National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service

This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin,

How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter

"N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories

from the instructions.

1. Name of Property

Historic name: _Aloha Tower___________________________________

Other names/site number: TMK (1) 2-1-001:013, SHPD Historic Site Number 10-63-7380,

National Register of Historic Places Number 76000660

Name of related multiple property listing:

N/A__________________________________________________________

(Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing

____________________________________________________________________

2. Location

Street & number: Aloha Tower Drive_OR 103 Ala Moana Boulevard______________

City or town: Honolulu______ State: _Hawaii_______ County: _Oahu_______

Not For Publication: Vicinity:

____________________________________________________________________________

3. State/Federal Agency Certification

As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended,

I hereby certify that this nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets

the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic

Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.

In my opinion, the property ___ meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I

recommend that this property be considered significant at the following

level(s) of significance:

___national _ _statewide ___local

Applicable National Register Criteria:

_ _A ___B _ _C ___D

Signature of certifying official/Title: Date

______________________________________________

State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government

In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register

criteria.

Signature of commenting official: Date

Title : State or Federal agency/bureau

or Tribal Government

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 1-6 page 2

____________________________________________________________________

4. National Park Service Certification

I hereby certify that this property is:

entered in the National Register

determined eligible for the National Register

determined not eligible for the National Register

removed from the National Register

other (explain:) _____________________

______________________________________________________________________

Signature of the Keeper Date of Action

____________________________________________________________________________

5. Classification

Ownership of Property

(Check as many boxes as apply.)

Private:

Public – Local

Public – State

Public – Federal

Category of Property

(Check only one box.)

Building(s)

District

Site

Structure

Object

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 1-6 page 3

Number of Resources within Property

(Do not include previously listed resources in the count)

Contributing Noncontributing

_____1_______ _____________ buildings

_____________ _____________ sites

_____________ _____________ structures

_____________ _____________ objects

_____1_______ ______________ Total

Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register _____1____

____________________________________________________________________________

6. Function or Use

Historic Functions

(Enter categories from instructions.)

Transportation – water-related

Government – government office

___________________

Current Functions

(Enter categories from instructions.)

Transportation – water-related

Government – government office

___________________

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 7 page 4

_____________________________________________________________________________

7. Description

Architectural Classification

(Enter categories from instructions.)

MODERN MOVEMENT – Art Deco

LATE 19

& 20

CENTURY REVIVALS – Late Gothic Revival

___________________

Materials: (enter categories from instructions.)

Principal exterior materials of the property: Walls: STUCCO

Roof: OTHER - Cement Plaster

Narrative Description

(Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe

contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that

briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style,

method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has

historic integrity.)

______________________________________________________________________________

Summary Paragraph

Aloha Tower is located on Pier 9 at Honolulu Harbor, southwest of downtown Honolulu at the

original terminus of Fort Street. Built in 1926 as part of a larger harbor construction project, the

ten-story tower stands 184 feet tall and is framed by historic terminal buildings at Piers 10 and 11

to the north, the Aloha Tower Marketplace to the south, the water of Honolulu Harbor to the west,

and a palm tree-lined promenade to the east. Aloha Tower is an Art Deco style building and is

square in plan. It is constructed of reinforced concrete covered in stucco. The tower has a

prominent base with four large, arched entryways in a cruciform plan. The shaft of the tower is

narrower than the base and has four identical elevations each with an upright band of windows

terminating in a large clockface under a projecting 10th floor observation deck with balconies.

Balustrades read “ALOHA.” The roof of Aloha Tower tapers from four, stylized, stucco-covered

spires to one larger, convex-curved, pointed, hipped roof of green cement plaster topped with a

widow’s walk and a 40-foot yardarm with rigging. There have been changes to the tower as well

as surrounding buildings, but Aloha Tower retains much of its integrity of location, workmanship,

and association. Alterations to the base of Aloha Tower, the replacement of windows and doors,

and the construction of Aloha Tower Marketplace reduce the integrity of the building’s design,

materials, setting, and feeling.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 7 page 5

____________________________________________________________________________

Narrative Description

Aloha Tower is a ten-story building located at Honolulu Harbor, west-southwest of downtown

Honolulu. The tower is on a wharf on the eastern shore of the harbor, bound on the east-northeast

by Nimitz Highway and all other sides by water. The peninsular wharf is roughly in line with the

grid of downtown; its northern boundary lines up with Bethel Street, and its southern boundary

with Bishop Street. A portion of Fort Street, which originally crossed downtown and terminated at

the entrance to Aloha Tower, was converted to a pedestrian mall in 1968. Today the area is

accessed by Aloha Tower Drive, which follows the original Fort Street corridor southwest from

Nimitz Highway 350 feet toward Aloha Tower before turning 90 degrees and intersecting Bishop

Street. Irwin Park, located in the block between Nimitz Highway, Aloha Tower Drive and Bishop

Street, provides parking for the wharf, which is limited to pedestrian access, save for a service

road along the western and southern boundaries. The area was historically urban, commercial,

industrial and transportation-oriented. It retains those characteristics today with greater urban

density and increased downtown development.

