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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23AO_humu-ula-and-kala-i-eh-257_HI.html
Traditional native uses of the Humu'ula area included bird catching and, at much higher elevations, adze quarrying. They were replaced by sandalwood harvesting and hunting wild cattle, and ultimately ranching and astronomy. Over time, travelers wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23AN_hilo-pu-u-333-333-trail-ka-363-mana-trail_Hilo-HI.html
Hilo — Pu'u'ō'ō trail was built atop the 1855 lava flow and was used to travel by horse of foot to Pu'u'ō'ō Ranch and Humu'ula. It approximates the route of earlier prehistoric trails. Much of the trail traverses smooth p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23AM_first-christian-service-in-hawaii_Captain-Cook-HI.html
In this heiau
January-28-1779
Captain James Cook, R.N.
Read the English
Burial Service over
William Whitman, Seaman
the first recorded
Christian service
in the Hawaiian Island
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM237Z_kuemanu-heiau_Kailua-Kona-HI.html
In the past, Hawaiian religious practices included the worship of many gods, both through individual and family rituals at small shrines and through larger community ceremonies at heiau (temples) such as this one. In 1819, King Kamehameha II renou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM237Y_kamakahonu-kailua-pier_Kailua-Kona-HI.html
Kamakahonu
After uniting the Hawaiian kingdom, Kamehameha I returned to rule from his compound at Kamakahonu (lit. eye of the turtle) from 1812 until his death in 1819. 'Ahu'ena Heiau, the religious temple that served Kamehameha was rebuilt in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM237X_ahu-ena-heiau_Kailua-Kona-HI.html
Upon this paepae (stone platform) is a representation of Ahu;ena Heiau. Restored by Kamehameha I upon the unification of the pae'aina (island chain), he rededicated Ahu'ena to Lono, the god of peace and prosperity. The Hale O Lono (House of Lono) …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM237N_kamakahonu_Kailua-Kona-HI.html
Home of Kamehameha I, founder of the Hawaiian Kingdom, from 1812 until his death. Here he built his residence, storehouses and fishponds and remodeled 'Ahu'ena Heiau, a temple of great antiquity. When he died here May 8 1819, his son Liholiho was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM236K_imu-fishing-area_Kailua-Kona-HI.html
In the shallow water flat of Ka'ūpūlehu Beach a special fishing technique was used by Hawaiians during rough water conditions. Stone piles (imu) were constructed as shelters to attract fish. These piles were then dismantled as nets were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM236J_kupe-e-concentration_Kailua-Kona-HI.html
A prime habitat for kupe'e (Nerita polita) is located in a wave washed area of sand and basalt boulders along Ka'ūpūlehu Beach. This area is traditionally recognized for its dense concentration of kupe'e. These shellfish were collected b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM236I_offshore-ko-a-moi_Kailua-Kona-HI.html
Approximately 500 feet (150 meters) offshore of this location is a ko'a moi. Moi is Hawaiian for Treadfin (Polydactlus sexfilis), and ko'a is a fishing ground. This fishing spot was prized for its abundance of moi, which traditionally was a highly…