About 6,000 years ago and before the arrival of the Hawaiians, Kawainui (the large [flow of] fresh water) and Ka‘elepulu (the moist blackness) were bays connected to the ocean and extended a mile inland of the present coastline. This saltwater environment is indicated by inland deposits of sand and coral. A sand bar began forming […]
Kualoa
Kualoa is an ancient Hawaiian land division (ahupua’a) at the north end of Kaneohe Bay, windward, O‘ahu. The ahupua’a extends from the coast to the top of the nearly vertical mountain behind. The entire ahupua‘a of Kualoa was placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 1973; it is considered one of […]
Boyd/Irwin/Hedemann House
It’s in Maunawili and is referred to as the Boyd/Irwin/Hedemann house, due to the subsequent list of owners of the property. Major Edward Boyd and his wife bought the land in 1869, it served as their estate. Sugar baron William G. Irwin next purchased the estate in 1893, starting up a coffee mill, there. C. […]
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