- Kalepolepo Fishpond
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name = Kalepolepo Fishpond
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location=Kihei, HI
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added =December 30 ,1996
governing_body = State
refnum=96001503Kalepolepo Fishpond, known by its older name Kookinaieokinaie Loko Iokinaa, is an
ancient Hawaiian fishpond estimated to have been built between1400 -1500 AD. The fishpond is located in Kalepolepo Park inKihei, Hawaii . In 1996, the okinaAookinaao O Na Loka Iokinaa O Maui (Association of the Fishponds of Maui) began renovating Kookinaieokinaie, working closely with theHawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary ."Kookinaieokinaie" ("rapid current") is classified as a "loko kuapa" (walled pond), a type of fishpond that uses lava rock and coral walls ("kuapa") to keep water circulating while a wooden sluice gate ("makaha") allows small fish to enter the pond to feed, but prevents them from leaving after they grow too large to escape the gate. Species of fish once farmed by ancient Hawaiians includes the "awa" (
milkfish ), "amaokinaama" (striped mullet ), and the "aholehole" (Hawaiian Flagtail).References
*cite book
last = Clark
first = John R. K.
title = The Beaches of Maui County
publisher =University of Hawaii Press
date = 1989
location =
pages = 47-48
isbn = 0824812468
*cite book
last = James
first = Van
title = Ancient Sites of Maui, Molokai'i and Lana'i
publisher = Mutual Publishing
date = 2001
location = Honolulu, HI
pages = 73-76
isbn = 1566475295
*cite book
last = Kamakau
first = Samuel M.
title = The Works of the People of Old
publisher = Bishop Museum Press
date = 1992
location = Honolulu, HI
pages =
isbn = 0910240183
*Citation
last = San Nicolas
first = Claudine
title = Restoring 'history'
newspaper = The Maui News
year = 2005
date = 2005-09-27
url =http://mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=12803
*Citation
first = Allen
last = Tom
author-link =
first2 = Kimokeo
last2 = Kapulehua
contribution = Proceedings of Coastal Zone 07
title = Ko'ie'ie Fishpond Renovation: An Example of Local, State and Federal Partnership
year = 2007
pages = 1-6
place = Portland, Oregon
publisher = NOAA Coastal Services Center
url = http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cz/2007/Coastal_Zone_07_Proceedings/PDFs/Monday_Abstracts/2381.tom.pdfExternal links
* [http://www.mauifishpond.com Maui Fishpond Association]
* [http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale NMS]
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