Hawaii, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Kauai County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
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 138 fires within 5 miles of Bishop National Bank of Hawaii between 2001 and 2020, burning about 6,450 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 | 135 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bishop National Bank of Hawaii: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Salt | Salt | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waimea, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 3 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 1 wildfire, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waimea | - | Emergency management reported widespread power outages due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Waimea | - | Water from heavy rain was reported to be entering the Waimea Theater building. |
| January 2007 | Heavy Rain | Waimea | - | Heavy showers over western parts of Kauai caused ponding on roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding. No serious property damage or injuries were reported.| |
| January 2011 | Heavy Rain | Waimea | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Heavy Rain | Waimea | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Waimea | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Waimea | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Wildfire | Waimea | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yamase Building | 0.2 miles | 1996 |
 | Gulick-Rowell House | 0.2 miles | 1978 |
 | Cook Landing Site | 0.3 miles | 1966 |
 | Russian Fort | 0.4 miles | 1966 |
| Charles Gay House | 1.1 miles | 1984 | |
 | Kikiaola | 1.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001026 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kauai County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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