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Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park, Kahana Valley, HI

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Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park

A publicly owned windward Oʻahu valley that preserves an ancient Hawaiian land division, with cultural sites and two hiking trails.

Kahana Valley, HI

About Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park

This state park sits on Oʻahu's windward coast between Kaneohe and Laie. It covers a whole ahupuaʻa, the traditional Hawaiian land unit running from mountain ridge to sea, and it is one of the few such units in public hands. The valley is very wet, with frequent showers. Before Western contact it supported fishing and taro farming. Today the park is run as a living park where local families share Hawaiian culture through interpretive programs. Visitors can see some cultural remains, including a fishing shrine and a fishpond under restoration, and can walk two relatively easy trails, one a short loop and one a longer rainforest loop. Trails may be muddy. Camping is by permit only.

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