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Map of is Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park on the Island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaii. The park area is outlined and shaded in green, the surrounding areas are stone gray, and the water is clear blue.

Extended Description

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park runs up the west coastline. White lines create long, thin parcels reaching east from the shoreline and past State Route 19, also labeled Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway, which runs close and parallel to the eastern edge of the park. This description will begin north of the first parcel and then work down through each segment in turn.

North of the park, a note near State Route 19 reads “To Kona International Airport and Puʻukoholā Helau National Historic Site. Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail begins north of the park near the water at Wāwahiwaʻa Point. A note in this area, which is shaded brown, reads “Within authorized park boundary, under county and private management.” A note near the trail reads, “Private property, stay on trail.”

Text on either side of the white boundary line between segments reads Kohanaiki Ahupuaʻa above and Kaloko Ahupuaʻa below.

Segment 1: Kaloko Ahupuaʻa

The Māmalahoa trail travels almost straight from the top edge of the map and through the first segment. It continues straight off the bottom edge of the map near the right corner.

In Kaloko Ahupuaʻa, the Kaloko Fishpond is on the water’s edge near the top border of the segment. A note near the inlet reads, “Fishpond wall closed to foot traffic.” There is a picnic area and restrooms south of the fishpond near the start of the unpaved Ala Nui Kaloko, which ends at State Route 19 to the east. The gate at the Park Entrance near the intersection is open 8 am to 5 pm.

South of that entrance, the Ala Huʻehuʻe Trail runs through the lava flows and connects the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail to the Māmalahoa Trail. South of the Ala Huʻehuʻe Trail is the border separating Kaloko Ahupuaʻa and Honokōhau Ahupuaʻa.

Across State Route 19 from Kaloko Ahupuaʻa is Kaloko Industrial Park with Park Headquarters, which has no visitor services. Hina Lani Street and Kanalani Street are labeled.

Segment 2: Honokōhau Ahupuaʻa

The Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail continues south along the coastline of Honokōhau Ahupuaʻa, passing Mākāhā, a sluice fish gate. The ʻAimakapā Fishpond is across the historic trail from Honokōhau Bay. The Ala Mauka Makai interpretive trail connects the historic trail at Honokōhau Beach to Kiʻi Pōhaku (Petroglyph path) with the Hale Ho’okipa Visitor Contact Station, which has information, restrooms, and wheelchair access. Another Park Entrance travels west from Mile marker 97 on State Route 19. The gate at that entrance is open from 8:30 am to 4 pm.

Segment 3: Honokōhau Iki Ahupuaʻa

The final green section, Honokōhau Iki Ahupuaʻa, is much narrower than the others. The Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail continues near this section’s coastline, past ʻAiʻōpio Fishtrap and to its terminus at the Park Entrance along the southern border of the park. Around the fishtrap are the Hālau waʻa (canoe house), restrooms, Puʻuoina Heiau, and the Anchialine ponds.

A few sites are south of Honokōhau Iki Ahupuaʻa in Kealakehe Ahupuaʻa, an area shaded in brown. The Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor is south of the park entrance and east of ‘Alula Beach, where a note reads “Within authorized park boundary, under state management.” Finally, the Kealakehe Parkway travels from near the harbor east across State Route 19. A note in this area indicates that State Route 19 continues south “To Kailua-Kona and Phʻuhonua o Honokōhau National Historical Park.”

Legend

A scale above the park measures distances of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 kilometers and 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 miles.