Originally part of a U-shaped network of passenger and freight terminals, the Aloha Tower now

shares the wharf with a variety of buildings and structures. The tower is set back from the street

and a wide, palm tree-lined, brick promenade runs from its northeast façade to Aloha Tower Drive.

The promenade wraps completely around the Aloha Tower creating a circular boundary that

separates the tower from adjacent buildings and kiosks. To the north-northeast is the original

terminal building for Piers 10 and 11. The two story, concrete building runs almost the entire length

of the wharf’s northern wall from Nimitz Highway to the midpoint of Aloha Tower’s northwest

façade, fronting Aloha Tower Drive and the promenade. To the south-southeast is the Aloha

Tower Marketplace, a late 20

century mixed-use facility comprised of four main, two and three

story, rectangular, hipped roof buildings and an assortment of smaller buildings, pavilions and

kiosks in which portions have been converted to student dorms and offices for Hawai‘i Pacific

University.

Aloha Tower is Art Deco in style with elements of Late Gothic Revival architecture. It is square in

plan and constructed of reinforced concrete covered in stucco. The tower has a prominent, three

story base with four large, arched entryways arranged in a cruciform plan. The base tapers slightly

from foundation to terminus and has two water tables, one low to the ground and the other just

below the base’s midpoint, which create a sense of balance and proportion with the rest of the

tower. The base was heavily altered in 1994 as part of a redevelopment project. The southeast,

southwest and northwest façades were created after removing part of the Pier 10 terminal and

demolishing the Pier 9 terminal, both of which originally abutted the base of Aloha Tower on those

three sides. The base elevations of Aloha Tower are nearly identical, and the differences between

them indicate the tower’s original form. The southeast, southwest and northwest base elevations

feature a large, central, two-story projection that occupies nearly all of the façade and marks the

height and setback of the original terminal buildings. Each projection is divided into three bays.

The central bay features a large entryway framed by two pilasters that extend from the second

water table to support a simple, expressed, round arch. Within the arch is a wide, ground level

entrance with no doors, above which is a fixed glass transom with decorative metal armature

topped by a recessed stucco panel with the word “ALOHA” in applied metal letters and, finally, an

arched fanlight with decorative metal armature. The outer two bays are simpler, featuring only a

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 7 page 6

single, vertically oriented, recessed, fixed glass window with decorative metal armature and an

expressed, triangular arched window hood. The windows rest atop the lower water table. Above

the arched entryway is an expressed belt course that wraps around a projecting balcony, which

is supported by a pair of corbels at each end. The front of the balcony has a metal balustrade in

the same style as the window armature. The side walls of each balcony are created by the

projection’s parapet wall. These balconies are accessible by doors on the third floor. They are not

connected to each other and are not open to the public.

The northeast elevation faces the tree-lined promenade and is the only unique base façade. It is

very similar to the other elevations with the same central, arched entryway flanked by openings

above the lower water table and a projecting balcony on the third floor. The differences between

this façade and the other three are subtle. As the only original façade, it does not have a projected

entryway. The opening within the arch is more recessed and originally housed a set of double

doors. Rather than windows in the outer bays, the northeast façade has wider openings with fixed

louvers behind a decorative armature and taller, more prominent, expressed hoods. Prior to the

1994 alteration, these openings were for double doors with a transom and armature. Above the

second water table and flanking the entry arch are two arched, slot windows of 12 fixed lights.

The windows are replacements. Triangular window hoods wrap around the arch of each window

and are incorporated into an expressed belt course. The balcony on this façade differs from the

other three somewhat significantly. It projects from the façade independent of a cornice or belt

course and consists of a simple plinth supported by paired corbels at each end. The balustrade

is solid stucco-covered concrete with no decorative armature. The balcony is the shallowest of

the four as it is not atop a larger projection. Further distinguishing this façade are two, slim, stylized

truncated spires that flank the balcony, framing the lower windows of the tower’s shaft and

bracketing a prominent cornice that marks the terminus of the base. Original to the building, the

cornice is present on all four corners of the base but does not encircle the tower, thus creating

visual interest by making the windows of the third floor appear notched into the base.

The shaft of the tower is narrower than the base and emphasizes the building’s verticality. The

four identical elevations each have an upright, tripartite band of windows that stretches from the

third to the ninth floor. The windows are vertically oriented with double awning lights set over a

larger fixed light. Above each window are two, stacked, square, decorative metal panels. The

pattern of one window and two panels is repeated the full length of the band until the ninth-floor

windows, which have only one decorative panel above them.

Original drawings show that the windows on Aloha Tower were “steel sash and glass” with

decorative armature. The armature was removed and the original windows replaced in 1957.

The

three window bands are separated by two, thin strips of stucco and terminate in a beam of the

same material. Above the beam, and flush with the windows, is a clockface that is 12’-6” in

diameter.

The window band and clock face are framed by two pilaster strips that draw the eye

upward to the tenth-floor observation deck, which is defined by an expressed belt course that

wraps around a projecting balcony supported by corbels. The balustrade of each balcony is

“Aluminum, Glass Windows Will Go on Aloha Tower,” Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), Aug. 4, 1956.

