Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park is on the Kona coast of the island of Hawai'i. The purpose of the park is to preserve, interpret, and perpetuatetraditional native Hawaiian activities, values, and culture, and to demonstrate historic land use patterns. The park is under development.
Understand
History
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
See
The park contains hundreds of archeological features. The most obvious are the three ancient fish ponds:
- `Ai`opio Fishtrap
- `Aimakapa Fishpond
- Kaloko Fishpond
Do
Several short hiking trails exist in the park. These include:
Ala Kahakai
Ala Mauka-Makai
Ala Hu'e Hu'e
Ala Kahiko
Ala Mamalahoa
Ala Kahakai
- Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is a 175-mile-long (280 km) historic trail that covers most of the circumferance of the island of Hawai'i. While most of it is not available to the public, about 2.3 km of the trail is available for hiking within Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. Trail Guide.
Ala Mauka-Makai
Ala Hu'e Hu'e
Ala Kahiko
Ala Mamalahoa