What are the benefits of Papah?naumoku?kea’s inclusion on the World Heritage List?
In addition to international recognition as one of the world’s most important natural and cultural sites, inclusion in the World Heritage List will likely draw additional scholarly and scientific, as well as public, interest to the Monument that may yield long-term benefits. Also, because inclusion in the World Heritage List requires countries to respect each other’s sites, the designation should yield long-term benefits for protection of the Monument from possible external threats that originate outside the boundaries of the United States.
