Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
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| Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA |
| Nearest city: | Kailua Kona, Hawaiʻi |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Area: | 1,161 acres (4.7 km²) |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Added to NRHP: | November 10, 1978 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78003148[1] |
| Governing body: | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE |
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. The park was established in 1978 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of traditional native Hawaiian activities and culture.
Early in its history, the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was governed from several locations including coastal towns on the islands of both Hawaiʻi and Maui. Kailua was chosen by Kamehameha I to be his seat of government, and the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. The capital was later moved to Lāhainā, then, to Honolulu.
Kaloko-Honokōhau is the site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which encompasses portions of four different ahupuaʻa, or traditional mountain-to-sea land divisions. Resources include fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs), hōlua (stone slide) and heiau (religious site).
Koloki is also an important wetland area protecting native birds including the koloa (Hawaiian Duck), `alae ke`oke`o (Hawaiian coot), ae'o (Hawaiian stilt), au'ku'u (black-crowned night heron), among others.
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- National Park Service: Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP — official website
- Polynesian education programs
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