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There are three [[national historical park]]s: [[Kalaupapa National Historical Park]] in Kalaupapa, Moloka{{okina}}i, the site of a former leper colony; [[Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park|Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park]] in [[Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Kailua-Kona]] on Hawai{{okina}}i Island; and [[Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park|Pu{{okina}}uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park]], an ancient place of refuge on Hawai{{okina}}i Island's west coast. Other areas under the National Park Service's control include [[Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail]] on Hawai{{okina}}i Island and the [[USS Arizona Memorial|USS ''Arizona'' Memorial]] at [[Pearl Harbor]] on O{{okina}}ahu. | There are three [[national historical park]]s: [[Kalaupapa National Historical Park]] in Kalaupapa, Moloka{{okina}}i, the site of a former leper colony; [[Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park|Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park]] in [[Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Kailua-Kona]] on Hawai{{okina}}i Island; and [[Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park|Pu{{okina}}uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park]], an ancient place of refuge on Hawai{{okina}}i Island's west coast. Other areas under the National Park Service's control include [[Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail]] on Hawai{{okina}}i Island and the [[USS Arizona Memorial|USS ''Arizona'' Memorial]] at [[Pearl Harbor]] on O{{okina}}ahu. | ||
President | President George W. Bush proclaimed the [[Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument]] on June 15, 2006. The monument covers roughly {{convert|140000|mi2|km2}} of reefs, atolls, and shallow and deep sea out to {{convert|50|mi|km|-1}} offshore in the Pacific Ocean—an area larger than all the national parks in the U.S. combined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=3417&content_type_id=15&issue_name=Protecting%20ocean%20life&issue=16&page=15&name=Op-eds%20%28Pew%29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930183659/http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=3417&content_type_id=15&issue_name=Protecting%20ocean%20life&issue=16&page=15&name=Op-eds%20%28Pew%29 |archive-date=September 30, 2006 |title=Treasure Islands |author=Joshua Reichert and [[Theodore Roosevelt IV]] |date=June 15, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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