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The Walls of Kalaupapa
 
A circular rock wall wall on the peninsula.
NPS photo.
A circular rock wall wall on the peninsula.
 
Likely this is an old ahupua'a wall.

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.

NPS photo.

A prehistoric ahupua'a boundary wall.

Other walls were built by residents of the Kalawao and Kalaupapa isolation settlements.

 
A neighborhood wall in Kalaupapa.

NPS photo.

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.

NPS photo.

One of the entrance walls at Bayview.

A rock entrance pillar within the settlement.
 
Entrance gate at Bayview.

NPS photo.

Entrance gate at Bayview.

Enjoy the A rock entrance pillar within the settlement.

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Archeological Site - Kukaiwa'a Peninsula

Did You Know?
The Kalaupapa peninsula and nearby valleys are extremely rich in archeological resources. Most of the sites are intact and very well preserved due to the lack of development as seen on other neighboring islands.
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Last Updated: December 11, 2006 at 17:42 MST