Honouliuli National Historic Site • Hawai'i

An overview of the American Internee barracks

Satellite image of Honouliuli Gulch with a historic overlay illustrating Honouliuli's layout

View down the aqueduct at Honouliuli Gulch

Overlook towards south of Honouliuli Gulch

Overview of Honouliuli Gulch looking north

A park ranger speaking to a young visitor about the National Park

President Barack Obama walks with Park Ranger Katy Duffy

A view of daily life at Honouliuli Internment Camp

In 2026, Honouliuli National Historic Site is commemorating the 80th year since Honouliuli Internment Camp closed with community events that will take place throughout the year. Stay tuned on our website or social media to learn more and get involved.

The American Internee barracks at Honouliuli Compound #5, circa 1945
Photograph by R. H. Lodge. Courtesy of Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i / Hawaii’s Plantation Vil

This stone wall played a crucial role in the rediscovery of Honouliuli
NPS Photo

Historic overlay illustrating the layout of Honouliuli Internment and POW Camp
National Register Boundary (NPS), Historic and Modern Features by Jeff Burton and Mary Farrell

An aqueduct separated prisoners of war from internees at Honouliuli Internment Camp. The aqueduct provided water for both internment and prisoners of war camps.
NPS photo

The first Honouliuli National Monument stakeholders meeting
NPS Photo by Rebecca Schwab

Looking towards the south of the gulch with Pearl Harbor in the distance
NPS Photo by Rebecca Rinas

A look across the gulch from the overlook
NPS Photo by Rebecca Rinas

Overview towards the north with the Wai‘anae range in the distance
NPS Photo by Rebecca Rinas

A Park Ranger helping a young visitor
NPS Photo

The USS Arizona Memorial
NPS Photo

President Obama signing the proclamation to create Honouliuli
Official White House Photo

President Barack Obama walks with Park Ranger Katy Duffy
NPS Photo

A view of daily life at Honouliuli Internment Camp. c. 1945
Photo by R.H. Lodge, courtesy Hawaii’s Plantation Village.

A series of blue barracks and tents cut off by white barbed wire with text about the 80th.

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Two prisoners of war standing in a garden

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Last updated: June 4, 2026

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