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Buildings of Hawaii

Buildings of Hawaii

Buildings of Hawaii

Buildings of Hawaii

Overview

With elegance and authority, Buildings of Hawaii presents the architecture of the six major islands in the Hawaii chain. Don J. Hibbard delves into the development of the state’s distinct blending of the building traditions of the East and West within a subtropical island context. The first in-depth examination of the architecture of the Islands, Buildings of Hawaii covers structures from the early nineteenth century through the first decade of the new millennium. Included are Japanese temples, Chinese society halls, the only royal palaces in the United States, the earliest known reinforced concrete public buildings in the country, and the only nineteenth-century British-made iron bridge in the nation. Not only are masterworks of such mainland architects as Bertram Goodhue, Julia Morgan, Ralph Adams Cram, Skidmore, Owings and Merril LLP, Edward Killingsworth, and I. M. Pei considered, but vernacular single-wall building traditions of the plantation period abound. In addition, Hibbard’s entries examine the various distinct regional designs developed over the course of the twentieth century, and includes brief biographies of Hawaii’s major architects. More than 250 illustrations—including photographs, maps, and drawings—give further detail to the more than 400 entries.

A volume in the Buildings of the United States series of the Society of Architectural Historians

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813930947
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication date: 07/18/2011
Series: Buildings of the United States
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 790,418
Product dimensions: 9.96(w) x 7.22(h) x 1.12(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Don J. Hibbard administered the Hawaii state historic preservation office from 1981 to 2002, and now works as a heritage specialist. He has written or coauthored several books on Hawaii’s architecture, including The View from Diamond Head: Royal Residence to Urban Resort,Designing Paradise: The Allure of the Hawaiian Resort, and Hart Wood: Architectural Regionalism in Hawaii.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book ix

Foreword xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

Hawaiian Building Traditions 2

The Impact of Western Contact 4

Few Materials for Western Forms 5

Gold, Whales, and Private Land 10

Victorian Hawaii 14

Sugar and Its Impact on Hawaii 17

The Overthrow of the Monarchy 21

Annexation: The Territory of Hawaii 23

Social Progressivism and the Pan-Pacific Movement 27

Toward a Regional Architecture 31

Regionalism meets the Modern Movement 35

Statehood 38

The Visitor Industry 42

Kauai 47

Waimea 50

Kaumakani 54

Hanapepe 55

Koloa 57

Poipu 59

Lihue and Vicinity 60

Wailua-Kapaa 67

Kilauea 70

Princeville 72

Hanalei and Vicinity 73

Oahu 77

Honolulu and Vicinity 79

Kailua and Kaneohe 172

Laie 174

Haleiwa 176

Mililani 176

Ewa 177

Kapolei 179

Waipahu, Pearl City and Aiea 180

Pearl Harbor 182

Halawa and Moanalua 183

Maui 185

Wailuku and Kahului 189

Wailea 198

Lahaina 201

Kaanapali 208

Kapalua 210

Paia 211

Hana and Piilani Highways 214

Upcountry Maui 217

Molokai 223

Maunaloa and Vicinity 227

Hoolehua 228

Kalamaula 229

Kaunakakai 230

Kamalo 231

Kaluaaha 232

Pukoo 233

Kualapuu 233

Kalae 234

Makanalua Peninsula 236

Lanai 241

Lanai City 242

Manele Bay 246

Hawaii 249

Kailua-Kona and the Kona District 251

Keaau 259

Hilo 259

Hamakua Coast 271

Honokaa 273

Waimea 277

North Kohala: Hawi, Kapaau, and Halawa 278

South Kohala-North Kona Coast 281

Glossary 285

Bibliography 299

Illustration Credits 307

Index 309

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