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NPS photo.
Likely this is an old ahupua'a wall.
The Kalaupapa Peninsula is full of rock walls.
The original people built some of these walls, including a nearly complete ahupua`a boundary wall.
A prehistoric ahupua'a boundary wall.
Other walls were built by residents of the Kalawao and Kalaupapa isolation settlements.
A neighborhood wall in Kalaupapa.
Walls defined spaces, marked boundaries, and kept animals in or kept animals out.
One of the entrance walls at Bayview.
Entrance gate at Bayview.
Did You Know? Hawaiian Monk seals are endangered and extremely rare. Most reside in the Northwest Islands of Hawaii. Several pups are born each year on the secluded beaches of the Kalaupapa peninsula. more...
Last Updated: December 11, 2006 at 17:42 EST