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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233F_hale-o-kapuni-heiau_Waimea-HI.html
The submerged remains of Hale o Kapuni Heiau, a temple dedicated to shark akua (deities), are believed to lie just offshore. The heiau was built by a chief whose family revered sharks, believing that the family's 'aumākua (deified ancestors) …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM232K_mailekini-heiau_Waimea-HI.html
The remains of Mailekini Heiau, a temple used before the time of Kamehameha, stand before you. Many mysteries surround Mailekini Heiau; its early history, kept orally and secretly within the priesthood, was never recorded. Historians agree that Ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM232J_pelekane_Waimea-HI.html
Who would suspect that the area at the base of this hill is one of the most significant cultural sites in Hawai'i? This plain-looking patch of earth was the site of Pelekane, one of several known royal compounds traditionally used by Hawaiian king…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2320_pu-ukohl-257-heiau_Waimea-HI.html
Build a heiau on Pu'ukoholā, the "hill of the whale," dedicate it to your war god, and you will achieve your dream - you will rule the islands. Responding to this prophecy told by Kapoykahi, a famous seer, Kamehameha built the heiau (temple) …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM231W_farming-the-land-fishing-the-sea_Waimea-HI.html
The ahupua'a is a traditional land division that runs mauka from the mountains to makai (seaward). The ahupua'a of Lapakahi encompasses more than 2,000 acres along the leeward slopes of the Kohala Mountains. The distance from the upland forests do…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM231T_clues-from-the-past-the-archaeology-of-lapakahi_Waimea-HI.html
Archaeologists seek to understand people and places of the past by studying the sites and cultural remains left behind. Students from the University of Hawai'i conducted extensive excavations here between 1968 and 1970 to learn about the people of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM223D_the-hawaiian-cowboys_Waimea-HI.html
With the first cattle arriving in the Hawaiian Islands in 1793 as gifts for King Kamehameha I, it was not long before they overpopulated and plundered the countryside from the mountains to the seashores. Determined to bring them under control and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2230_camp-tarawa-1943-1945_Waimea-HI.html
Four stones make up this monument:
The 2nd and 5th Marine Divisions
trained here to bring peace
to the Pacific
Parker Ranch & Camp Tarawa 1943-1945
This monument honors the V Amphibious Corps (VAC), and the late Richard Sm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S3G_laupahoehoe-point_Waimea-HI.html
The Laupahoehoe we see now is very different from the Laupahoehoe of old. Laupahoehoe Point was a peaceful, Hawaian fishing village, untouched by missionaries and plantation life; the valley and the sea provided bountiful life. In the late 1800's …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D42_pu-ukohola-heiau_Waimea-HI.html
A heiau (temple) at Pu'ukohola was built long before Kamehameha started construction on the heiau that you see. This showed great vision and strategy on the part of the kahuna (priests). The heiau was physically very prominent and imposing on the …