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According to legends, the hero Māui lived at Kaʻuiki, across the bay from Hana.He caught the islands of Hawaii on a fishing trip with his magical fishing hook, but failed to pull them all together when his brothers quit paddling the canoe in which they were voyaging, so the islands were left spread apart from each other.
The Hawaiian fishpond was primarily a grazing area in which the fishpond-keeper cultivated algae; much in the way cattle ranchers cultivate grass for their cattle. [3] The porous lava walls let in seawater (or sometimes fresh or brackish water, as in the case of the "Menehune" fishpond near Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi), but prevent the fish from escaping.
Kalepolepo Fishpond, known by its older name Koʻieʻi.e.Loko Iʻa, is an ancient Hawaiian fishpond estimated to have been built between 1400 and 1500 AD.. The fishpond is located in Kalepolepo Park in Kihei, Maui.
At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight "main islands" are (from the northwest to southeast) Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands include many atolls, and reefs. Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain). [1]
The site of a 15th century fishing village, Mā‘alaea was home to a massive heiau (ceremonial site), petroglyphs, kauhale (dwellings) and ko‘a (fishing shrines), some of which remain on the hillsides above. For the region’s earliest inhabitants, Kapoli Spring, near the present-day harbor, was the main source of fresh water in this ...
The history of Hawaii is the story of human settlements in the Hawaiian Islands beginning with their discovery and settlement by Polynesian people between 940 and 1200 AD. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first recorded and sustained contact with Europeans occurred by chance when British explorer James Cook sighted the islands in January 1778 during his third ...
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Hukilau Beach, Lā'ie, Hawai'i A hukilau is a way of fishing invented by the ancient Hawaiians.The word comes from huki, meaning pull, and lau, meaning leaves.A large number of people, usually family and friends, would work together in casting the net from shore and then pulling it back.