Editing Hawaiian Islands (section)

==National Monument==
On June 15, 2006, President [[George W. Bush]] issued a public proclamation creating [[Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument]] under the [[Antiquities Act]] of 1906. The Monument encompasses the northwestern Hawaiian Islands and surrounding waters, forming the largest<ref name="Expansion 2016">{{cite magazine|last1=Barnett|first1=Cynthia|title=Hawaii Is Now Home to an Ocean Reserve Twice the Size of Texas|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/obama-creates-world-s-largest-park-off-hawaii/?sf34386404=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116042747/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/obama-creates-world-s-largest-park-off-hawaii/?sf34386404=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2018|access-date=September 2, 2016|magazine=National Geographic|date=August 26, 2016}}</ref> marine wildlife reserve in the world. In August 2010, [[UNESCO]]'s [[World Heritage Committee]] added Papahānaumokuākea to its [[List of World Heritage Sites in Oceania|list]] of [[World Heritage Site]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/21_sites_added_to_Unesco_World_Heritage_list|title=21 sites added to Unesco World Heritage list – Wikinews, the free news source|newspaper=Wikinews|date=August 5, 2010|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329045919/https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/21_sites_added_to_Unesco_World_Heritage_list|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/unesco-adds-21-sites-to-world-heritage-list|title=Unesco Adds 21 Sites to World Heritage List|last=Saltzstein|first=Dan|date=August 4, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001033243/https://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/unesco-adds-21-sites-to-world-heritage-list/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/647|title=World Heritage Committee inscribes a total of 21 new sites on UNESCO World Heritage List|date=August 2, 2010|website=whc.unesco.org|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201123432/http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/647/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 26, 2016, former President [[Barack Obama]] greatly expanded Papahānaumokuākea, quadrupling it from its original size.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/08/25/breaking-news/ige-tells-obama-he-supports-expansion-of-papahanaumokuakea/|title=Obama expands Papahanaumokuakea marine reserve; plans Oahu trip|last=Cocke|first=Sophie|date=August 25, 2016|website=Honolulu Star Advertiser|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329051523/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/08/25/breaking-news/ige-tells-obama-he-supports-expansion-of-papahanaumokuakea/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/26/fact-sheet-president-obama-create-worlds-largest-marine-protected-area|title=Fact Sheet: President Obama to Create the World's Largest Marine Protected Area|date=August 26, 2016|work=whitehouse.gov|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=January 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120220151/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/26/fact-sheet-president-obama-create-worlds-largest-marine-protected-area|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/obama-creates-world-s-largest-park-off-hawaii/|title=Hawaii Is Now Home to an Ocean Reserve Twice the Size of Texas|last=Barnett|first=Cynthia|date=August 26, 2016|work=NationalGeographic.com|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829145038/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/obama-creates-world-s-largest-park-off-hawaii/|url-status=dead}}</ref>