Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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Connecting Hawai'i

Established in 2000 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of traditional Native Hawaiian culture and natural resources, the Ala Kahakai NHT is a 175-mile trail corridor full of cultural and historical significance. It traverses through hundreds of ancient Hawaiian settlement sites and through over 200 ahupua'a, or traditional sea to mountain land divisions. Cultural resources along the trail include several important heiau (temples), royal centers, kahua (house site foundations), loko 'ia (fishponds) ko`a (fishing shrines), ki‘i pohaku (petroglyphs), holua (stone slide), and wahi pana (sacred places). Natural Resources include anchialine ponds, pali (precipices), nearshore reefs, estuarine ecosystems, coastal vegetation, migratory birds, native sea turtle habitat, and several threatened and endangered endemic species of plants and animals.

		Planning a New Trail The Ala Kahakai was designated as a National Historic Trail by the U.S. Congress late in November 2000, and in the summer of 2001 the trail office was officially opened. More...

Draft Comprehensive Management Plan Now Available

The Draft Comprehensive Management Plan is availabe for review. You may access the report online by clicking here.

Limited printed copies of the report as well as CDs are available. If you would like to request a copy of the report click here.

If you would like to attend a public meeting in November you may view the schedule by clicking here.

Write to

Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
73-4786 Kanalani Street, #14
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740

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Phone

Park Information
(808) 326-6012

Fax

(808) 329-2597

Climate

The temperatures in Hawai'i are typically in the mid to upper 80's. Rainfall and weather conditions may vary at various locations where the trail is found around the island.