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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIDT_menehune-ditch_Waimea-HI.html
The row of hewn stone along the inner side of the road is a remnant of one wall of a water-course which is said to have been made by the MENEHUNES (Hawaiian dwarves or Brownies)The stones were brought from MokihanaThere is an old saying: "Uwa ka …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZD_hanalei-schoolhouse_Hanalei-HI.html
This 1926 Hanalei School classroom building was designed by architect John Waiamau. Scheduled for demolition in 1987, it was moved to the present site and adapted to a new retail use in 1989. The restored building is on the National Register of Hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCB6_koloa-birthplace-of-the-hawaiian-sugar-industry_Koloa-HI.html
The Beginning. Near this site, on September 12, 1835, William Hooper began clearing 12 acres of land to plant sugar cane. The land was part of 980 acres leased by Hooper's employer, Ladd & Co. of Honolulu. The land was leased from King Kamehameha …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8EZ_k-333-loa-missionary-church_Koloa-HI.html
Kōloa Missionary Church sanctuary is part of a homestead once owned by Dr. James W. Smith, a medical missionary. In 1842, he began a practice of over 40 years, later becoming an ordained minister at The Church at Kōloa. His grandson, Dr.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8EM_yamamoto-store-k-333-loa-hotel_Koloa-HI.html
Built at the turn of the 20th century, The Yamamoto Building functioned at various times as a plantation camp store and general store with service station. Behind it, the Kōloa Hotel offered rooms to traveling salesmen and actors. The o-furo,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8EJ_k-333-loa-jodo-mission_Koloa-HI.html
Buddhist temples provided Japanese immigrants a place to worship, study their language, learn martial arts and participate in social events. This Jodo Mission used a specialist in temple architecture from Japan to build the large temple's interior…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8B0_hapa-road_Koloa-HI.html
Lava rock walls near Hapa Road signify Hawaiian habitation ca. 1200 A.D., while the road dates to the late 1880s. Nearby tracks once held trains hauling cane to Kōloa Plantation for milling. Hapa Road served as a supply and emergency evacuati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8AY_pu-uwanawana-volcanic-cone_Koloa-HI.html
More than 5 million years ago, a hotspot in the earth spewed lava upward to form the volcanic mountain island of Kaua?i. Nearby Hā?upu Ridge and Mountain contain some of the oldest geologic formations. Look for the youngest volcanic cones, su…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8AU_makawehi-p-257-257-dunes_Koloa-HI.html
The eastern sand dunes of Makawehi, calm face, and Pā?ā, hard rock, yield fossilized plant roots, bird bones, crab claws and other treasures. Prior to extensive wave erosion, this prominent limestone ridge extended across Keoneloa Bay. D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM89O_sacred-fishing-grounds_Koloa-HI.html
The bay before you—named Keoneloa (or ?the long sand')—is the site of one of the oldest known Hawaiian occupation on Kaua?i, a temporary fishing camp, dating to A.D. 220-660. The Hawaiians divided each island into sections—cal…
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