Bishop National Bank of Hawaii

Bishop National Bank of Hawaii
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	4525 Panako Rd., HI 50, Waimea, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°57′34″N 159°40′9″W / 21.95944°N 159.66917°WCoordinates: 21°57′34″N 159°40′9″W / 21.95944°N 159.66917°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1929
Built by	J.L. Young Engineering Co.
Architect	Mason,John
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	78001026[1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1978

The Bishop National Bank of Hawaii was a bank in Hawaii. Its branch building on Hawaii Route 50 in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii, was built in 1929. That branch building has also been known as First Hawaiian Bank, as Bishop National Bank, Waimea Branch, and as Bishop First National Bank, Waimea Branch. The building includes Classical Revival architecture and was a work of architect John Mason and of J.L. Young Engineering Co. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

The building replaced a 1911 building that had been the second Bishop National Bank branch, after the first built in Hilo. According to its NRHP nomination, the building "is important mainly for its architectural value. Its eclectic style and solid, imposing appearance is typical of post-World War I banking architecture. It is designed to give an aura of permanence and stability--a visual assurance to Waimea's inhabitants that the bank was 'here to stay.'"^[2]:3

The building is now a First Hawaiian Bank branch.

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Gary Cummins; Dorothy Roconda Pyle & Robert M. Fox (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bishop National Bank of Hawaii / First Hawaiian Bank / Bishop National Bank, Waimea Branch / Bishop First National Bank, Waimea Branch" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos