First Ahupua‘a Marker Installed
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Del.icio.usKo’olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club attained a milestone last Friday when members witnessed the installation of the first of 11 ahupua’a boundary markers at the intersection of Mokapu Boulevard and Kaneohe Bay Drive, marking the divide between Kaneohe and Kailua.
“We are pleased to be collaborating with all of these community groups and the city on a project that has so much potential to educate the public,” said state Department of Transportation landscape architect Chris Dacus, “not just about the stories and history of these areas, but also about their connection to the land and ocean resources of their ahupua’a.”
Ko’olaupoko and other Oahu civic clubs, neighborhood boards, the city Department of Transportation Services and the DOT are partners in the marker project, which has funding from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
“We noticed that many people here on the Windward side (Ko’olaupoko) do not really know the name of their ahupua’a,” explained project coordinator Mahealani Cypher. “We have 11 traditional ahupua’a in this moku, and knowing where we live can enrich our lives and help us understand how we can malama (care for) the resources in our communities.”
The marker features a symbol of a traditional stone ahu topped by a pig’s head, used in ancient times during the makahiki.
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