Honolulu Police Station, Honolulu

The Kingdom of Hawaii had one of the earliest police forces in the world, dating back to the reign of Kamehameha III. The Honolulu Police Station was built in 1931 and was designed by architect Louis Davis in the Spanish Mission Revival style to match the nearby city hall, Honolulu Hale. The building has a stucco-covered concrete shell and is adorned with Waiʻanae sandstone, imported Roja Alicante marble from France, and Philippine mahogany doors.

In 1885, this site was home to a courthouse. When a devastating fire destroyed much of Chinatown, police operations had to be moved to this area. In 1930, the Territorial Government demolished the old courthouse and invited local architects to submit designs that would give Hawaiian architecture a more distinctive and tropical character.

During World War II, the Yokohama Specie Bank was occupied by the U.S. Army and used as a base for military police operations, partly because of its location across the street from the Police Station. The Police Department remained in this historic building until 1967. Today, the building is occupied by the Real Property Assessment Division of the Honolulu city government.