National Historic Landmark · Kaupo, Hawaii

Loaloa Heiau

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Loaloa Heiau
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
AddressSE coast of Maui, on HI 31, about 0.25 mi. N of Kaupo, Kaupo, HI
CountyMaui County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forPrehistoric archaeology, Native archaeology of the historic period, Native American heritage, Politics and government, Religion
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000301
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressSE coast of Maui, on HI 31, about 0.25 mi. N of Kaupo, Kaupo, HI
Coordinates20.6400° N, 156.1214° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Public land around it

Haleakalā Wilderness ↗Wilderness, National Park ServiceAbout 2 miles away24,710 acres

Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Loaloa Heiau listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Loaloa Heiau?

SE coast of Maui, on HI 31, about 0.25 mi. N of Kaupo, Kaupo, Maui County, Hawaii.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Loaloa Heiau?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000301. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.