Honokohau Settlement and Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
(U.S. National Historical Park)
Location:	Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
Nearest city:	Kailua Kona, Hawaiʻi
Coordinates:	19°41′59″N 156°01′59″W / 19.69972, -156.03306
Area:	1,161 acres (4.7 km²)
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	November 10, 1978
Designated as NHL:	December 29, 1962[1]
NRHP Reference#:	78003148[2]
Governing body:	NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It includes the National Historic Landmarked archaeological site known as the Honokohau Settlement.^[3] 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 Hawaiʻi was governed from several locations including coastal towns on the islands of both Hawaiʻi and Maui. Kailua was chosen by Kamehameha I to be his seat of government, and the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. 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 ahupuaʻa, or traditional mountain-to-sea land divisions. Resources include fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs), hōlua (stone slide) and heiau (religious site).^[4]

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

See also

• Polynesian Cultural Center

External links

• National Park Service: Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP — official website
• Polynesian education programs

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