Harold Morse, “Aloha Tower clock’s glass faces broken by vandal,” Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), Oct. 19,

1993.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 7 page 7

stucco-covered concrete with cutaway block letters that spell “ALOHA” and is topped with metal

safety rails. Above the balcony is a wide, segmental arch that shelters a shallow, recessed porch

with a single glass door that leads to the tenth floor. The door is flanked by large, fixed glass

windows and has a three-part transom above. There is a decorative cornice supported by corbels

above the segmental arch.

The four corners of Aloha Tower terminate in stylized, truncated spires reminiscent of those on

the base’s northeast elevation. The face of each spire has an arched, slot window with eight lights,

the lower seven of which are awning lights. Triangular window hoods wrap around the arch of

each window and are incorporated into an expressed belt course. The spires terminate in square,

convex-curved, hipped roofs. At the center of the spires is the tower’s main roof. It is an eight-

sided, convex-curved, hipped roof of green cement plaster. Each main elevation of the roof has

a single, stucco dormer with an arched, slot window and projecting, triangular window hood that

creates a front gable. The roof is capped with a small, metal widow’s walk and a yardarm with

rigging and flags.

The only floors of the Aloha Tower open to the public are the open-air ground floor, the second

floor, and the tenth-floor observation deck. Other floors are used as offices for both the Harbors

Division and private businesses. The ground floor is accessed by four open entrances, one on

each of the façades. Two intersecting tile walkways divide the ground floor into four sections. The

northeast and southeast sections are closed and used as mechanical rooms. The southwest

section is divided into three distinct parts: a glassed-in display case for educational exhibits, the

elevator, and an open room with interpretive panels about Honolulu Harbor and Boat Days. The

northwest section is also in three parts: two open rooms with interpretive panels and the historic,

double 90° flat turn staircase that accesses only the second floor. The lower portions of walls

throughout the ground floor show signs of rising damp and efflorescence. At the intersection of

the two tile walkways is a decorative tile inlay of concentric circles and overlapping eight-point

stars with a central medallion that reads “ALOHA TOWER 1926 – 1994.” The ceiling directly

above the decorative inlay is cut away to form an interior, circular balcony with a balustrade

reminiscent of the building’s window armature.

The second floor can be accessed by both the stairs and the elevator but is not an actively used

space. The second floor is predominantly open and similar in plan to the ground floor, though

there is no interpretation. Original drawings show the second floor had two, multi-stall bathrooms

for arriving and departing passengers; no evidence of those bathrooms remains. The center of

the room features the round balcony that looks down onto the ground floor below. The walls and

ceiling of the second floor show a complex and asymmetrical support system of engaged piers

and beams. A door on the southeastern wall leads to a narrow, 180° flat turn staircase that

accesses the second to ninth floors. The tenth floor is only accessible to the public via the elevator

due to the location of the clock mechanism between the ninth and tenth floors.

The tenth-floor observation deck was originally used as an overlook for harbor pilots and was also

open to the public. There are still harbor office spaces in use on the tenth floor. The tenth floor

was remodeled in 1957 and has linoleum flooring and a drop ceiling. Similar to the ground floor,

the tenth floor has a door on each exterior wall with walkways intersecting in a cruciform plan,

dividing the floor into four sections. In the northwest corner is a small office. A closet and bathroom

occupy the northeast corner. The southeast corner has a small closet and two water fountains.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 7 page 8

The southwest corner provides access to the elevator. Each observation balcony is accessed by

a fixed glass panel door with fixed glass windows on each side and a three-part transom above.

A horizontal wooden slat screen band runs along the walls at ceiling level completely encircling

the room except on the wall above the elevator doors where the historic floor indicator is located.

Historic floor indicators are present on every floor of the building and are protected by plexiglass

cases. In the middle of the tenth floor, running northeast to southwest, is a long narrow enclosure

that limits access to the stairs leading down to the clock mechanism. The rectangular enclosure

is made of a half-height wall topped with a partition of fixed glass plates in wooden frames. The

enclosure does not reach the ceiling. There is a wooden door with a single, square, fixed light

located at the southwest end of the enclosure. On each long side of the half-height wall is a wood

slat bench similar in style to the wall-mounted screen.

Aloha Tower retains much of its original, historic integrity. The tower’s location is unchanged. The

integrity of setting and design were impacted by a 1994 project that resulted in the partial

demolition of the Pier 10 terminal and the complete demolition of terminals at Piers 8 and 9. Piers

10 and 11 are still in danger of demolition, which would further reduce the area’s integrity. The

demolition left the Aloha Tower a free-standing building, which it had never been, and

necessitated a significant design change to the base of the tower. Three, two-story elevations

based on the design of the original northeast façade entrance were created; the rest of the tower

was left unaltered. Integrity of materials and workmanship is somewhat intact. The exterior retains

its stucco finish, historic clock, simple art deco design elements, and unique roof form, but the

original steel windows and decorative armature were removed in 1957 and replaced with

aluminum awning windows and decorative metal panels. The original fenestration pattern remains

intact. Inside, several historic elements are intact, including elevator floor indicators and some

interior doors. Feeling and association were both somewhat impacted by the loss of the

surrounding pier terminals. However, Aloha Tower’s continued use as the harbor master’s

lookout, its relationship to Honolulu Harbor, the proximity of the remaining terminals at Piers 10

and 11, and the tower’s visibility from Ala Moana Boulevard/Nimitz Highway and Fort Street Mall

communicate the original intent and use of the building.

