Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located on the island of Hawai'i in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The park was established in 1978 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of traditional native Hawaiian activities and culture.

Early in its history, the Kingdom of Hawai‘i was governed from several locations including coastal towns on the islands of both Hawai‘i and Maui. Kailua was chosen by Kamehameha I to be his seat of government, and the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawai‘i.
(The capital was later moved to Lāhainā, then, to Honolulu.)

Kaloko-Honokōhau is the site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which encompasses portions of four different ahupua‘a, or traditional mountain-to-sea land divisions. Resources include fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), ki‘i pōhaku (petroglyphs), hōlua (stone slide) and heiau (religious site).

See also

• Polynesian Cultural Center

External links

• National Park Service: Kaloko-Honokohau NHP – official website
• Polynesian education programs

Registered Historic Places in Hawaii | Archaeological sites in the United States | Hawaiian culture | Geography of Hawaii | History of Hawaii | National Historical Parks of the United States