Kikiaola

Kikiaola

Kīkīaola is the name of two locations on the Hawaiian Island of Kaua'i [cite book
last=Clarke
first=John R.K.
title=Hawai'I Place Names: Shores, Beaches, and Surf Sites
publisher = University of Hawaii Press
date = 2002
page = 191
isbn = 0824824512] . The first is a harbor [] near Pookinaipū; the second is an inland ditch also known as "Menehune Ditch", near Waimea. The ditch is now a registered historical place [cite web
title=Historic Register for Kaua`i Island
url=http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/hpd/register/regka.pdf
accessdate=2008-02-16] ,which is purported to have been built by the Menehune [cite speech
title = The Menehune
first = Manly W.
last = Mumford
authorlink =
date = 1988-01-11
location = The Chicago Literary Club, Chicago, IL, USA
url = http://www.chilit.org/MUMFORD4.HTM
accessdate = 2008-02-16] .

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