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beach of pa`a16, or rounded boulders, called Kiholo was a
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<br /> in former times one of the most famous 'opihi grounds -
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<br /> in Puna. 13y common agreement among the area resi- ` m - . _ l~,,i,::~.,,,,r,,~;,;
<br /> dents, no commercial harvesting was allowed, so `opihi ~ e a":~:_ ~Gy ~ 1- m
<br /> were always available for home consumption. In recent i~ ~ ; KGk'•i
<br /> oie ~
<br /> years, however, the tremendous demand for opihi and r ~ ? On,y Hnaa w r;,
<br /> the high prices it commands in the loco] markets has sa„a o% / ~ xpa'`o
<br /> a. % r K"`"'~'N,
<br /> caused the well-known Puna rounds such as Kiholo to H;u E ° kaima a S` ~ KAPOt+o nntPOOts
<br /> be heavily picked. As a result, not only has the `opihi ~ a __litaDp'sno Kapoho
<br /> supply been drastically reduced, but many drownings t; m
<br /> have occurred in and around Nanawale Park, where the ( ( rn,ala,a
<br /> ~ i
<br /> ocean is almost always rough and waves pound `
<br /> relentlessly against the sea cliffs. Eala,e, l~~` I Pohoiki ISAAC HAEE BEAC H
<br /> Fishermen, too, have been swept off the rocks to their e°ik; as' r,s.,:r s~, PARK
<br /> o Mahmaakzatz
<br /> deaths and many boats crippled by engine or other LAVA rRBE a. H-.a
<br /> problems have been lost along this coast, dashed to n MoN. Qa~a,
<br /> destruction against the rocky shoreline by [he strong Melama MACKE\ziE
<br /> currents, waves, and wind. During periods of calm seas ku srarE RECRFAnu~
<br /> AREA
<br /> some diving is done from boats offshore, but shark xaniahika l.diani
<br /> sightings aze common and the sharks are reported to be valaQ. Esntes Rama'+\ Be ' •r,p;K;kaa'
<br /> much more aggressive than in other azeas. Panoa Ist r °ifa
<br /> Inland of Nanawale Park the heavi] ve elated land ~x,°'`'"°
<br /> Y g a-,~...a, rz -a, n i.
<br /> comprises the Nanawale Forest Reserve, an important 1955FIow` w
<br /> nesting area of `io, the Hawaiian hawk. Nesting sites
<br /> have also been reported in the neighboring mauka por-
<br /> lions of Wa`awa'a, Kahuwai, and Halepua`a. The birds ~ K„iar,,,a s~.a
<br /> themselves range for miles and are often seen a[ the "55Fi°W, es:a,e. ,
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<br /> Our way [from Kapoho) now lay over a very rugged
<br /> tract of country: Sometimes for a mile or two we were om;b. ' : ' ' '
<br /> JTJ KAIMO
<br /> obliged to walk along on the top of a wall four fee[ high
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<br /> • and about three feet wide, formed of fragments of lava KLmaka'Wa H^;.-:u ~ `
<br /> [hat had been collected from the surface of the enclosures KaimO ~ KAIMO BEACH PARK
<br /> (elad Sand Beach)
<br /> which these walls surrounded. We were, however, Kalap pa HARR\' k. BROwh
<br /> cheered with a beautiful prospect; for the land, which T- BEACH PARK
<br /> ' rose gradually towards the mountains, a few miles to [he ~
<br /> westward of us, presented an almost enchanting appear- a~ t~
<br /> ante. - apyal
<br /> F,' oWs
<br /> The plain was covered with verdure; and as we :,g91-eae\.. caraen: q~a;•aka He~au
<br /> advanced, a woody eminence, probably some ancient ,yraa~aBerhn•„M1:L~a~
<br /> crater, frequently arose from the gently undulated sur- F_~~-w-•~'~
<br /> face, while groups of hills, clothed with trees of various vo~cnrvors Put Y,.du~~(cme.POIfPOE%-KAUAA
<br /> foliage, agreeably diversified [he scene. NnvoNAk,PAaK \'ILLAGES.wAHA'UUHEIAUF+n
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