_________________________________________________________________

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 8 page 9

8. Statement of Significance

Applicable National Register Criteria

(Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register

listing.)

A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the

broad patterns of our history.

B. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past.

C. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of

construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values,

or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack

individual distinction.

D. Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or

history.

Criteria Considerations

(Mark “x” in all the boxes that apply.)

A. Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes

B. Removed from its original location

C. A birthplace or grave

D. A cemetery

E. A reconstructed building, object, or structure

F. A commemorative property

G. Less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years

Areas of Significance

(Enter categories from instructions.)

Architecture________

Transportation______

Maritime History_____

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 8 page 10

Period of Significance

ca. 1926-1959 _

________________

Significant Dates

1926_____

1993-1994

Significant Person

(Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.)

___________________

Cultural Affiliation

___________________

Architect/Builder

Arthur Reynolds, architect

C.W. Winstedt, National Construction Co., Ltd., contractor/builder

Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes

level of significance, applicable criteria, justification for the period of significance, and any

applicable criteria considerations.)

Aloha Tower is of state significance under Criterion A for its association with Hawaiian maritime

history and as a transportation hub for tourist activities in Hawaii from its construction in 1926 until

the dominance of commercial air travel in 1959. The tower was built as part of a terminal complex

at Piers 8, 9 and 10 on Honolulu Harbor when the harbor was being expanded to accommodate

Hawaii’s growing shipping and sea travel markets. For visitors to Oahu, the Aloha Tower was one

of the first buildings visible from their ships and was the point at which they disembarked after

days at sea - to be met by hula dancers, muu muu clad women selling leis, and music by the

Royal Hawaiian Band.

It is of state significance under Criterion C for its unique place in Hawaii’s

architectural development. The Aloha Tower was the tallest building in the islands when it was

constructed, and it remained so for 20 years. Inspired by the ferry building in San Francisco, the

Aloha Tower is a classic example of early 20th century maritime architecture. Demolition of the

pier terminals surrounding Aloha Tower and alterations to the base impact the building’s integrity

of setting and feeling, but the intact nature of the tower above the second story conveys the

original design and use. The Aloha Tower was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

in 1976. This nomination is intended as an update to the original nomination form.

___________________________________________________________________________

Lynn Blocker Krantz, Nick Krantz and Mary Thiele Fobian, To Honolulu in Five Days: Cruising Aboard Matson’s

S.S. Lurline (Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press, 2001), 69.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 8 page 11

Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of

significance.)

Criterion A

The land on which Aloha Tower now stands was created during the first Honolulu Harbor

development project that was completed in 1870. What had been mostly mudflats and beach was

converted into fill land where government offices, heavy industry, and shipping-related businesses

set up shop. Writer Chauncey C. Bennett wrote of the harbor project:

In the year 1857, was commenced the work of filling in the reef called Waikahalulu,

seaward of the site occupied by the old Fort of Honolulu. The tract had been the

property of the Queen Dowager Kalama, relict of Kamehameha III, and was

purchased from her by the government for the sum of $20,000. It now forms that

valuable property known as the Esplanade, on which are the new Custom House

and warehouses, and which is provided with excellent facilities for wharfage.

The area in front of Aloha Tower, which now comprises Irwin Park and Piers 10 and 11, was then

home to the customs house, a blacksmith and wagon shop, a planing mill, ice works, a boat

builder and several storage sheds.

By the turn of the century, shipping had evolved from sails

to steam, and Honolulu Harbor needed larger and more modern wharves to accommodate the

larger ships.

Plans to modernize Honolulu Harbor came about as the City Beautiful Movement was gaining

popularity in the United States and Europe around the turn of the 20

century. Hawaii was

becoming a tourist destination and many people wanted to showcase the city of Honolulu as a

beautiful vacation spot rather than an industrial stopover for whaling ships. Renowned city planner

Charles Mumford Robinson was hired to design a beautification plan for Honolulu, and his design

for a “gateway to the city” was first announced in 1906.

The development of Honolulu Harbor

was still in the planning stage, and many details were not yet settled. Robinson wanted visitors to

Honolulu to “pass through the city’s gate, getting an idea of something beautiful right at the start,

instead of meeting the present rather squalid waterfront views…”

The territorial government had recently begun a major dredging and wharf construction project to

adapt Honolulu Harbor to larger industrial and passenger-based ships. As the harbor developed,

it was decided that the wharf for Piers 8, 9, 10 and 11 was better suited for large passenger ships,

and the ideal location for the “gateway to the city” was shifted two blocks Ewa, where Aloha Tower

is now located.

C.C. Bennett, “Honolulu Directory and Historical Sketch of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands,” 1869, 44.

Dakin Fire Insurance Map 1891, Honolulu Sheet No. 2.

“Robinson’s Gateway to the City,” The Hawaiian Gazette, March 23, 1906, 7.

