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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23FC_once-in-their-lifetime-silverswords-erupt-in-flowers_Volcano-HI.html
After 10 to 30 years, the Mauna Loa silversword ('āhinahina) sends up a spectacular stalk of fragrant flowers as tall as 9 feet (over 3 meters), then it dies. Each seed it drops has the potential to begin a new generation. Although they sha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23FB_hawaiians-learned-to-survive-on-this-harsh-volcanic-land_Pahoa-HI.html
The residents of this area did the best they could to live and survive and make do with what they had. This was the only life they knew. - Samual Kaho'ohualana, Kama'aina (Native born resident) Hawaiians, native to these ahupua'a (land divis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23F8_the-spirit-of-pu-uloa-now-surrounds-you_Pahoa-HI.html
Honor the profound importance of Pu'uloa and its petroglyphs holds for many native Hawaiians - the past, present, and the future. Respect that importance by staying on the boardwalks so that their stories may live forever. Ancient Hawaiian c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23E1_waiakea-town-yashijima_Hilo-HI.html
Waiakea Town, or Yashijima, was a close-knit, vibrant community which occupied what is known today as Banyan Drive. The golf course and park that you see today was once filled with homes, businesses and Waiakea Kai School, all of which provided th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23E0_waiakea-social-settlement-clock_Hilo-HI.html
The Waiakea Social Settlement clock was refurbished and re-erected on this original concrete stand by the Waiakea Pirates Athletic Club in May, 1984. It is one of the few landmarks that withstood the destruction on Waiakea Town by the tsunami of M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23CO_ku-hawaiian-god_Papaikou-HI.html
In the beginning in Hawaiian mythology, Po was a vast and dark empty land. Only one life form dwelled there. It was the spirit of Keawe, his single light shining and holding the energy of creation. Keawe evolved order. He opened his great calabash…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23CN_the-legend-of-twin-rocks_Papaikou-HI.html
The village of Kahali'i was located on this large point of land which extends into Onomea Bay. Though the village is gone, the descendants of Kahali'i still remember some of the legends concerning the area's landmarks. One story tells of the origi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23CM_onomea-bay_Papaikou-HI.html
Long ago, Onomea Bay was a fishing village, became a rough-water seaport in the 1800's, and later was inhabited by Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos who came here to work in the sugar cane fields and to help build the Onemea Sugar Mill. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23CI_pu-u-333-333-volcano-trail_Hilo-HI.html
The historic ala hele (trail) follows a likely prehistoric route. It begins a Pu'u'ō'ō to the north, a hill named for the now-extinct black and yellow 'ō'ō bird who's feathers were once collected in this region. As ranching dev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23CH_remembrance-bell_Papaikou-HI.html
In 1977 Dan and Paulin Lutkenhouse purchased this land to create a botanical garden for the education and enjoyment of the public. This bell was hanging in the steeple of an old church that was the Garden's first visitor center. In 1988 the churc…
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