Honokohau Settlement and Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Honokohau Settlement and Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
nhl = yes
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caption =
location= Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
locmapin = Hawaii
nearest_city = Kailua Kona, Hawaiokinai
lat_degrees = 19
lat_minutes = 41
lat_seconds = 59
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 156
long_minutes = 01
long_seconds = 59
long_direction = W
area = 1,161 acres (4.7 km²)
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated_nhl= December 29, 1962cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=195&ResourceType=District
title=Honokohau Settlement|accessdate=2008-06-21|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 10, 1978
governing_body = NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
refnum=78003148cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the island of Hawaiokinai in the U.S. state of Hawaiokinai. It includes the National Historic Landmarked archaeological site known as the Honokohau Settlement. [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/66000287.nl.pdf NHL Summary] ] The park was established in 1978 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of traditional native Hawaiian activities and culture.

History

Early in its history, the Kingdom of Hawaiokinai was governed from several locations including coastal towns on the islands of both Hawaiokinai and Maui. Kailua was chosen by Kamehameha I to be his seat of government, and the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawaiokinai. 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 ahupuaokinaa, or traditional mountain-to-sea land divisions. Resources include fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), kiokinai pōhaku (petroglyphs), hōlua (stone slide) and heiau (religious site). [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/Red%20Books/66000287.red.pdf NPS Red Book] ]

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.

References

ee also

*Polynesian Cultural Center

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/kaho National Park Service: Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP] — official website
* [http://www.polynesia.com/education/education.html Polynesian education programs]