Ibid.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 8 page 12

The plan for a clocktower at the foot of Fort Street above the terminal complex at Piers 8, 9 and

10 of Honolulu Harbor was first made public in 1919 as part of a larger harbor modernization

project.

After years of debate concerning the style and height of the tower, the Board of Harbor

Commissioners began construction in 1925, and it was completed in 1926. Originally slated to be

172 feet tall, designs for the tower were changed during construction to add an additional story

making the tower 184 feet tall with a 40-foot-tall flag pole and four-foot time ball on top.

The tower

was to serve as a lookout for the harbor master and harbor pilots, with offices below for other

Board of Harbor Commissioners activities. Unused office space was available for rent to local

businesses, and the tenth-floor observation deck was free and open to visitors.

During Hawaii’s time as a U.S. territory, the Board of Harbor Commissioners was responsible for

shores, streams, harbors, and wharf and pier construction throughout the islands.

The board

was pivotal in modernizing Honolulu Harbor, primarily through canal dredging and wharf

construction, which allowed more and larger freight and passenger ships to access the harbor.

Aloha Tower was a major part of the harbor improvements. In addition to its role as a lookout

point for harbor pilots, the tower was outfitted with a time ball that helped mariners “in setting their

time and adjusting their chronometers,” as well as a siren that sounded three times a day.

Later,

a naval-style yard arm with a ball and cone communication system was added to the tower. “When

an orange ball and cone were both displayed, the harbor was closed. Right-of-way belonged to

incoming ships when just the ball was displayed, and outgoing ships had the right-of-way when

just the cone was present.”

In 1926, the Honolulu Harbor light at Sand Island was retired, and

a newer light was installed at the top of Aloha Tower.

The new light was more visible than the

one on Sand Island and shone atop Aloha Tower until the late 1960s when it was moved to a

taller television tower.

Aloha Tower served Honolulu Harbor not only as the Harbor Master’s office and official traffic

control for the port, but also as a transportation hub and signal of welcome to visitors. The bright

white Aloha Tower was the tallest building on the Hawaiian Islands for many years and was one

of the most distinguishable man-made features of the Honolulu skyline. After five days at sea,

passengers disembarked their ships at the terminal complex on Piers 8, 9, 10 and 11 with the

Aloha Tower above them. From its construction in 1926 until the marked decline of passenger

ship travel in the late 1950s, the Aloha Tower was the first place many visitors to Hawaii set foot.

The arrival of passenger ships at Piers 8, 9, 10 and 11 was always met with a Boat Day

celebration. Originally an irregular event focused on the arrival of mail and goods from the “outside

world,” the Boat Days tradition was kept alive in the territorial era by Matson Navigation Company.

Matson employed the Royal Hawaiian Band to play traditional Hawaiian songs while local women

danced hula and sold leis to visiting guests at the foot of the Aloha Tower. Though Boat Days

“Honolulu Harbor To Have Clock Tower,” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), Dec. 20, 1919.

“Aloha Tower Will Rise One Story: 12 Feet,” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), Nov. 6, 1925.

Robert McDonald and Charles Litter, The Governance of Hawaii: A Study in Territorial Administration (Stanford:

Stanford University Press, 1929), 153.

“Aloha Tower Wins Favor of Business,” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), Oct. 4, 1924.

“Minor Light of Oahu – Aloha Tower Lighthouse,” lighthousefriends.com, accessed June 27, 2018.

http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=890.

“New Harbor Light on Aloha Tower To Flash Tonight,” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), July 1, 1926.

“Minor Light of Oahu – Aloha Tower Lighthouse,” lighthousefriends.com, accessed June 27, 2018.

http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=890.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 8 page 13

were designed for the enjoyment of visitors, local people also took part in the festivities. In addition

to vacationing tourists, Matson’s boats transported “mail, perishables, (and) essential

supplies…”

As the great ships were emptied, tourists and supplies alike were shuttled across

the island by car, bicycle, streetcar and train.

Only during World War II was the Aloha Tower closed to public. After the attack on Pearl Harbor

in 1941, the Aloha Tower was commissioned by the U.S. military for use as a planning center for

military convoy operations. During this time, the tower, all its windows and all four faces of the

clock were painted in camouflage. Much of the vegetation from nearby Irwin Park was removed,

and the whole area was fenced and patrolled by guards. Aloha Tower was returned to its pre-war

condition and released from military service in December of 1945, at which time it resumed its

role as Hawaii’s most welcoming landmark.

For over three decades, Aloha Tower marked Hawaii’s most significant point of transportation. As

passenger travel evolved from five-day ship excursions to five-hour flights, boat travel to the

Hawaiian Islands declined and Boat Days became less frequent. Matson Navigation Company

sold its non-shipping assets in 1959, and soon Boat Days ended altogether. Aloha Tower,

however, remains an active player in harbor activities and continues to function as the Harbor

Master’s traffic control center for Honolulu Harbor.

Visitors to the tenth-floor observation deck

can watch freight and passenger ships entering the harbor and docking at various wharves, much

as they would have when the tower was built.

