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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park is a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 National Historical Park
National Historical Park

A National Historical Park, National Historic Park, and National Historic Site are designations for protected areas of national historic significance, usually nominated by a governing body overseeing historic resources....
 located on the island of Hawaii
Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcano island in the U.S. Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean....
 in the U.S. state of Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
. It includes the National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
ed archaeological site known as the Honokohau Settlement. The park was established in 1978 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of traditional native Hawaiian activities and culture.

y in its history, the Kingdom of Hawaii was governed from several locations including coastal towns on the islands of both Hawaii
Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcano island in the U.S. Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean....
 and Maui
Maui

The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles and is the List of islands of the United States by area....
.






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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park is a United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 National Historical Park
National Historical Park

A National Historical Park, National Historic Park, and National Historic Site are designations for protected areas of national historic significance, usually nominated by a governing body overseeing historic resources....
 located on the island of Hawaii
Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcano island in the U.S. Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean....
 in the U.S. state of Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
. It includes the National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
ed archaeological site known as the Honokohau Settlement. 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 Hawaii was governed from several locations including coastal towns on the islands of both Hawaii
Hawaii (island)

The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcano island in the U.S. Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean....
 and Maui
Maui

The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles and is the List of islands of the United States by area....
. Kailua was chosen by Kamehameha I
Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I , also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule....
 to be his seat of government, and the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawaii
Kingdom of Hawaii

The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government....
. The capital was later moved to Lahaina, then, to Honolulu.

Kaloko-Honokohau is the site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which encompasses portions of four different ahupuaa
Ahupua'a

In old Hawai'i, ahupuaa was the common subdivision of the land. It consisted most frequently of a slice of an island that went from the top of the local mountain to the shore, following the banks of a stream....
, or traditional mountain-to-sea land divisions. Resources include fishponds
Hawaiian aquaculture

The Native Hawaiian people practiced aquaculture through development of pond , the most advanced husbandry of fishes among the original peoples of the Pacific Ocean....
, kahua (house site platforms), kii pohaku (petroglyph
Petroglyph

Petroglyphs are s created by removing part of a Rock surface by incising, pecking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images....
s), holua (stone slide) and heiau
Heiau

A heiau is a Hawaiian temple. At least nine types of heiau existed, including heiau for treating the sick , for offering first fruits, for offering first catch, for offerings to start rain, or to stop rain, for human sacrifice and for success in war....
 (religious site).

Koloki is also an important wetland
Wetland

File:Mangrove trees in Everglades.JPGA wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or completely by shallow pools of water....
 area protecting native birds including the koloa (Hawaiian Duck
Hawaiian Duck

The Hawaiian Duck is a species of the bird Anas. It is endemic to the large islands of Hawaii. Some authorities treat it as an island subspecies of the Mallard, based on their capacity to produce fertile Hybrid , but it appears well distinct and capability of hybridization is meaningless in dabbling duck taxonomy....
, Anas wyvilliana), alae keokeo (Hawaiian Coot
Hawaiian Coot

The Hawaiian Coot is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is Endemism to the Hawaiian Islands of the United States....
, Fulica alai), aeo (Hawaiian Stilt
Black-winged Stilt

The 'Black-winged Stilt', 'Himantopus himantopus', is a widely distibuted very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family . Opinions differ as to whether the birds treated under the scientific name H....
, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), aukuu (Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron

The Black-crowned Night Heron , is a medium-sized heron....
, Nycticorax nycticorax), among others.

See also

  • Polynesian Cultural Center
    Polynesian Cultural Center

    The Polynesian Cultural Center is a living museum located in La'ie, Hawai'i, on the northern part of Oahu, Hawaii. Dedicated in October 12 1963, the PCC is located on 42 acres of land owned by nearby Brigham Young University Hawaii, where most of the performers are enrolled as students....


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