U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hangar No. 101 and Hangar No. 102, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Hangars 101 and 102 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Hawaii are significant for their association with American military history and architecture. First, the two buildings are part of the U.S. military and economic expansion into the Pacific region starting in the 1930s and early 1940s to counter the Japanese Empire. The hangars are associated with the Hepburn Board's recommendation, and the U.S. Navy's implementation of those recommendations, for the development of a naval air base at Kaneohe Bay on Oahu for five patrol squadrons to relieve overcrowding of aircraft at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor (the only permanent naval air station in Hawaii). Second, the hangars are part of the Navy's aviation infrastructure that developed during World War II, and Naval Air Station (NAS) Kaneohe Bay was developed to field primarily the Consolidated Patrol Boat Y (PBY) Catalina and other patrol bombers to maintain control of the shipping lanes of the Pacific. Hangars 101 and 102 were built to house and repair the station's Catalina aircraft. Third, the design of Hangars 101 and 102 represent the distinctive characteristics of the standardized B-M Seaplane Hangar type constructed in the U.S. military buildup before and during World War II. As part of the 1940 Naval Appropriations Act, the Navy contracted with the Albert Kahn, Inc. architectural firm to produce standardized plans for landplane and seaplane hangars. The distinctive characteristics, design, and materials used in the construction of Hangars 101 and 102 are an expression of Kahn's standardized seaplane hangar work are excellent examples of his military hangar design. Fourth, Hangar 101 is directly connected to the Japanese attack on 7 December 1941. The targeting of NAS Kaneohe, the near complete destruction of Hangar 101 in the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941, and the subsequent repair and reconstruction of Hangar 101 are associated with the United States' entry into World War II, a major event that has contributed to the broad pattern of U.S. history. Additionally, the repairs and reinforcement to Hangar 101 embody the military's construction and design response to the attack of 7 December 1941.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2160, N2161, N2162, N2163
Survey number: HABS HI-311-Q
Building/structure dates: 1940-1941 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1941-1942 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after. 1970- before. 1975 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1990 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1998 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 2009 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1981-1984 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87001299