Criterion C

architecture in the Hawaiian Islands. True to traditional Art Deco designs, the tower has smooth,

light colored, stucco-clad walls; simple, stylized design elements; and a strong emphasis on

verticality. The Aloha Tower deviates from a purely Art Deco design by using forms reminiscent

of Late Gothic Revival architecture including arched windows; stylized, truncated spires; and a

peaked roof with dormers. It also has a large clock face on each façade just below the tenth-floor

observation deck.

The Aloha Tower was built as part of a multi-pier terminal complex and is constructed of reinforced

concrete. The tower has been altered twice since its construction. In 1957, the original steel and

glass sash windows and armature were removed and replaced with aluminum awning windows

and panels. Additionally, exterior doors were replaced with aluminum versions, and interior

bathrooms on floors 3 through 9 were moved from the southeast corner to the southwest wall

inside the designated office areas adjoining the elevator shaft. The 1957 changes are within the

period of significance and are considered historic. A minor project in 1965 saw the addition of a

terminal and ramp to the fronts of Piers 9 and 10, but the project did not impact or alter the Aloha

Tower and was later removed.

Maili Yardley, Hawaii’s Glamour Days, (Honolulu, HI: Mutual Publishing, 1996), page 6.

“

Aloha Tower,” Historic Hawaii Foundation, accessed June 1, 2018, https://historichawaii.org/2014/02/19/aloha-

tower/.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 8 page 14

A second major project in 1994 led to the demolition of terminals at Piers 8 and 9 and the partial

demolition of the terminal at Pier 10. This left Aloha Tower as a free-standing building for the first

time, and base elevations modeled after the original northeast façade entrance were created for

the first two stories of the northwest, southwest and southeast sides of the tower. Though each

project had a significant effect on the original design of the building, the overall visual impact of

the Aloha Tower remains virtually unchanged. It is a striking white tower with a large clockface on

all four sides, and a unique, spired roof form visible from a distance both on land and water.

Funding for the terminal project was approved in 1919, but construction on the Aloha Tower did

not begin until 1925. According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, the delay was “occasioned by a long

study on architectural styles for the tower.”

Debate among local and territorial politicians,

business owners and tax payers concerned the cost, use, and style of the tower. Architectural

elements, such as rooftop gardens and tropical motifs, were suggested in editorials in the

newspaper and at public meetings.

In the end, Arthur Reynolds’ modern design for Aloha tower

was approved and construction began. Mid-construction, a second debate roiled, this time

concerning the height of the tower. The original plans called for a 172-foot, 14-story tower, but as

the scaffolding was put up, residents began to request a taller tower claiming that it was an

“outrage against posterity” to build a tower shorter than the electric company’s chimneys with a

clock set so low that only “the merchants down at Fort Street can see” it.

Public opinion was

largely in favor of a taller tower, but a vocal minority argued that such a tall building would detract

from the natural beauty of the landscape. Renderings were drawn and published in the newspaper

showing the tower as it would look from the harbor at 172 feet tall and with three stories added,

making the tower 208 feet tall.

The decision was ultimately made to add a single story to the

tower, increasing its height to 184 feet. The compromise was made after “careful consideration

and… advice from two leading architects in the city” who determined that adding three stories

would detract from the original design, but that the addition of one story would be “100 percent

perfect from an architectural standpoint.”

Once completed, the Aloha Tower was a source of pride for most residents. It was touted as a

landmark and “architectural triumph” on par with the ferry building in San Francisco.

Locals and

tourists alike rode the elevator to the tenth-floor observatory to take in views of the water and land

from the tallest building in Hawaii. As the Islands’ tallest building, Aloha Tower became a center

for cultural and community activities. Pageants and parades on the water were choreographed to

be seen from Aloha Tower. Swimming competitions, marathons and fun runs began or ended at

the foot of the tower. The tower even became a unit of measure as people would compare it

against the height of a volcano or length of a dock. When the drydock at Pearl Harbor was

announced in June of 1940, it was reported that “forty Aloha Towers could be laid down inside

“Aloha Tower Plans Nearing Completion,” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), Feb. 21, 1923.

“Hawaii Architecture,” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), Oct. 18, 1925.

“Think of The Future,” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI) Sep. 30, 1925.

C.W. Winstedt, “The Aloha Tower,” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), Oct. 17, 1925.

“Aloha Tower Will Rise One Story: 12 Feet,” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), Nov. 6, 1925.

“Aloha Tower is Seen As Great Pacific Symbol,” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), May 8, 1926.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Section 8 page 15

it.”

As recently as July of 2018, the Associated Press compared the height of the volcanic spatter

cone at Fissure 8 on the Big Island of Hawaii to that of the Aloha Tower.

Honolulu’s current skyline is dominated by high rises, but before the Aloha Tower was built, the

city’s tallest buildings were only five to seven stories tall. A group of citizens led by the powerful

Cooke family opposed to the placement and height of the Aloha Tower “fearing it would detract

from the natural beauty of the Islands by marring ship passengers’ views of the mountains.”

focusing on the tower’s architectural beauty and maritime utility, the Board of Harbor

Commissioners was able to win over most residents, and in time, many of those who originally

opposed the tower came to appreciate it.

