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National Parks - Hawaii

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Haleakala National Park
Preserves the volcanic landscape of Haleakala on Maui and unique ecosystems of Kipahulu Valley and the scenic pools along Oheo Gulch.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
International Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site features active volcanism and rare vegetation. Elevations range from sea level to 13,677 feet.

Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Includes site of the Molokai Island Hansen's disease (leprosy) settlement (1886-1969), areas relating to early Hawaiian settlement, and scenic and geological resources.

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which encompasses portions of four different traditional sea to mountain land divisions.

Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Until 1819, vanquished Hawaiian warriors, noncombatants, and kapu breakers could escape death by reaching this sacred ground.

Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Preserves ruins of Pu'ukohola Heiau ("Temple on the hill of the whale"), built by King Kamehameha the Great during the period of his ascendancy to power.

USS Arizona Memorial
Floating memorial commemorates the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941.

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