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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM89N_keoneloa-bay_Koloa-HI.html
Stone and coral tools found a Keoneloa Bay , or long sand, helped arcaeologists determine that early Hawaiians used the area between 200 and 600 A.D. as a temporary fishing camp. Later Hawaiians left remnants of heiau, or temples, and ahu, or alta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM89M_po-ip-363-beach-park_Koloa-HI.html
Abundant, easy-to-view marine life in calm waters is a major attraction at Po?ipū Beach. The endangered native Hawaiian Monk seal and threatened Green sea turtle are frequent visitors. From November through May, the endangered Humpback whale …
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