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, and South Kohala (highlighted) King Kamehameha the Great

Kohala () is the name of the northwest portion of the Hawaii (island), island of Hawaii in the

Hawaiian Archipelago The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost K ...

. In ancient Hawaii it was often ruled by an independent High Chief called the '' Alii Nui''. In modern times it is divided into two districts of Hawaii County: North Kohala and South Kohala. Locals commonly use the name Kohala to refer to the census-designated places of Halaula, Hāwī, and Kapaau collectively. The dry western shore is commonly known as the Kohala Coast, which has golf courses and seaside resorts.

Description

South Kohala District from Mamalahoa Highway Kohala coast at the Big Island of Hawaii from the air levels

The area was named after the dominating geological feature Kohala Mountain, the oldest of Hawaii Island's five major volcanic mountains. The current districts cover the north and western sides of the mountain, . It was one of the five ancient divisions of the island called ''moku''. The natural habitats in Kohala range across a wide rainfall gradient in a very short distance - from less than a year on the coast near Kawaihae to more than year near the summit of Kohala Mountain, a distance of just . Near the coast are remnants of dry forests, and near the summit is a

cloud forest A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud ...

, a type of

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

that obtains some of its moisture from "cloud drip" in addition to precipitation. This precipitation allowed the northeast coast to be developed into

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus '' Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalk ...

plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Th ...

s, including one founded by Rev. Elias Bond used to fund his church and girls' seminary.

History

Kohala Historical Sites State Monument

The Kohala Historical Sites State Monument includes ''Mookini Heiau'', a

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places liste ...

. King

Kamehameha I Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Th ...

, the first King of the unified Hawaiian Islands, was born in North Kohala west of Hāwī, at the ancient site called the ''Mookini Heiau''. The '' heiau'' is a living spiritual temple, and not just an historic artifact of the Hawaiian culture. The original

Kamehameha Statue Several ''Kamehameha'' statues honor the monarch who founded the Kingdom of Hawaii. Original work The pictured statue stands prominently in front of Aliiolani Hale in Honolulu, Hawaii. The statue had its origins in 1878 when Walter M. Gibson, ...

stands in front of the community center in Kapaau, and duplicates are found at Aliiolani Hale in

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the isla ...

, and within the

U.S. Capitol The United States Capitol, often called The Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, which is formally known as the United States Congress. It is located on Capitol Hill at ...

building's statue gallery in Washington, D.C.

Bond Historic District

The Bond Historic District is located in the North Kohala District, with structures from the Bond family's 19th century missionary and homesteading period on the Kohala peninsula. The Bond District has three sections: *Bond Homestead — the Bond House was built in the 1840s by the missionaries and later Kohala landowners Ellen and Reverend Elias Bond, and expanded by descendants through c. 1900. *Kalahikiola Church *Kohala Seminary

Attractions

Points of interest within Kohala include Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Samuel Spencer Beach, Puukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Lapakahi State Historical Park and Keokea Beach Park.

Transportation

Looking west from Highway 250 in North Kohala

Major thoroughfares within Kohala include

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(Hawaii state route 270) which provides access to Pololū Valley. The

Hawaii Belt Road The Hawaii Belt Road is a modern name for the Māmalahoa Highway and consists of Hawaii state Routes 11, 19, and 190 that encircle the Island of Hawaii. The southern section, between Hilo and Kailua-Kona is numbered as Route 11. The section betw ...

which connects in the southern end of the Akoni Pule Highway to

in the south and Hāmākua to the east. The Kohala Mountain Road (250) provides a link between Waimea and the Kohala CDP's of Halaʻula, Hāwī, and Kapaʻau. Spencer Beach Park Big Island

Kohala has two small airports.

Upolu Airport Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean. The island is long and in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximatel ...

is on Upolu Point at the northern tip of the island.

Waimea-Kohala Airport Waimea-Kohala Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of Kamuela (also known as Waimea), an unincorporated town in Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i, United States. Hawaiian Airlines began ...

is south of the town of

Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii Waimea is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 7,028 at the 2000 census and 9,212 at the 2010 census. Since each U.S. state cannot have more than one post office of the same name, and t ...

. Waimea Airport is served commercially by Mokulele Airlines.

Populations of Kohala

North Kohala

Census-designated places of North Kohala

* Halaula * Hāwī * Kapaau

South Kohala

Census-designated places of South Kohala

* Puako * Waikoloa Village * Waimea

Unincorporated towns of South Kohala

* Kawaihae

Notable residents

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, actress and singer

References

External links

Kohala Gallery
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