Group: 29

(Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam)

This group has not been visited yet.

If I can pull of visiting every site in this group, I will earn a pile of frequent flyer miles! I will lay claim to having visited the northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, western hemisphere and eastern hemisphere in one trip.

Though most of the sites are in Hawaii, they are still spread out over four islands. Of the two located in Ouha, only Pearl Harbor National Memorial is open to the public. Honouliuli NHS, dedicated to the unconstitutional treatment of American citizens after the attack on Pearl Harbor, is an official site but still under development.

Island hopping first to Molokai, we visit Kalaupapa NHP, famed site of a leprosy colony. On to Maui to enjoy the scenery of Haleakala National Park. Finally, we head to the "Big Island" for the final four parks.

Three sites are along the west coast of the island: Pu`ukohola Heiau NHS, Kaloko-Honokohau NHP, and Pu`uhonua O Honaunau NHP, all celebrating the original inhabitants of the island.

The final park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, brings visitors close to Hawaii's famous volcanoes.

The final two sites require a bit of travel. National Park of American Samoa is a six-hour, expensive flight away but offers the beauty and landscapes of the south Pacific. Even harder to reach, War in the Pacific NHP, located in Guam, reflects on the Pacific theater of World War II. Travelling between Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam is difficult at best, with very limited flight offerings, and very expensive tickets. Though I want to visit all sites, it may be hard to justify the cost to get to just one site in Guam.

Park units in this group

Click on any of the parks listed below to see the page specific to that park.

Park pages for unvisited sites include information about the unit and a link to the NPS website's page.

For sites that I have visited, the park page will have my comments about the site, photos and links to both the NPS official page and my blog entry for that park visit.

The interactive map to the right shows the location of each unit. You can zoom in and move around on the map. The rectangle icon in the top right will expand the map to full screen. Clicking on any unit in the map will open a small information window. The map and icons on it are based on the same information found in the Google Earth KML files, which you can download from the Home page.

• Haleakala National Park    (Kula Maui, HI)
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park    (Hilo, HI)
• Honouliuli National Historic Site    (Honolulu, HI)
• Kalaupapa National Historical Park    (Kalaupapa, HI)
• Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park    (Kailua-Kona, HI)
• National Park of American Samoa    (Pago Pago, AS)
• Pearl Harbor National Memorial    (Honolulu, HI)
• Pu`uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park    (Kawaihae, HI)
• Pu`ukohola Heiau National Historic Site    (Honaunau, HI)
• War in the Pacific National Historical Park    (Asan, GU)