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[Assignment: 48-DPA-01-12-09_SOI_K_Mt_Vernon] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, Mount Vernon, Virginia, [for touring and announcement of the U.S. nomination of the George Washington home, along with the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, for inclusion on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO's) World Heritage List. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the announcement was James Rees, Executive Director of the Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens.] [48-DPA-01-12-09_SOI_K_Mt_Vernon_IOD_9392.JPG]

Aurora Hawaiiana January 04, 1890

[Prognathogryllus alatus in Hawaii, envelope IE42-100]

Specimens of Fish Abundant in the Hawaiian Islands : At left, Ulua

A commercial tugboat (foreground) provides a water salute, as the US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA): Guided Missile Destroyer (Aegis), USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93), arrives in harbor at its new home port at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Paie'a Chung-Hoon, who was born and raised in Hawaii and awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as Commanding Officer of USS SIGBEE (DD-502) during the Battle of Okinawa. The USS MISSOURI (BB 63) Memorial is visible in the background

A União Lusitana-Hawaiiana July 09, 1892

Landing Fields - Hawaii - Hawaii Island

Western Military Academy - 1960, Visit, Senator Hiram Fong, Hawaiian flag

Barack Obama plays golf with Prime Minister Najib Razak, Joe Paulsen, and Mike Brush in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, December 24, 2014