KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK


'Kaloko-HonokÅhau National Historical Park' is a United States National Historical Park located on the island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii. 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 Hawaii was governed from several locations including coastal towns on the islands of both Hawaii and Maui. Kailua was chosen by Kamehameha I to be his seat of government, and the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawaii. The capital was later moved to LÄhainÄ, then, to Honolulu.
Kaloko-HonokÅhau is the site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which encompasses portions of four different ahupuaa, or traditional mountain-to-sea land divisions. Resources include fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), kii pÅhaku (petroglyphs), hÅlua (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.

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See also



★ Polynesian Cultural Center

External links



★ National Park Service: Kaloko-HonokÅhau NHP — official website

★ Polynesian education programs

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