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The Koloa District is the name ofamodern political-judicial districtencompassing the south shore ofKaua‘i.In ancient times,the Koloa District waspart ofa larger district called Kona.Then,Hawaiians used a system ofresourcemanagement that divided districts intopie-shaped wedges called ahupua‘a thatran from the mountain to the ocean.TheKoloa Heritage Trail travels through fourahupua‘a.From east to west,they are:Maha‘ulepu,Pa‘a,Weliweli and Koloa.
There is frequent discussion abouthow Koloa got its name.Meaningsinclude long-jointed sugar cane,a nativeduck and a steep rock in the area.Certainly,the sugar cane industry putKoloa on the map,creating the rise ofimmigrant labor resulting in the richmulticulture ofKoloa’s people today.Po‘ipuis part ofthe Koloa ahupua‘a.One meaning ofthe name Po‘ipuiscrashing,as in waves crashing.
Start anywhere and please enjoy yourholoholo ka‘a,or tour,around this heritage trail.
Aloha,and welcome to Ka
Ala Hele Waiwai Ho‘oilina
o Kgloa,The Kgloa Heritage
Trail.Your journey will whisk
you through five million
years ofexploration high-
lighting the natural history,
archaeology,culture and
history ofthe Kgloa District
ofKaua‘i and its people.
FREE KBLOA& PO‘IPCMAPCultural,Historical & Geographical Sites
THEKOLOAHERITAGETRAILMAP& BROCHUREARESPONSOREDBY:
Big Save,Inc.The Point at Poipu
First Hawaiian BankHawai‘i Tourism Authority
Kaua‘i CountyGrand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & SpaKoloa Community Association
Old Koloa Town MerchantsMarriott’s Waiohai Beach Club
Outfitters KauaiPoipu Beach Foundation
Poipu Ocean View ResortsSheraton Kauai Resort
Tsunami Marketing
Special thanks to Anne O’Malley and Stella Burgess for their researchand writing contributions.
Many sponsors and volunteers conceptualized and prepared this historic journeythrough Koloa.Please feel free to make comments about the trail,or make
a donation toward trail and monument maintenance.
Brochure text ©2004 Anne E.O’Malley
COMMENTSANDDONATIONSMAYBEMADEBYCONTACTING:Ka Ala Hele Waiwai Ho‘oilina o Kbloa • c/o Poipu Beach FoundationP.O.Box 730,Kbloa,HI 96756 • Phone:(808) 742-7444 • Fax:(808) 742-7887 Email:[email protected] • Web:www.koloaheritagetrail.info*The Poipu Beach Foundation is a non-profit,501 (c) 3 organization.Donations are tax-deductible within the allowance ofthe law.
www.koloaheritagetrail.info
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