Cemetery
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii
Overview
About National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is a cemetery in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. The grounds sit at about 361 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 98 notable people buried here, including Daniel Inouye, Ellison Onizuka and Daniel Akaka. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 362610. The nearest other listed cemetery is Yee King Tong Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Milliani Memorial Park & Mortuary in Honolulu, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Honolulu County, and 35 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Honolulu County dates to 1825. 5 of the 51 listings in Honolulu County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable burials
Notable people buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Among them: 58 World War II veterans, 27 Medal of Honor recipients, 8 Korean War veterans, 7 US representatives, 6 actors, 5 aviators and astronauts, 5 Vietnam War veterans, 5 World War I veterans.
- Daniel Inouye1924-2012United States Senator from Hawaii
- Ellison Onizuka1946-1986American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, first Asian American to reach space, later died in the Space Shuttle Challenger accident
- Daniel Akaka1924-2018American politician
- Ernie Pyle1900-1945American war correspondent and writer
- Patsy Mink1927-2002American politician
- Doris Miller1919-1943First African American recipient of the Navy Cross
- Harold Sakata1920-1982American sportsman and actor
- Spark Matsunaga1916-1990American politician
- Edward O'Hare1914-1943United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Frederick C. Weyand1916-2010American general
- Douglas Kennedy1915-1973American supporting actor
- John A. Burns1909-1975Second Governor of the State of Hawaii
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- Fred Gamble1932-2024American racing driver
- William F. Quinn1919-2006American politician
- Mark Takai1967-2016American politician
- Lofton Russell Henderson1903-1942Recipient of the Navy Cross
- Thomas Gill1922-2009American politician
- Leo Sharp1924-2016American horticulturist and drug trafficker
- Sailor Jerry1911-1973American tattoo artist
- Henry M. Mullinnix1892-1943United States admiral
- Lee Powell1908-1944American actor
- Samuel Wilder King1886-1959American politician
- Barney Hajiro1916-2011United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Clarence L. Tinker1887-1942American air force general
- Henry Oliver Hansen1919-1945United States Marine
- Kent Rogers1923-1944American actor
- Robert Butow1924-2017American historian
- Robert Kuroda1922-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- William S. Richardson1919-2010American judge in Hawaii
- John Hyland1912-1998American admiral
- Rodney Yano1943-1969U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
- William Charles Anderson1920-2003United States Air Force officer and author
- Yeiki Kobashigawa1917-2005United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Allan Ohata1918-1977United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Bill Genaust1907-1945American soldier and photographer
- Charles H. Barker1935-1953United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Francis B. Wai1917-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Frederick F. Henry1919-1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Harvey Weir Cook1892-1943American flying ace
- Herb Bonn1916-1943American basketball player
- Hilo Hattie1901-1979Native Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedian
- Honey Harlow1927-2005American exotic dancer
- Kaoru Moto1917-1992United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Mikio Hasemoto1916-1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Ralph Waldo Christie1893-1987Rear Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II
- Shinyei Nakamine1920-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Shizuya Hayashi1917-2008United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Stanley Armour Dunham1918-1992Maternal grandfather of Barack Obama
- Aloysius Schmitt1909-1941World War II chaplain
- Bernard A. Clarey1912-1996United States Navy admiral
- Charles L. Gilliland1933-1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Edwin Joseph Hill1894-1941Recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Harris Horder1900-1900American track cyclist
- Jack Chevigny1906-1945American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
- Leonard F. Mason1920-1944Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Leroy A. Mendonca1932-1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Lucien Adolphe Labaudt1880-1943American painter
- Masato Nakae1917-1998United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Ralph R. Shaw1907-1972American librarian and publisher
- William G. Fournier1913-1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- William R. Caddy1925-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Benjamin F. Wilson1921-1988United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Don the Beachcomber1907-1989American restaurateur
- George H. Cannon1915-1941United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- John Eric Holmes1930-2010American writer and game designer
- John P. Gray1914-1942United States naval aviator and Navy Cross recipient
- Louis J. Hauge, Jr.1924-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Martin O. May1922-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Osborne B. Wiseman1915-1942American World War II Naval hero
- Paul Withington1888-1966American football player and coach
- Samuel B. Roberts1921-1942Recipient of the Navy Cross
- Waddy Young1916-1945American football player
- Walter X. Young1918-1942Recipient of the Naval Cross
- Andrew F. Cook, Jr.1920-1942American navy ship namesake
- Chester C. Ward1907-1977American Navy admiral
- Herbert E. Wolff1925-2009United States Army general
- Joseph E. Muller1908-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Malia Solomon1915-2005Hawaiian cultural historian and textile artist
- Thomas Rienzi1919-2010American Army general
- Wilfred Holmes1900-1986US Naval Officer
- Barney B. Menor1931-1999American politician
- Carlos Sebastian1884-1959Hawaiian dancer and singer
- Francis S. Takemoto1912-2002American National Guard general
- Jack Holtwick1907-1987American cryptanalyst
- James R. Coxen1884-1974American football coach and educator
- Larry L. Maxam1948-1968United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Lawrence Michael Erburu1922-1944WWII Marine
- Lokalia Montgomery1903-1978American Hawaiian cultural historian
- Richard Oscar Linke1917-2016American publicist
- Růžena Lukavská1901-1994Czech American lecturer and translator
- Edmond H. Leavey1894-1980Major General
- James Douglas Birchim1946-1968American entomologist and soldier
- James Irving Kendall1906-2003American anatomist
- John Bennett Boddie1880-1965American lawyer and genealogist
- Joseph E. Alicata1904-1994Italian-American parasitologist
- Richard John Walsh Jr.1920-1945Navy Cross recipient
- Shannon Lord Meany Jr.1923-1950American solider
- Thomas Heihachiro Ige1916-2002Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison 1949
People whose Wikidata entry gives National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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21.31289, -157.84648
Services & features
What National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Within 15 miles
Nearby cemeteries
- Yee King Tong CemeteryPauoa, HICemetery0.3 mi
- Ket On Society Chinese CemeteryPauoa, HICemetery0.3 mi
- Pauoa Chinese Christian CemeteryPauoa, HICemetery0.3 mi
- Pauoa Hawaiian CemeteryPauoa, HICemetery0.4 mi
- Makiki CemeteryHonolulu, HICemetery0.5 mi
- Honolulu Memorial ParkPauoa, HIMemorial park0.7 mi
- Nuʻuanu Memorial Park & MortuaryPauoa, HIMemorial park0.8 mi
- Nuuanu Memorial Park and MortuaryPauoa, HIMemorial park0.8 mi
- City Memorial ParkHonolulu, HIMemorial park0.8 mi
- King Street Catholic CemeteryHonolulu, HICatholic cemetery0.8 mi
Funeral providers
Funeral homes near National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
- Milliani Memorial Park & Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Honolulu · (808) 538-6207
- Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Honolulu · (808) 537-5255
- Diamond Head Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Honolulu · (808) 537-3907
- Hosoi Chapel0.8 miFuneral home · Chinatown
- Hosoi Garden Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Honolulu · (808) 538-3877
- Borthwick Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Honolulu · (808) 522-5200
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Frequently asked questions
Where is National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific located?
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is at 2177 Puowaina Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813 in Honolulu County. GPS coordinates: 21.31289, -157.84648.
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