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Ka'u District
About this book
Ka'u is the largest district in Hawai'i and the southernmost. Historically, it is important as the most likely landing area for the first Hawaiians and the location of the first settlement. It was the location of some of the last battles for control of Hawai'i island, and the decision of Ka'u's last ali'i, Keoua Ku'ahu'ula, to agree to a meeting with Kamehameha, which he believed would lead to his death, was a crucial event in the creation of a unified Hawaiian kingdom. After Western contact, the sugar industry dominated the economy of Ka'u, and ranching was also important. Although the sugar industry closed in 1996, the rural character has been maintained, and Ka'u now enjoys some of the longest stretches of undeveloped highway and coastline in the state. The appeal of the district's natural beauty owes much to the Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes, and Ka'u has a unique location between the two segments of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Discovery of Hawai‘i and Fishhooks Revelations
- 2. Sugar, Plantations, and Population Change
- 3. Waiohinu and Mark Twain’s Monkeypod Tree
- 4. Na‘alehu, a Plantation Town
- 5. Pahala and the End of the Sugar Industry
- 6. Ranching and the Paniolo in Ka‘u
- 7. Ocean View and the Kula Kai Caverns
- 8. Coastal Ka‘u, a Hidden Treasure
- 9. Life on the Slopes of Mauna Loa
- Bibliography
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