The Aloha Tower set a precedent for public acceptance of tall buildings in the Hawaiian Islands

and in 1946, with very little public opposition, Tripler Army Medical Center overtook Aloha Tower

as the tallest in the territory. Eventually, the post-war economic boom and Hawaii’s subsequent

statehood led to the construction of mid- and high-rise buildings across Honolulu that dwarfed the

Aloha Tower. “Tall buildings began to redefine Honolulu’s skyline, initially in Waikiki with the

Biltmore (1955), Princess Kauiulani (1955) and Reef (1956) hotels and Rosalei Apartments

(1955), then in other areas with the Ala Moana Tower (1961) at Ala Moana Center and Hawaii

National Bank (1962) in the business district.”

Hawaii’s tallest building has changed numerous

times since 1926, but none has held the title longer than the Aloha Tower, which still presents a

unique profile due to its location.

“Drydock At Pearl Harbor To Be Largest In Country,” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), June 17, 1940.

“Hawaii Volcano Forms Cone About Same Height as Aloha Tower,” usnews.com, last modified July 2, 2018,

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/hawaii/articles/2018-07-02/hawaii-volcano-forms-cone-about-same-height-

as-aloha-tower.

Don J. Hibbard, Buildings of Hawaii, (Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2011), page 102.

Fung Associates, Inc., Hawaii Modernism Context Study, prepared for Historic Hawaii Foundation (Honolulu:

2011), 3-31.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 16

______________________________________________________________________________

9. Major Bibliographical References

Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form.)

“Aloha Tower.” Historic Hawaii Foundation. Accessed June 1, 2018.

https://historichawaii.org/2014/02/19/aloha-tower/.

“Aloha Tower Is Seen As Great Pacific Symbol.” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI),

May 8, 1926.

“Aloha Tower Plans Nearing Completion.” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI),

Feb. 21, 1923.

“Aloha Tower Will Rise One Story: 12 Feet.” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI),

Nov. 6, 1925.

“Aloha Tower Wins Favor of Business.” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI),

Oct. 4, 1924.

“Aluminum, Glass Windows Will Go on Aloha Tower.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI),

Aug. 4, 1956.

Bennett, C. C. Honolulu Directory and Historical Sketch of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands.

1869.

Dakin Fire Insurance Map 1891, Honolulu Sheet No. 2.

“Drydock At Pearl Harbor To Be Largest In Country.” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI),

June 17, 1940.

Fung Associates, Inc. Hawaii Modernism Context Study. Prepared for Historic Hawaii

Foundation. Honolulu: 2011.

“Hawaii Architecture.” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), Oct. 18, 1925.

“Hawaii Volcano Forms Cone About Same Height as Aloha Tower.” usnews.com, last modified

July 2, 2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/hawaii/articles/2018-07-

02/hawaii-volcano-forms-cone-about-same-height-as-aloha-tower.

“Honolulu Harbor To Have Clock Tower.” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), Dec. 20,

1919.

Hibbard, Don J. Buildings of Hawaii. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2011.

Krantz, Lynn Blocker, Nick Krantz and Mary Thiele Fobian. To Honolulu in Five Days: Cruising

Aboard Matson’s S.S. Lurline. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press, 2001.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 17

McDonald, Robert and Charles Litter. The Governance of Hawaii: A Study in Territorial

Administration. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1929.

“Minor Light of Oahu – Aloha Tower Lighthouse.” lighthousefriends.com. Accessed June 27,

2018. http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=890.

Morse, Harold. “Aloha Tower Clock’s Glass Faces Broken by Vandal.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin

(Honolulu, HI), Oct. 19, 1993.

“New Harbor Light on Aloha Tower To Flash Tonight.” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI),

July 1, 1926.

“Robinson’s Gateway to the City,” The Hawaiian Gazette (Honolulu, HI). March 23, 1906.

“Think of The Future.” The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI) Sep. 30, 1925.

Winstedt, C.W. “The Aloha Tower.” The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI). Oct. 17, 1925.

Yardley, Maili. Hawaii’s Glamour Days. Honolulu, HI: Mutual Publishing, 1996.

___________________________________________________________________________

Previous documentation on file (NPS):

____ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested

__X_ previously listed in the National Register

____ previously determined eligible by the National Register

____ designated a National Historic Landmark

____ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey #____________

____ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # __________

____ recorded by Historic American Landscape Survey # ___________

Primary location of additional data:

____ State Historic Preservation Office

____ Other State agency

____ Federal agency

____ Local government

____ University

____ Other

Name of repository: _____________________________________

Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): ________________

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 18

______________________________________________________________________________

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of Property _0.039 acres____

Use either the UTM system or latitude/longitude coordinates

Latitude/Longitude Coordinates (decimal degrees)

Datum if other than WGS84:__________

(enter coordinates to 6 decimal places)

1. Latitude: 21.307064 Longitude: -157.865999

2. Latitude: Longitude:

3. Latitude: Longitude:

4. Latitude: Longitude:

UTM References

Datum (indicated on USGS map):

NAD 1927 or NAD 1983

1. Zone: 4 Easting: 617410 Northing: 2556920

2. Zone: Easting: Northing:

3. Zone: Easting: Northing:

4. Zone: Easting : Northing:

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 19

Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property.)

