About to About Punchbowl Crater

An introduction to the About Punchbowl Crater on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

ENGLISH NAME: Punchbowl Crater
HAWAIIAN NAME: "Puowaina"
CITY: Honolulu
LOCATION: South Oahu Island
ISLAND: Oahu Island
COUNTY: Honolulu County

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
CEMETERY ADDRESS: at 2177 Puowaina Drive in Honolulu.
CEMETERY HISTORY:
1890's: Site recommended as a cemetery; rejected (water quality hazard)
1941: 77th Congress appropriated $50,000 for a Honolulu national cemetery
1943: Hawaii governor offered Punchbowl as national cemetery site
1948 Feb 24: Congress approved additional funding
1948 August: Construction of the cemetery began
1948 October: Site Designated "National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific"
1949 Jan 4: First internment was unknown Pearl harbor attack serviceman
BURIED HERE:
- Ellison Onizuka, Astronaut
- Senator Spark M. Matsunaga
RESOURCES:
- Official Web Site
- Book Paragraph

FM Schmitt "NMCP in Punchbowl Crater" Article

Wikipedia "Punchbowl Crater CP" Article

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