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beach of pa`ald, or rounded boulders, called Klholo was
<br /> in former times one of the most famous 'opihi grounds ' "
<br /> in Puna. By common agreement among the area resi- ,a'~r,~` w~'
<br /> dents, no commercial harvesting was allowed, so 'opihi i a ~
<br /> were always available for home consumption. In recent a`~ : 3 zd'+
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<br /> yeazs, however, the tremendous demand for 'opihi and a~ O1° C^ay x~+~ - t,rkT
<br /> the high prices it commands in the local markets has ~ / ' xw•ao
<br /> tl' r~
<br /> sane ~ a ''1'0"'R'
<br /> caused the well-known Puna grounds such a3 Kfholo to Hen ,pl ~ ~ Laimana}l~ ~ , ~ TI~UEPOO[5
<br /> be heavily picked. As a result, not only has the 'opihr ~ m _ ~~:v
<br /> nog Kapoho
<br /> supply been drastically reduced, but many drownings f m
<br /> have occurred in and around Nhndwale Park, where the ( ` ~,ie,° A
<br /> ocean is almost always rough and waves pound Nuew,m° )
<br /> t ~ Poh°lYi Kamn;b~m
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<br /> relentlessly against the sea cliffs. Eau+~ ISAAC: HALE BEACH
<br /> Fishermen, too, have been swept off the rocks to their ~ oo;W ~ Po1a}, ag' . PARK
<br /> deaths and many boats crippled by engine or other EAVATREe 4 `
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<br /> problems have been lost along this coast, dashed to Y,,a'
<br /> destruction against the rocky shoreline by the strong ~am° NACKENZIE
<br /> currents, waves, and wind. ]hiring periods of calm seas ~ SAREARECREAT1pN
<br /> some diving is done from boats offshore, but shark K.°l.hlw Eeii ~ _
<br /> sightings aze common and the sharks are reported to be vOiRt Eal.en ta~ . . •ty+6+E,o
<br /> much more aggressive than in other areas. PRhO° la Eau.
<br /> Inland of N2nawale Park the heavi] ve elated land x.R•aleaa
<br /> comprises the Nitttawale Forest Reserve, an important y,a„~ Y
<br /> nesting area of io, the Hawauan hawk. Nesting sites
<br /> have also been reported in the neighboring mauka por- ,¢a. '
<br /> [ions of Wa`awa'a, Kahuwal, and Halepua'a. The birds ~ K,i,Pan, xa r<w
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<br /> themselves range for miles aad are often seen at the ,sssrioa; rsul«
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<br /> Our way [from Kapohol now lay over a very rugged
<br /> tract of country: Sometimes for a mile or two we were omll., + ' ~ '
<br /> obliged [o walk along on the top of a wall four feet high KA1M0 -
<br /> and about three feet wide, formed of fragments of lava Kamata'u4 Hefau ~ r
<br /> that had been collected from the surface of the enclosures 2 KYm KAIMO PEACH PARK ~
<br /> lRlx4 Sand eexh)
<br /> W111Ch thCRe WaIlS aUrfoanded. We Were, howeYer, HARRY K. BR[riYN
<br /> cheered with a beautiful prospect; for the land, which REACH PARK
<br /> rose gradually towards [be mountains, a few miles [o the ~ x ca.a nrRNuye
<br /> westward of us, presorted av almost enchanting appear-
<br /> ance. Rosa)
<br /> The plain was covered with verdure; and as we sae Mewwa o.raena wii•aEa Hnaa
<br /> advanced, a woody eminence, probably some ancient o-aa~,s.aiPa~e,~a+
<br /> crater, frequently arose from the gently undulated sar- Rcw,w n.
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<br /> face, while groups of hills, clothed with trees of various votcwNOES Pviiucis Aw
<br /> N~uilw KA
<br /> foliage, agreeably diversified the scene. NAnoNAI. PARK Per
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