The boundary for the Aloha Tower consists of the building’s footprint and the promenade that

traces the old Fort Street corridor but excludes the surrounding hardscape features and

landscaping.

Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected.)

These boundaries were selected because they contain the original entrance façade of the tower

and the three base elevations created in 1994. The promenade leading northeast from the tower

is included because it traces the old Fort Street corridor that originally allowed pedestrian and

motor vehicle access to the Aloha Tower entrance. Surrounding landscapes and hardscapes are

not included because they are not original to Aloha Tower’s period of significance.

______________________________________________________________________________

11. Form Prepared By

name/title: Lindsey Walsworth___________________________________________

organization: Mason Architects, Inc.__________________ ____________________

street & number: 119 Merchant Street, Suite 501_____________________________

city or town: Honolulu_______________ state: Hawaii_____ zip code: 96813_____

e-mail [email protected]_____________

telephone:_________________________

date:_____________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Additional Documentation

Submit the following items with the completed form:

• Maps: A USGS map or equivalent (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's

location.

• Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous

resources. Key all photographs to this map.

• Additional items: (Check with the SHPO, TPO, or FPO for any additional items.)

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 20

Figure 1. USGS Honolulu Quadrangle. Hawaii-Honolulu Co. 7.5-Minute Series 2013 (arrow

added)

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 21

Malden 1825 Map of Honorourou showing the Russian Fort and the land that now

comprises the shoreline as “Dry at Low Water.”

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 22

Crop of Honolulu and Vicinity Map 1887 by W.A. Wall showing Sand Island as Quarantine

Island and layout of mud flats that would be built upon to extend the shoreline for Piers 8-11.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 23

1906 Dakin Fire Insurance Map showing the slips and wharves that would be expanded to

create Piers 7 through 11. Map courtesy of the University of Hawaii, UH Manoa Library Digital

Collections.

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 24

Figure 2. Honolulu Harbor December 25, 1927. Photo courtesy of Hawaii Aviation, Hawaii

Department of Transportation Archives

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 25

Figure 3. Aloha Tower ca. 1927, Photos courtesy of the Hawaii State Archives

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 26

Figure 4. Looking Southwest along Fort Street to Aloha Tower in the 1930s. Photo courtesy

of the National Archives, accessed through PBS.org,

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/island-murder-1930s-honolulu/

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 27

Figure 5. Aerial photo ca. 1958, Photo courtesy of the Historic Hawaii Foundation

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 28

Photographs

Submit clear and descriptive photographs. The size of each image must be 1600x1200 pixels

(minimum), 3000x2000 preferred, at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs

to the sketch map. Each photograph must be numbered and that number must correspond to

the photograph number on the photo log. For simplicity, the name of the photographer,

photo date, etc. may be listed once on the photograph log and doesn’t need to be labeled on

every photograph.

Photo Log

Name of Property: Aloha Tower

City or Vicinity: Honolulu

County: City and County of Honolulu State: Hawaii

Photographer: Lindsey Walsworth

Date Photographed: July 5, 2018

Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of

camera:

Photo 1 of 10. Northeast façade and old Fort Street corridor - Camera facing southwest

Photo 2 of 10. Northeast façade, base detail - Camera facing southwest

Photo 3 of 10. Northwest façade, base detail – Camera facing southeast

Photo 4 of 10. Southwest façade – Camera facing northeast

Photo 5 of 10. Southeast façade, base detail – Camera facing northwest

Photo 6 of 10. Southern quadrant of ground floor interior, interpretation room and evidence

of ground level efflorescence – Camera facing southeast

Photo 7 of 10. Western quadrant of ground floor interior, staircase to second level – Camera

facing west-northwest

Photo 8 of 10. Second floor interior showing circular balcony – Camera facing northeast

Photo 9 of 10. Tenth floor observation deck interior, elevator detail – Camera facing

southwest

Photo 10 of 10. Tenth floor observation deck interior – Camera facing north-northeast

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 29

Photo 1 of 10. Northeast façade and old Fort Street corridor - Camera facing southwest

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 30

Photo 2 of 10. Northeast façade, base detail - Camera facing southwest

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 31

Photo 3 of 10. Northwest façade, base detail – Camera facing southeast

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 32

Photo 4 of 10. Southwest façade – Camera facing northeast

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 33

Photo 5 of 10. Southeast façade, base detail – Camera facing northwest

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 34

Photo 6 of 10. Southern quadrant of ground floor interior, interpretation room and evidence

of ground level efflorescence – Camera facing southeast

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 35

Photo 7 of 10. Western quadrant of ground floor interior, staircase to second level – Camera

facing west-northwest

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 36

Photo 8 of 10. Second floor interior showing circular balcony – Camera facing northeast

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 37

Photo 9 of 10. Tenth floor observation deck interior, elevator detail – Camera facing

southwest

United States Department of the Interior

National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018

Aloha Tower City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

Name of Property County and State

Sections 9-end page 38

Photo 10 of 10. Tenth floor observation deck interior – Camera facing north-northeast

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic

Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response

to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.460

et seq.).

Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 100 hours per response including

time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding

this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Office of Planning and Performance Management. U.S. Dept. of the Interior,

1849 C. Street, NW, Washington, DC.